Quoting Didier Kryn (kryn@???):

[mdev:]

> Sure it would be helpful :-) AFAIK X11 is able to configure
> itself automatically without a config file when libudev provides it
> with an interface to query device properties, and without this
> library it is necessary to provide a config file.

At the risk of committing heresy, there's nothing all _that_ bad about,
on new Linux systems or ones where you suddenly switched in a whole new
video hardware system, having to generate an /etc/X11/Xorg.conf file
using 'Xorg -configure' (which by default outputs ./xorg.conf.new).

(/me raps the virtual podium with his figurative cane. ;-> )

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