How Ubuntu installer auto setups XF86Config-4?

[Mark Cooke]

Fabio Massimo Di Nitto wrote:

> No. dpkg-reconfigure will not autoprobe hardware and if you rename the
> config you will endup without a new one.

oh well, for arguments sake, suppose I do not know about monitor refresh 
rates and use my cdrom holder as a coffee cup, I add a new monitor (with 
help from the manual :)), Ubuntu would not auto probe again, thus I'm 
left with my originally installed XF86Config (thus it is wrong for that 
monitor) and this could potentionally blow up my nice shiny new monitor.

I personaly do not have a problem manually rebuilding this or adding the 
required refresh rates (I change my monitor, only when the wife lets me, 
thus once every 10 years or if I really NEED to :))

But if Ubuntu if trying to give to just use impression (and generally 
it's pretty good at this), this would have to be sorted, as IMHO things 
now for GNU/Linux should really be able to easily handle things like 
this, without needing to reinstall/remove packages.

Mark

Mark