What replaces xorg.conf?
 

Up through Slackware 13.0 I used xorg.conf without trouble. On Slackware 13.1 I am caught between two unacceptable alternatives. If I don't use xorg.conf at all I can't adjust the screen density between e.g., 640 x 480 and 1024 x 768 by hitting <ctl><alt>+ or <ctl<alt>-
If I use the same xorg.conf that I have used for years I gain the above facility but when I go to a console session via <ctl><alt>F1 the monitor complains that it is being fed bad information.

If I can't resolve this conflict I will have to retreat to Slackware 13.0.

Did someone fix something that didn't need fixing? How do I recover my previous capability?

John Culleton

Try this set of commands...

X -configure
mv /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/
cp -p /etc/X11/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf

...and then customize your xorg.conf.

(Run these commands in the console mode.)

The new x.org does not use an xorg.conf by default, but can use one if you want it to.

According to this post by Daedra in response to a question I posed, you can create one by running these commands (worked for me):

Then you can compare your saved xorg.conf with the new one, swap or edit and test settings as you wish.