I think you can also use X --config
That should build an /etc/X11/xorg.conf file for you... On Wed, 23 Jan 2013, Toralf Lund wrote: >> Ned Slider wrote: >>> On 22/01/13 14:32, Toralf Lund wrote: >>>> How exactly are you supposed to configure the display (i.e. set up X11) >>>> on a CentOS 6 system? I mean, in the past, there was >>>> system-config-display, but that's not supported any more. There is >>>> gnome-display-properties/System->Preferences->Display, but that seems to >>>> rely completely on auto-detection of the graphics card and monitors. >>>> What if this fails? Surely there should be a way to specify everything >>>> by hand? >>>> >>> Yes, Xorg will still use /etc/X11/xorg.conf if present so you can craft >>> a config file by hand. >>> >> *sigh* >> still miss Xfree86 and the xconfigurator, that was *NOT* >> desktop-dependant, and let you configure graphically and tune it. > Exactly. The tool mentioned above was actually post XFree86, though... > > Anyhow, I guess I suspected that the program was removed completely with no > real replacement. Bad decision, if you ask me, but I suppose Red Hat is to > blame, and not the CentOS people. It's nice to know that you can still use > the config file, but creating it from scratch is not always that easy. > Perhaps especially if you have to do something like setting up a monitor the > system somehow fails to detect automatically, but that may be listed in the > config utilities, if you know what I'm saying... > > It seems like the system-config-display still can be built and used on the > latest versions, though. I actually found a binary version via a little > search. It actually turned out that I didn't need it to get my display up and > running, as the problem was actually a missing driver package, but I still > think it's nice to have. > > - Toralf > >> >> mark > > This e-mail, including any attachments and response string, may contain > proprietary information which is confidential and may be legally privileged. > It is for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient > or transmission error has misdirected this e-mail, please notify the author > by return e-mail and delete this message and any attachment immediately. If > you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, distribute, > forward, copy, print or rely on this e-mail in any way except as permitted by > the author. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > Scot P. Floess RHCT (Certificate Number 605010084735240) Chief Architect FlossWare http://sourceforge.net/projects/flossware http://flossware.sourceforge.net https://github.com/organizations/FlossWare _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
