diff -Naur magellan-initscripts/etc/rc.d/init.d/hwdetect magellan-initscripts-fixed/etc/rc.d/init.d/hwdetect
--- magellan-initscripts/etc/rc.d/init.d/hwdetect	2005-08-31 23:46:24.000000000 +0200
+++ magellan-initscripts-fixed/etc/rc.d/init.d/hwdetect	2010-11-26 13:34:19.000000000 +0100
@@ -21,19 +21,12 @@
 	xserver="$(readlink /usr/X11R6/bin/X)"
 
 	case ${xserver} in
-		Xorg)
-			xfconfig=/etc/X11/xorg.conf
-			;;
-		XFree86)
-			xfconfig=/etc/X11/XF86Config
-			;;
-		*)
-			echo "    Unkown xserver. aborting."
-			exit 1
-			;;
+		Xorg) xfconfig=/etc/X11/xorg.conf;;
+		XFree86) xfconfig=/etc/X11/XF86Config;;
+		*) echo "    Unkown xserver. aborting."; exit 1	;;
 	esac
 
-	# have we vnc support ?
+	# got we vnc support ?
 	if [ -f /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/vnc.so ] || \
 		[ -f /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/vnc.so ]
 	then
@@ -65,10 +58,7 @@
 	echo '    SubSection  "extmod"' >> ${xfconfig}
 	echo '      Option    "omit xfree86-dga"' >> ${xfconfig}
 	echo '    EndSubSection' >> ${xfconfig}
-	echo '    Load        "type1"' >> ${xfconfig}
-	echo '    Load        "speedo"' >> ${xfconfig}
 	echo '    Load        "freetype"' >> ${xfconfig}
-	echo '#    Load        "xtt"' >> ${xfconfig}
 	echo '#    Load       "glx"' >> ${xfconfig}
 	echo '    Load       "dri"' >> ${xfconfig}
 
@@ -80,7 +70,6 @@
 	# fonts
 	echo '' >> ${xfconfig}
 	echo 'Section "Files"' >> ${xfconfig}
-	echo '    RgbPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"' >> ${xfconfig}
 
 	case ${xserver} in
 		Xorg)
@@ -88,9 +77,6 @@
 			echo '    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"' >> ${xfconfig}
 			echo '    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"' >> ${xfconfig}
 			echo '    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"' >> ${xfconfig}
-			echo '    #prevents slow startup when disabled -> speedo, type1' >> ${xfconfig}
-			echo '    #FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/Speedo/"' >> ${xfconfig}
-			echo '    #FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"' >> ${xfconfig}
 			echo '    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/TrueType/"' >> ${xfconfig}
 			echo '    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/freefont/"' >> ${xfconfig}
 			echo '    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"' >> ${xfconfig}
@@ -101,9 +87,6 @@
 			echo '    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"' >> ${xfconfig}
 			echo '    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"' >> ${xfconfig}
 			echo '    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"' >> ${xfconfig}
-			echo '    #prevents slow startup when disabled -> speedo, type1' >> ${xfconfig}
-			echo '    #FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"' >> ${xfconfig}
-			echo '    #FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"' >> ${xfconfig}
 			echo '    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType/"' >> ${xfconfig}
 			echo '    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/freefont/"' >> ${xfconfig}
 			echo '    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"' >> ${xfconfig}
@@ -111,7 +94,6 @@
 			;;
 	esac
 
-	echo '#    ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"' >> ${xfconfig}
 	echo 'EndSection' >> ${xfconfig}
 
 
@@ -130,24 +112,16 @@
 	echo '    Identifier	"Keyboard1"' >> ${xfconfig}
 
 	case ${xserver} in
-		Xorg)
-			echo '    Driver	"kbd"' >> ${xfconfig}
-			;;
-		XFree86)
-			echo '    Driver	"Keyboard"' >> ${xfconfig}
-			;;
+		Xorg) echo '    Driver	"kbd"' >> ${xfconfig} ;;
+		XFree86) echo '    Driver	"Keyboard"' >> ${xfconfig} ;;
 	esac
 
 	echo '    Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"' >> ${xfconfig}
 	echo '#    Option	"Xleds"      "1 2 3"' >> ${xfconfig}
 
 	case ${xserver} in
-		Xorg)
-			echo '    Option "XkbRules"	"xorg"' >> ${xfconfig}
-			;;
-		XFree86)
-			echo '    Option "XkbRules"	"xfree86"' >> ${xfconfig}
-			;;
+		Xorg) echo '    Option "XkbRules"	"xorg"' >> ${xfconfig} ;;
+		XFree86) echo '    Option "XkbRules"	"xfree86"' >> ${xfconfig} ;;
 	esac
 
 	echo '    Option "XkbModel"	"pc104"' >> ${xfconfig}
@@ -248,6 +222,17 @@
 	if [ -x "/sbin/ddcxinfo-knoppix" ]
 	then
 		ddcxinfo-knoppix -monitor >> ${xfconfig}
+	
+	# try cvt
+	elif [ -x "/usr/X11R6/bin/cvt" ]
+	then
+		local modeline="$(/usr/X11R6/bin/cvt 1024 767 60 | sed -e 's:^:\t:g' -e 's:_.*\":\":')"
+		echo 'Section "Monitor"' >> ${xfconfig}
+		echo '    Identifier  "mon0"' >> ${xfconfig}
+		echo '    Option      "DPMS"' >> ${xfconfig}
+		echo "${modeline}" >> ${xfconfig}
+		echo 'EndSection' >> ${xfconfig}
+
 	else
 		# some conservative default values
 		echo 'Section "Monitor"' >> ${xfconfig}
@@ -359,9 +344,9 @@
 
 	# dri (here disabled, use default of xserver)
 	echo '' >> ${xfconfig}
-	echo '# Section "DRI"' >> ${xfconfig}
-	echo '#    Mode 0666' >> ${xfconfig}
-	echo '# EndSection' >> ${xfconfig}
+	echo 'Section "DRI"' >> ${xfconfig}
+	echo '    Mode 0666' >> ${xfconfig}
+	echo 'EndSection' >> ${xfconfig}
 }