Shamelessly ripped from the Gentoo CD a few years ago (the xorg.conf file is mostly the same)
I’m beginning to wonder if I should bother keeping this page here because of its age…
# $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/XF86Conf.cpp,v 3.45 2003/02/20 04:05:12 dawes Exp $
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# $XConsortium: XF86Conf.cpp /main/22 1996/10/23 11:43:51 kaleb $
# ********************************************************
# This is a sample configuration file only, intended to illustrate
# what a config file might look like. Refer to the XF86Config(4/5)
# man page for details about the format of this file. This man page
# is installed as /usr/X11R6/man/man5/XF86Config.5x
# *********************************************************
# The ordering of sections is not important in version 4.0 and later.
# *********************************************************
# Files section. This allows default font and rgb paths to be set
# *********************************************************
Section “Files”
# The location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like “.txt” or “.db”). There is normally
# no need to change the default.
RgbPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb”
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated together),
# as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath
# command (or a combination of both methods)
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/”
# ModulePath can be used to set a search path for the X server modules.
# The default path is shown here.
# ModulePath “/usr/X11R6/lib/modules”
EndSection
# **********************************************************
# Module section — this is an optional section which is used to specify
# which run-time loadable modules to load when the X server starts up.
# **********************************************************
Section “Module”
# This loads the DBE extension module.
Load “dbe”
# This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables
# initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module.
SubSection “extmod”
Option “omit xfree86-dga”
EndSubSection
# This loads the Type1 and FreeType font modules
Load “type1″
Load “freetype”
EndSection
# *********************************************************
# Server flags section. This contains various server-wide Options.
# *********************************************************
Section “ServerFlags”
# Uncomment this to cause a core dump at the spot where a signal is
# received. This may leave the console in an unusable state, but may
# provide a better stack trace in the core dump to aid in debugging
# Option “NoTrapSignals”
# Uncomment this to disable the VT switch sequence
# (where n is 1 through 12). This allows clients to receive these key
# events.
# Option “DontVTSwitch”
# Uncomment this to disable the server abort sequence
# This allows clients to receive this key event.
# Option “DontZap”
# Uncomment this to disable the / mode switching
# sequences. This allows clients to receive these key events.
# Option “DontZoom”
# Uncomment this to disable tuning with the xvidtune client. With
# it the client can still run and fetch card and monitor attributes,
# but it will not be allowed to change them. If it tries it will
# receive a protocol error.
# Option “DisableVidModeExtension”
# Uncomment this to enable the use of a non-local xvidtune client.
# Option “AllowNonLocalXvidtune”
# Uncomment this to disable dynamically modifying the input device
# (mouse and keyboard) settings.
# Option “DisableModInDev”
# Uncomment this to enable the use of a non-local client to
# change the keyboard or mouse settings (currently only xset).
# Option “AllowNonLocalModInDev”
# Set the basic blanking screen saver timeout.
Option “blank time” “10″ # 10 minutes
# Set the DPMS timeouts. These are set here because they are global
# rather than screen-specific. These settings alone don’t enable DPMS.
# It is enabled per-screen (or per-monitor), and even then only when
# the driver supports it.
Option “standby time” “20″
Option “suspend time” “30″
Option “off time” “60″
# On some platform the server needs to estimate the sizes of PCI
# memory and pio ranges. This is done by assuming that PCI ranges
# don’t overlap. Some broken BIOSes tend to set ranges of inactive
# devices wrong. Here one can adjust how aggressive the assumptions
# should be. Default is 0.
# Option “EstimateSizesAggresively” “0″
EndSection
# *******************************************************
# Input devices
# *******************************************************
# *******************************************************
# Core keyboard’s InputDevice section
# ******************************************************
Section “InputDevice”
Identifier “Keyboard1″
Driver “keyboard”
# For most OSs the protocol can be omitted (it defaults to “Standard”).
# When using XQUEUE (only for SVR3 and SVR4, but not Solaris), comment
# out the above line, and uncomment the following line.
# Option “Protocol” “Xqueue”
# Set the keyboard auto repeat parameters. Not all platforms implement
# this.
Option “AutoRepeat” “500 5″
# Specifiy which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1)).
# Option “Xleds” “1 2 3″
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
# Option “XkbDisable”
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a European
# keyboard, you will probably want to use one of:
#
# Option “XkbModel” “pc102″
# Option “XkbModel” “pc105″
#
# If you have a Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
#
# Option “XkbModel” “microsoft”
#
# If you have a US “windows” keyboard you will want:
#
# Option “XkbModel” “pc104″
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
#
# Option “XkbLayout” “de”
#
# or:
#
# Option “XkbLayout” “de”
# Option “XkbVariant” “nodeadkeys”
#
# If you’d like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
#
# Option “XkbOptions” “ctrl:swapcaps”
# These are the default XKB settings for XFree86
#
# Option “XkbRules” “xfree86″
# Option “XkbModel” “pc101″
# Option “XkbLayout” “us”
# Option “XkbVariant” “”
# Option “XkbOptions” “”
EndSection
# ******************************************************
# Core Pointer’s InputDevice section
# ******************************************************
Section “InputDevice”
# Identifier and driver
Identifier “Mouse1″
Driver “mouse”
