[mythtv-users] Idea for possible workaround to stop bogus EDID data

[David Brodbeck]

On Oct 11, 2007, at 5:42 PM, Christopher David Petersen wrote:

> On 10/11/07, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
>> On 10/11/2007 06:27 PM, Christopher David Petersen wrote:
>>> Does the -dpi command line option typically cause drivers to ignore
>>> the DisplaySize information provided in /etc/X11/xorg.conf ?
>>
>> Yes.  The -dpi command-line argument takes precedence over all  
>> others.
>> DisplaySize is used next.  That is exactly why I think all distros  
>> that
>> use -dpi in the hidden/"not for users to change" scripts they use to
>> start X are broken--because they make it near impossible for an
>> unsuspecting user to set the DisplaySize/DPI.
>>
>> Mike
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>
> I've been looking, lurking, and googling, but haven't found where the
> -dpi setting would be.
>
> On a MythDora 4.0 installation (which is FedoraCore 6), in which file
> would I find (or set) the -dpi command line argument?

Maybe try the brute force method:

cd /etc
grep -r "-dpi" *