Re: How morphix generates the monitor configs?

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Hi Markus,

Markus Mandalka wrote:
> If i dont use the screen=XxY in the bootmenu, the screen will be
> configured to 1024x786.
> 
> Is there a way to read the resolution and frequences of the monitor from
> hardware or is the best solution to give users with other resolutions
> some choices of screen=XxY and for every of this resolutions an
> additional choice "lcd" with 60 Hz as frequency in the bootmenu?
> 
> The morphix based Ubuntu Livesystem is starting with the maximal
> resolution of the monitor (which is the only sharp one when using a
> lcd). Are this new features of the new XOrg-Server they use (instead the
> old debian stable one) or did they develop a (better?) monitor scanner?

Morphix uses hwdata/hwsetup, based on Knoppix, for autodetecting monitors.

I'll do a bit of investigating on what Ubuntu uses, it's been a while
since I looked at them. Note that Ubuntu's Live CD isn't based on
Morphix any more.

cheers,

Alex
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