[ILUG] database of monitor statistics in redhat

[Declan Houlihan]

In response to my own question:
/usr/share/hwdata/MonitorsDB

On Tue, Jan 06, 2004 at 11:40:08PM +0000, Declan Houlihan wrote:
> Hi Guys,
> When I install redhat linux on some machines it can detect the monitor
> and the resolutions that the monitor can do. If I install RedHAt
> on a machine with a new monitor, it may not detect the make/model
> of the monitor and I have to load up xfree-config-redhat or I have
> to write the XF86Config file by hand to provide it with the 
> Horizontal and Vertical Sync ranges of the monitor.
> 
> RedHat must have a database of monitors somewhere on the install
> CD which contains a list of monitor make/models and the corresponding
> resolution and Horizontal/Vertical Sync range that the monitor is 
> capable of. I want to be able to edit this list of monitors and add
> monitors to the list.
> 
> Has anybody done this? Does anybody know where this list is kept?
> I'm using redhat 8.0.
> 
> Thanks for your help,
> Declan.
> 
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