[plug] New screen

[Mike Holland]

On Sun, 27 Jan 2002, J Michael Gilks wrote:

> I am about to delve into the black arts and change the monitor on my Linux

Ha! Thats easy. Maybe you are thinking of changing your video card?

> In /etc/X11/ I have 2 files XF86Config and XF86Config-4 . If I back these up
> to a new name before starting and everything dies I should be able to restore

Of course, you should have regular backups of everything in /etc anyway.
But yes, one of those is the relevant file, depending on which X server
you use.

But you dont need to change anything, just plug in your new monitor,
Assuming its new, it should accept all your old modes.

If you want to add new modes, to get less flicker, or more pixels,
I suggest editing the XF86Config file by hand. It may not be quicker, but
you will learn something. Its well documented.

good luck.

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