Questions tagged [xorg.conf]
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nvidia on ubuntu 10.10: switching dvi socket
i have ubuntu 10.10 x86_64 with nvidia 9800 gt and nvidia driver version 270.41.06
my video card has two DVI sockets, but i only use single monitor configuration. Now, i think the main DVI socket ...
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Ubuntu 10.10: getting appropiate monitor resolution for lcd hdtv
I'm running Ubuntu 10.10 x86_64 version, with Nvidia 9800 GT, installed 270.41.06 Nvidia drivers following this guide. I have a LG42LH30FR LCD TV connected with the dvi link -> RGB PC input
I'm able ...
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Installing existing Ubuntu 11.04 (guest) in VirtualBox on Windows 7 (host)
I have successfully installed existing Ubuntu 10.10 on Windows 7 host as explained in this blog post. Everything worked.
I did a clean install of Windows 7 and Ubuntu. Then I tried to follow the same ...
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How to re-enable my touchpad on Linux?
My touchpad is not working in my user on Ubuntu 10.10. However, when I logon as another user it works fine. I tried using synclient on my user and it says that TouchpadOff=1. I wonder what could be ...
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extending xorg.conf to account for a boot from virtual box
i have a ubuntu10.10/win7 dual boot. i use win7 as a host for virtual box and run the existing ubuntu in virtual box.
when i installed vb additions and extensions, the xorg.conf file got overwritten....
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Extract X11 configuration information from running instance
Since I had a hard disk die on me, I figured I could easily try some other OS (I usually run Ubuntu). Turns out that Ubuntu flawlessly recognizes my video card and monitor (X11 works right out of the ...
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Ubuntu: Windows have rough and choppy edges with any graphic driver
obviously (my) Ubuntu has problems with the x window system. Every time when I move any window, this window looks rough and choppy on the edges (see http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/24439/). First of ...
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Ubuntu: No screens found - What's wrong with this xorg?
due to problems with flickering und rough edges on windows, even without nvidia drivers, I try to rebuild the whole xorg by hand. I ran X -configure and got a standard xorg.conf I have to edit. I set ...
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xorg.conf: Why does this have no effect?
Here is my xorg.conf file. The problem is that my resolution setting 1600x900 is getting ignored. The resolution keeps popping to 1280x1024
Edit The resolution comes up as 640x480 after unplugging ...
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The right button of my mouse clicks on release Ubuntu
I been having the following problem for a long time in Ubuntu 10.10.
What happens:
When I right click I see the contextual but when I release this button it automatically clicks on the first option ...
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Cannot configure second monitor to rotate 90' in KDE with Karmic Koala
Sorry, I could not keep this question from turning into a wall of text so I broke it up into these 4 sections.
Hardware
I have 2 monitors (DELL E228WFP and a DELL 2007FP) hooked up to a EVGA E-...
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help with xorg.conf: xrandr on one of two widescreen monitors; rhel5, kde, ATI Radeon X1300
Can anyone help with me configure my dual-screen monitors for rotation?
I have xrandr 1.1. Have tried various approaches, nothing takes. I can't even get the xrandr options to show up in KDE's ...
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Where does xorg.conf find its video drivers
I have the following section in xorg.conf
Section "Device"
Identifier "Default Device"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection
In what directory does it look to find the fglrx driver?
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How to force screen resolution on CentOS machine
I have CeontOS machines connected to LCD via KVM which causes failure to properly detect screen resolution and I'm stuck with 800x600 until I reset X server with the LCD connected directly to the PC. ...
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Where is xorg.conf in Ubuntu 10.04?
I'm in the middle of trying to setup dual monitors on ubuntu and would like to backup my xorg.conf...
The documentation I've been thus far say to do the following:
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/...
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What setting can cause a monitor to flicker under X11?
I've been dinking with the xorg.conf file on my system and now when I try to start X I get a flickering effect and no usable image. I think (and this is just a guess) that it's a settings out of bound ...
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How do I change my control or alt key to emit a space key event in Ubuntu?
I have a laptop with a broken space bar and I want to map the right alt or control keys to emit a space character. I am running Ubuntu.
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Can't edit xorg.conf in Ubuntu 9.10, is it write protected?
My Ubuntu display resolution is 800x600. I want to change it to 1024x768.
Someone told me to edit xorg.conf to achieve this, but I can't save the file.
How can I edit the file ?
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Dual NVidia graphics cards in Ubuntu / xorg.conf mania
I have two NVidia graphics cards:
Quadro NVS 295 (PCI Express, dual DisplayPort outputs)
GeForce FX 5200 (PCI, DVI and VGA outputs)
I have three identical monitors, two on DisplayPort and one on DVI....
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Fixing X11's startup Errors by Xorg.conf or modprobe
I am using Ubuntu Live CD to get an access to the broken Ubuntu after running a few Linux Kernel Magic commands without knowing completely what I did.
I mounted the system to Live CD.
I need to ...
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Ubuntu 9.04 + Nvidia FX 5200 PCI + Xorg = unhappy configuration
I have a Dell Dimension e510 computer, with on-board video (disabled). I also have a Nvidia FX 5200 PCI card that I installed after the fact. I had to do some searching to even get Ubuntu 9.04 to ...
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How do I enable greedy MigrationHeuristic in Karmic?
My laptop performs very poorly for 2d graphics. For example, Docky's zoom effect and compiz effects are very choppy. In Jaunty, I was able to fix this by adding the following line under the "Device" ...
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Can Ubuntu run a GeForce 6200 LE and 5200 FX at once?
I'm trying to get both a nvidia 6200 LE PCI-Express and 5200 FX PCI video card running at the same time in Ubuntu 9.04. This is for a triple monitor setup.
After the physical install, I verified that ...
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Who knows of good advanced User Guides for X?
I'm an experienced Linux user, I've run it as my primary OS for about 6 years and feel confident about configuring most aspects of the OS.
Except X.
I can nearly always do what I want with X, I can ...
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