On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 10:56:48AM +0200, Adam Tkac wrote:
I think it is not good idea. Autoconfiguration is generally better than manual but in some cases autoconfiguration cannot help you. Examples:
- your xyz driver is broken and you want use vesa temporarily
- you want use some external module (like vnc module)
- you are user who needs fine-grained configuration (autoconfiguration is good for masses but sometimes people needs more)
Best should be use autoconfiguration as much as possible but preserve and create minimal xorg.conf.
I agree on this.
Besides frequent issues with new hardware (and thus having to specify drivers or turn of acceleration etc.) I use xorg.conf for setting blank/standby/suspendtime values, for specifying extra input devices (like touch screens) ans for loading the vnc module (with options).
Having a minimal configuration that works for the masses is better, IMHO.