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where to place xrandr configuration

I have migrtaed from Arch, my first experience with linux for the past 2 months, to Debian and i'm currently setting up my system. I have a X61s Thinkpad with a cracked screen which i use with the ultrabase with an external monitor and keyboard. The monitor requires me to use fbset on console and xrandr for a graphical enviroment

Whilst i was using Arch i used 'startx' to access openbox and placed my xrandr configuration in ~/.xinitrc but with debian i have wanted to use a login manager, Slim.

Because i am using KMS for my intel based system i don't have an xorg.conf and because i am using slim i am not using ~/.xinitrc

I read somwhere that creating an ~/.xprofile file would solve this but i have not had any luck. So i am wondering where would be the best place to put the xrandr configuration?

I would be very appreciative to any suggestions, thanks.

I am not sure if anyone is interested but on reading the /etc/slim.conf file i noticed that there was an option to use either /etc/X11/Xsession or ~/.xinit. So i added the xrandr configuration to Xsession after the variables files and it seems to have worked

Code:

# initialize variables for use by all session scripts



OPTIONFILE=/etc/X11/Xsession.options



SYSRESOURCES=/etc/X11/Xresources

USRRESOURCES=$HOME/.Xresources



SYSSESSIONDIR=/etc/X11/Xsession.d

USERXSESSION=$HOME/.xsession

USERXSESSIONRC=$HOME/.xsessionrc

ALTUSERXSESSION=$HOME/.Xsession

ERRFILE=$HOME/.xsession-errors



#Try to use xrandr



xrandr --output LVDS1 --off --output VGA1 --mode 1280x1024 --rate 75

I am sure that the more correct solution would have been to utilise one of the mentioned configuration files.. but at the moment i am just glad it works.

If anyone is kind enough to criticise this please do so.

Thanks