Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:40:22 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: manish jain <invalid.pointer@gmail.com> Cc: rsmith@xs4all.nl, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need sample xorg.conf for Intel Q35 Express chipset Message-ID: <20100106084022.7b9f033e.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <cb0fa7b71001052327t5016d01xe0f67fd46139d91c@mail.gmail.com> References: <cb0fa7b71001052327t5016d01xe0f67fd46139d91c@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:57:21 +0530, manish jain <invalid.pointer@gmail.com> wrote: > I can't find anything > like the xf86cfg/xf86config tools for configuring X that used to come with > FreeBSD earlier. They do not longer exist. The X command (to start X) has the option -configure; it creates xorg.conf.new in the current directory. This file can be the basis of further customizing. Keep in mind that - with modern hardware - you usually don't need xorg.conf anymore. > Can somebody please send me a > sample xorg.conf for Intel Q35 Express chipset (384 MB video RAM) and a PNP > Dell LCD monitor which is happiest @ (1440X900 resolution/ 32-bit colour / > 60 Hz refresh) in Windows ? The keyboard and mouse are standard USB. Just run "X -configure" and you should have one. :-) > I assume the default file location remains unchanged : /etc/X11/xorg.conf It's one of the valid locations, so: yes. For a better explaination than mine, refer to the excellent documentation in the FreeBSD handbook, ch. 5.4, to be found here: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/x-config.html -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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