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sbrattla
Asked: 2012-11-10 06:48:49 +0800 CST

X : conditional xorg.conf file during startup

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I've got a computer which I use at a couple of different sites, and I've got differen monitors at those sites. What I've done is that I've ceated different xorg.conf files for each of these sites.

Now, I've created a script which queries the nvidia driver for connected monitors, and based on those I apply the right xorg.conf file. However, I'd like this process to take place automatically during startup. However, I can't really get things to work.

I've been trying with Upstart, and created the following monitors.conf file in /etc/init:

description "configure monitors"

start on starting gdm
task
setuid root
exec /etc/X11/monitors.sh

I've read that start on starting gdm is the right way to run a script just before X11 is about to start. I need to run the script just before X11 to have X11 to pick up the right X11 .conf file. However, nothing really happens?

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1 Answers

  1. I solved this by having the /etc/init/monitors.conf file to contain the following:

    description "configure monitors"

start on login-session-start

exec /home/myuser/.x11/monitors.sh
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