question about xorg.conf

[Russell Shaw]

Jason Dravet wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have been told by certain developers that X is supposed to be able to 
> figure out correct resolution without me having to edit the xorg.conf 
> file.  Is this true?

It depends if the monitor edid gives the screen dimensions. If not, you'll
have to put a DisplaySize entry into the xorg.conf monitor section.

Run "xdpyinfo" to see what resolution X is using.

get-edid|parse-edid