On 2011/07/29 10:25 (GMT+0800) George Olson composed:
Felix Miata wrote:
Which, installing driver, or modifying 50-device.conf?
Installing the driver. Once I did that and re-booted, the screen was configured correctly in 1600x900.
By the way, what does it mean when you say "X is not automatically finding it"? I have read things like this, and things like "restarting X". What does it mean to "restart X" and what is the difference between doing that and doing a complete reboot?
Generally speaking, the only time rebooting is necessary to implement an update in any Linux distro is when the update is a kernel, which in those many other cases means faster implementation. Everything else, at least in theory, can be implemented via a service restart, often by dropping to a lower runlevel[1], then returning to the former one. Rebooting is often simpler than figuring out which service(s) need a restart, but not X. X restart can be done via root login on a tty by 'init 3; init 5' or 'rcxdm restart' in rpm distros like openSUSE. In openSUSE last I checked (I haven't since full automagicifcation in 11.3), an X configuration change will be implemented simply by logging out, which performs an X restart automatically, unlike e.g. Mandriva, which keeps the same xdm session running on log out. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runlevel#SUSE_Linux -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org