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Originally Posted by amiga32 (Post 3661516)

I used to like my xorg.conf file, I got so used to understanding it and everything that I wouldn't want to do without it. Does xorgsetup still work?

According to file Slackware-HOWTO (that was updated recently):

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6.2 Configuring the X Window System

Configuring X can be a complex task. The reason for this is the vast
numbers of video cards available for the PC architecture, most of which
use different programming interfaces. Luckily, X has come a long way
since the early days of X386, where monitor modelines had to be tediously
calculated. With most hardware, X can now be run with NO configuration
file or additional driver! But you still might want to make a
configuration file if you'll be using a third party video driver (the
installer for that may offer to make it for you), or if you just want to
have greater control over the details of the X configuration.

To try X without a configuration file, just type "startx" at a command
line. If you're satisfied with the result, then you're done. If you
would like X to start automatically at boot, see the /etc/inittab file
once you've tested "startx" to be sure that X is working.

If this doesn't work with your card, or if you'd like to take advantage of
the high-performance features of your video card such as hardware
acceleration or 3-D hardware rendering, then you'll need to reconfigure X.

To configure X, you'll need to make an /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. This file
contains lots of details about your video hardware, mouse, and monitor.
It's a very complex configuration file, but fortunately there are several
programs to help create one for you. We'll mention a few of them here:

Xorg -configure
---------------

Modern versions of X provide a simple way to create an initial xorg.conf
file that often will work without any additional configuration, or, at the
very least, provide a good base from which to customize the file. To run
this command, enter the following in a root terminal:

# Xorg -configure

The X server probes for available hardware and creates an initial
xorg.file located in the /root directory. You can then use this initial
file to test the configuration by entering the following:

# Xorg -config /root/xorg.conf.new

This will load the initial xorg.conf.new file and run the X server. If
you see the default black and gray checkered background with a mouse
cursor appear, then the configuration was successful. To exit the X
server, just press Ctrl+Alt+Backspace simultaneously. Once back at the
command line, you can copy this xorg.conf.new file to /etc/X11/xorg.conf
and begin making any manual edits necessary to customize your setup.

xorgsetup
---------

This is a simple menu driven frontend that's similar in feel to the
Slackware installer. It simply tells the X server to take a look at the
card, and then set up the best initial configuration file it can make
based on the information it gathers. The generated /etc/X11/xorg.conf
file should be a good starting point for most systems (and should work
without modification).

So yes xorgsetup should work in 13.0.