If there’s one thing I’m really pissed about linux that must be Xserver(brought to you by Xorg).
You see. I kinda know xorg.conf in & out. I probably could write a full xorg.conf file with my eyes blindfolded but sometimes I still don’t get it… Why do we have to tinker with a config file in order for us to say connect your laptop with a projector?
To those linux zealots or lusers(from linuxhaters jargon) who say there’s a graphical interface allow you to accomplish that.. those people can go home and start eating my penguin shit for dinner.
I happen to know a thing called xrandr and after I have mastered the xrandr skill so I could conjure some xrandr magic to hook my laptop up with a projector. The often results would be overscan or wrong wirescreen aspect ratio. 1024×768 saved my ass tons of time though.
It’s 2008 and X still couldn’t get the right resolution for your laptop.(not mine though I’m lucky :p) No driver? Do you need one when connecting a projector? in Linux? My macbook does it without driver or conf file/xrandr.
Modeline. I hate this word. Do you need it? You know what? A xorg devs (developer) said I need it. Another said I need no modeline in my xorg.conf file. Just Brilliant… I parse some edid bin out of my LCD TV anyway. Align them gracefully along with other sections of xorg. Double check with xorg log for all the accurate parameters such as vertical, horizontal refresh rate and some pixel clocks.
Some lusers or probably the devs themselves have been saying xorg.conf is already obsolete, you dont actually need it.Yeah right…
I know a guy who works for some major production movie studio. He told me there’s a linux software cooler than final cut studio called IFX piranha cinema. He also told me the experience is like driving a porsche on the road of Baghdad. (Full of messy shits)
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That’s so true… I don’t know my xorg.conf inside out like you do, so when I happen to reformat my hard-drive, one of the things I must keep is the damn xorg.conf… I mean, most defaults don’t work here lol. It’s useless to have some program “detect” the “best” settings if they suck or don’t work. So, after fiddling around, I got the “ideal” xorg.conf for my laptop and just kept it safe on the backups disk loool…
As for the projectors, you’re right again; Why in the hell do we need to edit files, install drivers, pray for it to work?? It’s not like other OSes need that! Windows “just connects”, Mac “just works” and Linux happens to torment you!
I really like working on Linux… It’s a set of things like good terminal support, several desktops, the possibility of choice (even though sometimes I curse this one!)… I feel more productive using python, haskell and other stuff in Linux. However, it’d be nice if the OS folks decided to revamp some basic areas… like sound, graphics… There’s still a lot to do if we’re “getting linux on the desktop”
It’s perhaps a little bit ironic that those who use/have used linux are the ones who dislike it the most LOL!
keep the posts coming :)
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