dear m and friends,
just for fun, i tried the rc on an older pc without the need for wireless card.
grml-x issue - no screen found
now, if I copy the xorg.conf that I always use for that machine, then issue grml-x fluxbox, it is gorgeous, screen, colous, resolution.
I am attaching the corresponding files, the ln one and grml one, but the most interesting thing is that get-edid | parse-edid provides the correct information, matching exactly the one in my own file, to wit:
Section "Monitor" VendorName "Dell" ModelName "Dell M781p" Identifier "Dell M781p" HorizSync 30-85 VertRefresh 50-160 Option "DPMS" EndSection
whilst, in spite of edid being correct, in se et sine alium, the grml generated file remains:
Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" # ModelName "Old Monitor (no DDC)" Option "DPMS" "true" # HorizSync 28.0 - 78.0 # Warning: This may fry very old Monitors # HorizSync 28.0 - 96.0 # Warning: This may fry old Monitors HorizSync 30.0 - 85.0 30.0 - 85.0 30.0 - 85.0 30.0 - 85.0 # VertRefresh 50.0 - 76.0 # Very conservative. May flicker. # VertRefresh 50.0 - 60.0 # Extreme conservative. Will flicker. TFT default. VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0 50.0 - 160.0 50.0 - 160.0 50.0 - 160.0 # Need more information? # http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl # http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO/ EndSection
I hope it is my own inability to figure out what is wrong, but whether I use -module vesa or -module radeon, or no options, there is something wrong.
Sorry to bother you all, but hope this may be of interest.
Best,
martin