[PLUG] Linux and LCD flat panel monitors

Karl M. Hegbloom karlheg at pdxlinux.org
Thu Nov 28 04:51:28 UTC 2002


On Wed, 2002-11-27 at 20:47, Karl M. Hegbloom wrote:
> 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...

http://rhlinux.redhat.com/kudzu/






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