Problem changing monitor and mouse

[Fabio Massimo Di Nitto]

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John wrote:
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| I installed Warty today on a Dell with an Intel 810 chipset including
| graphics. I'd give more detail, but of course Warty doesn't intall ssh
| by default and so I can't get at it.
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| It had a cheap 15" monitor and an HP PS/2 wheelie mouse attached.
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| It was working.
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| I shut it down, took i to work and attached a nice bug sunscreen and a
| MS Intelimouse.

a USB mouse? do they use the same protocol?


| The other problem is the screen. Mostly I configure screens like this:
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| Section "Monitor"
|         Identifier      "Generic Monitor"
| #        HorizSync       30-96
| #        VertRefresh     48-160
|         Option          "DPMS"
| EndSection
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This is bad. If your monitor doesn't return DDC information the driver will
rely on what is in the configuration and if there is nothing it will just
exit.

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| XFree seems able to detect most monitors these days and in my experience
| you don't need much at all.

This is strictly related to your specific driver/monitor/videocard combination.

It might work for you, it doesn't for me when i am connected via a kvm and
since we don't know what a user have installed, we go for the safest path.

Fabio

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