INF information for Dell 1920x1200 15.4" widescreen display needed.

[Dan Williams]

On Tue, 2005-05-17 at 21:46 -0700, Mister Ribbit wrote:
> On 5/17/05, Dan Williams <dcbw at redhat.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, 17 May 2005, Alexandre Strube wrote:
> > > Em Ter, 2005-05-17 às 19:17 -0700, Raymond Lillard escreveu:
> > >
> > > > > I've got a bug files in bugzilla to get a "1920x1200 Laptop Display
> > > > > Panel" included under the Dell heading in system-config-display, but I
> > > > > need the INF file (which for various reasons, none nefarious, I can't
> > > > > supply).
> > > > > If someone on  this list could obtain this file, could they post it to
> > > > > the bug below so that this could be addressed?
> > > > What INF file?  This isn't windows.
> > >
> > > No, the inf file, from the monitor's cd (if you have it).
> > >
> > > It can contain useful information, even if xorg won't use it directly.
> > >
> > > (I use this sometimes to find pci ids of stuff BEFORE formatting a
> > > machine with linux, so when I install linux, I already found the correct
> > > drivers/modules/whatever for them).
> > >
> > > Too lazy to download pci-scan when a pile of .infs are inside \windows
> > > \inf\ and inf\other
> > 
> > Do most laptop displays have INF files shipped on the laptop CDs?  I've tried
> > and failed to find any INF files for any inspiron/latitidue built-in LCD on
> > Dell's site and their FTP, otherwise I would have added them when I added all
> > the other Dell monitors to system-config-display about 2 months ago.  I don't
> > think you can find them online, I think you ahve to have the CDs.
> 
> I have the CD here for a Dell Inspiron 8600 which comes with a
> 1920x1200 screen.  I've tried extracting all drivers on the disk and
> looking for something to do with the monitor, but there's tonnes of
> crap here and I'm not sure what to look for.  Any hints?

Any file that ends in ".inf" is a candidate.

Dan