Kevin Annies wrote:

> Dear sir/madam,
>
> I have created a bootable cd using an initrd and have installed X 
> Window and Xfce. I want to acheieve a stage where the GUI settings 
> will be generic and work with most graphics cards and output devices.
>
> I have configured the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file and given most if not 
> all the variables a generic value. I made a comparism with the Live CD 
> 6.2 file and they are virtually identical. I found however, that the 
> Live cd 6.2 works with systems which my cd does not regarding the 
> startx command. What else do I need to look for?
>
> I suspect that the Kernel will need recompiling. What values should I 
> alter in the Kernel configuration which will make the graphics 
> settings truly generic on multiple x86 platforms with differing 
> graphics cards. >From my investigation, Raidion and ati crads work but 
> Geforce does not.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Kevin
>
not that this helps but I think a "generic" X setup will restrict you to 
"vga" type graphics. That said there is a generic "vga"
X server and tho I saw nothing in the kernel configuration menu about 
generic vga support I suspect that is a "given"

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