This section contains information related to the X Window System implementation provided with Fedora.
The X.org 7.1 X server has been
modified to automatically detect and configure most hardware,
eliminating the need for users or administrators to modify the
/etc/X11/xorg.conf configuration file. The
only hardware configured by default in the
xorg.conf file written by anaconda is:
the graphics driver
the keyboard map
All other hardware, such as monitors (both LCD and CRT), USB mice, and touchpads should be detected and configured automatically.
The X server queries the attached monitor for supported resolution ranges, and attempts to pick the highest resolution available with the correct aspect ratio for the display. Users can set their preferred resolution in System → Preferences → Screen Resolution, and the default resolution for the system can be changed with System → Administration → Display.
If the /etc/X11/xorg.conf configuration file
is not present, X also automatically detects the appropriate
driver, and assumes a 105-key US keyboard layout.
Fedora Core 6 contains two drivers for Intel integrated graphics controllers:
The default i810 driver, which
contains support for Intel graphics chipsets up to and
including i945 and i965
The experimental intel driver, which
contains support for Intel graphics chipsets up to and
including i945
The i810 driver is limited to resolutions
available in the BIOS. If you need support for non-standard
resolutions, such as those used in some widescreen displays, you
may want to switch to the intel driver.
You may switch drivers by using
system-config-display, available in the
menus under System → Administration → Display.
We welcome feedback on the experimental
intel driver. Please report success in
Bugzilla,
attaching the full output of lspci -vn for your
machine. Given success reports, various chipsets may be switched
to use the intel driver by default.