# The mouse protocol and device. The device is normally set to /dev/mouse,
# which is usually a symbolic link to the real device.
Option “Protocol” “Microsoft”
Option “Device” “/dev/mouse”
# On platforms where PnP mouse detection is supported the following
# protocol setting can be used when using a newer PnP mouse:
# Option “Protocol” “Auto”
# When using mouse connected to a PS/2 port (aka “MousePort), set the
# the protocol as follows. On some platforms some other settings may
# be available.
# Option “Protocol” “PS/2″
# When using XQUEUE (only for SVR3 and SVR4, but not Solaris), use
# the following instead of any of the lines above. The Device line
# is not required in this case.
# Option “Protocol” “Xqueue”
# Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some older Logitech mice. In
# almost every case these lines should be omitted.
# Option “BaudRate” “9600″
# Option “SampleRate” “150″
# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button mice
# Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)
# Option “Emulate3Buttons”
# Option “Emulate3Timeout” “50″
# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice, or any
# 3-button mouse where the middle button generates left+right button
# events.
# Option “ChordMiddle”
EndSection
Section “InputDevice”
Identifier “Mouse2″
Driver “mouse”
Option “Protocol” “MouseMan”
Option “Device” “/dev/mouse2″
EndSection
# Some examples of extended input devices
# Section “InputDevice”
# Identifier “spaceball”
# Driver “magellan”
# Option “Device” “/dev/cua0″
# EndSection
#
# Section “InputDevice”
# Identifier “spaceball2″
# Driver “spaceorb”
# Option “Device” “/dev/cua0″
# EndSection
#
# Section “InputDevice”
# Identifier “touchscreen0″
# Driver “microtouch”
# Option “Device” “/dev/ttyS0″
# Option “MinX” “1412″
# Option “MaxX” “15184″
# Option “MinY” “15372″
# Option “MaxY” “1230″
# Option “ScreenNumber” “0″
# Option “ReportingMode” “Scaled”
# Option “ButtonNumber” “1″
# Option “SendCoreEvents”
# EndSection
#
# Section “InputDevice”
# Identifier “touchscreen1″
# Driver “elo2300″
# Option “Device” “/dev/ttyS0″
# Option “MinX” “231″
# Option “MaxX” “3868″
# Option “MinY” “3858″
# Option “MaxY” “272″
# Option “ScreenNumber” “0″
# Option “ReportingMode” “Scaled”
# Option “ButtonThreshold” “17″
# Option “ButtonNumber” “1″
# Option “SendCoreEvents”
# EndSection
#***********************************************
# Monitor section
# **********************************************
# Any number of monitor sections may be present
Section “Monitor”
# The identifier line must be present.
Identifier “Generic Monitor”
# HorizSync is in kHz unless units are specified.
# HorizSync may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
# comma separated list of ranges of values.
# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR’S
# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.
# HorizSync 31.5 # typical for a single frequency fixed-sync monitor
# HorizSync 30-64 # multisync
# HorizSync 31.5, 35.2 # multiple fixed sync frequencies
# HorizSync 15-25, 30-50 # multiple ranges of sync frequencies
# VertRefresh is in Hz unless units are specified.
# VertRefresh may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
# comma separated list of ranges of values.
# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR’S
# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.
