Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 436766
monitor details are not written to xorg.conf - ever
Last modified: 2009-01-09 02:43:00 EST
Description of problem: When choosing a monitor - in my case the Dell 1908FP(Digital) - the details are not written to the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file at all. The "Monitor" section still says "VendorName Unknown", "ModelName Unknown" and the HorizSync and VertRefresh rates have not been edited. Upon re-running the system-config-display application the "Monitor Type" section still says Unknown. To all intents and purposes, this application is not doing what it says it does. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 1.0.51-4.fc8 How reproducible: Always. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Run system-config-display 2. Choose Dell 1908FP(Digital) as your monitor 3. Observe that /etc/X11/xorg.conf Monitor section has not been edited Actual results: /etc/X11/xorg.conf Monitor section is not edited Expected results: /etc/X11/xorg.conf Monitor section is edited with correct parameters Additional info: Dell 1908FP spec follows... Horizontal scan range 30 kHz to 81 kHz Vertical scan range 56 Hz to 76 Hz Optimal preset resolution 1280 x 1024 at 60 Hz Highest preset resolution 1280 x 1024 at 75 Hz
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