[Xorg] can't xorg detect on bootup which gfx card is installed?

[Alan Cox]

On Sad, 2004-08-14 at 15:36, Kristof Vansant wrote:
> why not do detection as normal user and ask for root password when new
> hardware is found?

For some parts of card detection you need to be root to bash I/O ports
and investigate the hardware. Vendors generally do display configuration
during boot up using other tools so the end user never has to think
about that issue.

Alan