Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 11 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual page 162

Type
Device
Screen
ServerLayout
DRI
Monitor, Device and Screen are explained in more detail. Further information
about the other sections can be found in the manual pages of X.Org and xorg.conf.
There can be several different Monitor and Device sections in xorg.conf. Even
multiple Screen sections are possible. The ServerLayout section determines
which of these sections is used.
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Meaning
A specific graphics card. It is referenced by its descriptive name.
The options available in this section strongly depend on the
driver used. For example, if you use the i810 driver, find more
information about the available options in the manual page man
4 i810.
Combines a Monitor and a Device to form all the necessary
settings for X.Org. In the Display subsection, specify the size
of the virtual screen (Virtual), the ViewPort and the Modes
used with this screen.
Note that some drivers demand that all of the used configurations
must be present in the Display section at some place. For ex-
ample, if you use a laptop and want to use an external monitor
that is bigger than the internal LCD, it might be necessary to
add a bigger resolution than supported by the internal LCD at
the end of the Modes line.
The layout of a single or multihead configuration. This section
binds the input devices InputDevice and the display devices
Screen.
Provides information for the Direct Rendering Infrastructure
(DRI).