X settings

[Ben]

On Tue, 2 Nov 2010, Phil Savoie wrote:

> Question on X.  I had inadvertently removed my xorg.conf file under 
> /etc/X11 and rebooted the machine.  To my surprise, X started without a 
> problem.  So, I was wondering if there was some other place where X 
> settings were stored.

No.  However, if X cannot find an xorg.conf file it will attempt to probe 
the graphics hardware (chipset and monitor DDC) and make a best guest at an 
optimal setup.  I've had a couple of machines in the past which didn't 
actually have xorg.conf files (mainly through laziness).  If you have an 
esoteric monitor or newer chipset it's usually a bit harder for X to figure 
out what'll work best and it will probably default to the vesa driver and 
800x600 or something similar.

If you want X to generate one for you, one way is to go into 
system-config-display make a change and then let it save you an xorg.conf.

Ben
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