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Subject: Re: System Config Tools Cleanup Project - tools to
eliminate/replace
From: Bill Nottingham <notting@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Development discussions related to Fedora <fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 03/24/2009 03:06 PM
It's a tool that generates a sane xorg.conf. If that is the goal,
I think it's a better place to start than with a large barely-maintained
graphical framework.
Unfortunately it's not a 100% guarantee to get a "sane" xorg.conf. The
default for resolutions in X have been to try the maximum possible by
the monitor, but this may not work well with the selected video card
driver. Example: mga driver with a G450 and any size LCD monitor will
not work above 800x600. I had to switch to the "vesa" driver to get a
working X.
There needs to be better configuration keeping. X should first see if
there is an xorg.conf. If there is one, it should see if the driver
matches the currently installed card. If it does, it tries to start X.
If the card and driver do not match, X should ignore the xorg.conf by
default with the possiblity of a "Force" option. As for resolutions,
without an xorg.conf, X should try the highest available, but fallback
to a lower resolution if a user hasn't clicked on an "OK" button, etc.
after a set amount of time.
All of this should be exposed to user-space so that X does not have to
be run as root and the xorg.conf could be configured by GDM (KDM, etc)
and/or the user via PolicyKit. This should also allow for use of GTK+ or
QT for configuration widgets. The last thing a new user should see is a
raw Xt window.
The "rm -f xorg.conf" policy is a good one in nature, but there will
always be a need for static configuration. It seems the same dynamic
configuration policy was on the minds of NetworkManager developers at
the start, which has caused more trouble than good. Ajax should still
continue work on making X hot-pluggable, hot-switchable, and more
dynamic, but a static configuration policy should not be forgotten.
tldr;
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