[PLUG] Linux and LCD flat panel monitors

Karl M. Hegbloom karlheg at pdxlinux.org
Thu Nov 28 04:47:55 UTC 2002


On Wed, 2002-11-27 at 20:22, Karl M. Hegbloom wrote:
> On Wed, 2002-11-27 at 20:17, Jim Webb wrote:
> > Is anybody using LCD flat panel monitors with their Red Hat linux
> > boxes?  What can I expect from kudzu and Red Hat, if I switch from the
> > crt to a flat panel?  Will I have to reconfigure xf86 config file or
> > will kudzu handle it?
> 
> AFAIK, Kudzu does NOT deal with monitor settings at all.  That is the
> domain of the X Window System configuration tools.  Before you shut down
> to install the LCD panels, you should configure the machines so that X
> will not start when it boots.  Halt, install the panels, reboot, and
> then reconfigure X using the same tools you used the first time.

Just out of curiosity, can anyone tell me what is the latest release
version of Kudzu, and is it available anywhere via CVS, offhand?

Probably I should just google for it...






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