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Bug 5961

Summary:	Kickstart creates bad XF86Config when monitor probe fails
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin.dahyabhai>
Component:	installer	Assignee:	Matt Wilson <msw>
Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE	QA Contact:	Brock Organ <borgan>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	6.1	CC:	edoutreleau
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Description Nalin Dahyabhai 1999-10-14 19:07:13 UTC

xf86config.py:453 sets the monitor name to "Generic Monitor"
if it can't detect the monitor using DDC.  This causes two
monitor sections with the same name to be generated, and the
settings set in kickstart go into the second section.  X
pays attention to the first one.  They need different names.

Workaround: run Xconfigurator --kickstart in %post section.

Comment 1 Jay Turner 1999-10-21 18:32:59 UTC

This issue has been assigned to a developer for further action.

Comment 2 Brock Organ 2000-04-25 18:59:59 UTC

verified this is still a problem in 6.2 ...

Comment 3 Brock Organ 2000-06-10 20:48:53 UTC

*** Bug 11701 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4 Brock Organ 2000-06-15 23:42:43 UTC

fixed for next release