How can I probe for the graphics chip and the monitor
capabilities?

In RedHat Linux, for example, there is this Xconfigurator
which uses XFree86 4.x ability to detect the monitor
and the video adapter and writes a config file.

Is there any software in pkgsrc for this?

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