[ILUG] reconfigure xorg server for new monitor.

[David Golden]

On Tuesday 19 September 2006 11:20, Kae Verens wrote:
> jason corcoran wrote:
> > My long serving monitor died a death a couple of days ago. I bought
> > myself a nice LCD flat screen joby.
> >
> > When I connected it I got an *out of rang error* on the screen, I
> > am using dapper Unbuntu.
> >
> > Whats the best way to reconfigure the X server (xorg) for the new
> > monitor. I have not had to modify an X server config for over 3
> > years :)
> >
> > I was planning on running dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg ??
>
> iirc, you can simply remove the existing xorg.conf, and it will
> automatically configure itself.
>
But in my experience, often somewhat still somewhat suboptimally 
unfortunately.  It's introspecting on DPMS/EDID info from
the display etc., so it's at the whim of the manufacturer.

(Even if it gets it *right*, IMNSHO you then have to deal with the 
horrible and now even "standard" PC gamma (thankfully even something 
like xgamma -gamma 1.8, though very coarse, can get things looking 
reasonably decent on an LCD display))