# VertRefresh 60 # typical for a single frequency fixed-sync monitor
# VertRefresh 50-100 # multisync
# VertRefresh 60, 65 # multiple fixed sync frequencies
# VertRefresh 40-50, 80-100 # multiple ranges of sync frequencies
# Modes can be specified in two formats. A compact one-line format, or
# a multi-line format.
# A generic VGA 640×480 mode (hsync = 31.5kHz, refresh = 60Hz)
# These two are equivalent
# ModeLine “640×480″ 25.175 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525
Mode “640×480″
DotClock 25.175
HTimings 640 664 760 800
VTimings 480 491 493 525
EndMode
# These two are equivalent
# ModeLine “1024×768i” 45 1024 1048 1208 1264 768 776 784 817 Interlace
# Mode “1024×768i”
# DotClock 45
# HTimings 1024 1048 1208 1264
# VTimings 768 776 784 817
# Flags “Interlace”
# EndMode
# If a monitor has DPMS support, that can be indicated here. This will
# enable DPMS when the monitor is used with drivers that support it.
# Option “dpms”
# If a monitor requires that the sync signals be superimposed on the
# green signal, the following option will enable this when used with
# drivers that support it. Only a relatively small range of hardware
# (and drivers) actually support this.
# Option “sync on green”
EndSection
# ****************************************************
# Graphics device section
# ****************************************************
# Any number of graphics device sections may be present
Section “Device”
# The Identifier must be present.
Identifier “Generic VGA”
# The Driver line must be present. When using run-time loadable driver
# modules, this line instructs the server to load the specified driver
# module. Even when not using loadable driver modules, this line
# indicates which driver should interpret the information in this section.
Driver “vga”
# The chipset line is optional in most cases. It can be used to override
# the driver’s chipset detection, and should not normally be specified.
# Chipset “generic”
# Various other lines can be specified to override the driver’s automatic
# detection code. In most cases they are not needed.
# VideoRam 256
# Clocks 25.2 28.3
# The BusID line is used to specify which of possibly multiple devices
# this section is intended for. When this line isn’t present, a device
# section can only match up with the primary video device. For PCI
# devices a line like the following could be used. This line should not
# normally be included unless there is more than one video device
# intalled.
# BusID “PCI:0:10:0″
# Various option lines can be added here as required. Some options
# are more appropriate in Screen sections, Display subsections or even
# Monitor sections.
# Option “hw cursor” “off”
EndSection
Section “Device”
Identifier “any supported Trident chip”
Driver “trident”
EndSection
Section “Device”
Identifier “MGA Millennium I”
Driver “mga”
Option “hw cursor” “off”
BusID “PCI:0:10:0″
EndSection
Section “Device”
Identifier “MGA G200 AGP”
Driver “mga”
BusID “PCI:1:0:0″
Option “pci retry”
EndSection
# ******************************************************
# Screen sections.
# *****************************************************
# Any number of screen sections may be present. Each describes
# the configuration of a single screen. A single specific screen section
# may be specified from the X server command line with the “-screen”
# option.
Section “Screen”
# The Identifier, Device and Monitor lines must be present
Identifier “Screen 1″
Device “Generic VGA”
Monitor “Generic Monitor”
# The favoured Depth and/or Bpp may be specified here
DefaultDepth 8
SubSection “Display”
Depth 8
Modes “640×480″
ViewPort 0 0
Virtual 800 600
EndSubsection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 4
Modes “640×480″
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 1
Modes “640×480″
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section “Screen”
Identifier “Screen MGA1″
Device “MGA Millennium I”
Monitor “Generic Monitor”
Option “no accel”
DefaultDepth 16
# DefaultDepth 24
SubSection “Display”
Depth 8
Modes “1280×1024″
Option “rgb bits” “8″
Visual “StaticColor”
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 16
Modes “1280×1024″
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 24
Modes “1280×1024″
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section “Screen”
Identifier “Screen MGA2″
Device “MGA G200 AGP”
Monitor “Generic Monitor”
DefaultDepth 8
SubSection “Display”
Depth 8
Modes “1280×1024″
Option “rgb bits” “8″
Visual “StaticColor”
EndSubSection
EndSection
# *******************************************************
# ServerLayout sections.
# *******************************************************
# Any number of ServerLayout sections may be present. Each describes
# the way multiple screens are organised. A specific ServerLayout
# section may be specified from the X server command line with the
# “-layout” option. In the absence of this, the first section is used.
# When now ServerLayout section is present, the first Screen section
# is used alone.
Section “ServerLayout”
# The Identifier line must be present
Identifier “Main Layout”
# Each Screen line specifies a Screen section name, and optionally
# the relative position of other screens. The four names after
# primary screen name are the screens to the top, bottom, left and right
# of the primary screen. In this example, screen 2 is located to the
# right of screen 1.
Screen “Screen MGA 1″ “” “” “” “Screen MGA 2″
Screen “Screen MGA 2″ “” “” “Screen MGA 1″ “”
# Each InputDevice line specifies an InputDevice section name and
# optionally some options to specify the way the device is to be
# used. Those options include “CorePointer”, “CoreKeyboard” and
# “SendCoreEvents”. In this example, “Mouse1″ is the core pointer,
# and “Mouse2″ is an extended input device that also generates core
# pointer events (i.e., both mice will move the standard pointer).
InputDevice “Mouse1″ “CorePointer”
InputDevice “Mouse2″ “SendCoreEvents”
InputDevice “Keyboard1″ “CoreKeyboard”
EndSection
Section “ServerLayout”
Identifier “another layout”
Screen “Screen 1″
Screen “Screen MGA 1″
InputDevice “Mouse1″ “CorePointer”
InputDevice “Keyboard1″ “CoreKeyboard”
EndSection
Section “ServerLayout”
Identifier “simple layout”
Screen “Screen 1″
InputDevice “Mouse1″ “CorePointer”
InputDevice “Keyboard1″ “CoreKeyboard”
EndSection
and nuclear bombs started to be distributed around the globe. This is now. This is the time when really bad nostalgia movies are made. Now, I did like the Starski and Hutch movie, but it was well done. 
