Re: How to determine Xorg configuration file in use?

From: Alexander Apprich (a.apprich_at_science-computing.de)
Date: 05/20/05

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    Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 10:17:51 +0200
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    Hi Victor,

    Victor Marquez wrote:
    > Hi all,
    >
    > I am trying to add resolution options to the graphical environment but
    > can not find the appropriate configuration file in use.
    >
    > I added my resolution option to /etc/X11/xorg.conf and to
    > /etc/XF86Config and did tellinit 3 and tellinit 5 each time. After that
    > I do not see the new option added to the list when I access System
    > Settings... Display... Settings.
    >
    > This is how I added the option:
    >
    > Section "Screen"
    > Identifier "Screen0"
    > Device "Videocard0"
    > Monitor "Monitor0"
    > DefaultDepth 24
    > SubSection "Display"
    > Viewport 0 0
    > Depth 16
    > Modes "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    > EndSubSection
    > SubSection "Display"
    > Viewport 0 0
    > Depth 24
    > Modes "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    > EndSubSection
    > EndSection
    >
    > I am using FC3 as VMware guest OS under Windows XP.
    >
    > I have a laptop with monitor at 1280x800.
    >
    > I have read man xorg.conf and tried to determine the appropriate file by
    > looking at the paths this man page says xorg searches and still can not
    > find the appropriate file.
    >
    > I can not find the -config option because I do not know where xorg is
    > started. Looked at /etc/inittab and it runs /etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon
    > but I believe it is not started there. Or it is?
    >
    > My environment seems not to have a $XORGCONFIG variable set (echo
    > $XORGCONFIG returns a blank line).
    >
    > Can somebody help me please?

    /var/log/Xorg.0.log

    and there is a line like this...

    (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"

    >
    > Thanks a lot in advance.
    >
    > Victor Marquez
    >
    Hth

    Alex 

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