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    Re: HowTo: Reconfigure X with “dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg”

    when i boot i hear the drums and do the ctrl+alt+f1 thing and login in but none of the commands can be found.

    I typed in "sudo /ect/init.d/gdm stop"

    "command /ect/init.d/gdm" cannot be found"

    or something like that
    Last edited by goohman; March 30th, 2008 at 04:35 AM. Reason: spelling error

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    Re: HowTo: Reconfigure X with “dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg”

    The path is "/etc/init.d/gdm stop" not "ect". Also, gdm won't work if you're not using Gnome (standard Ubuntu install). You use kdm if you have Kubuntu and xdm if you have Xubuntu.

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    Re: HowTo: Reconfigure X with “dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg”

    Quote Originally Posted by Rocket2DMn View Post
    The path is "/etc/init.d/gdm stop" not "ect". Also, gdm won't work if you're not using Gnome (standard Ubuntu install). You use kdm if you have Kubuntu and xdm if you have Xubuntu.
    Oops

    I i got it to work, i didnt know alot of the questions especially the port one since it was connected to mobo. so i used escape.

    but i downloaded the restricted driver that poped up onscreen and i now get full resolution ^_^ thanks!

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    Re: HowTo: Reconfigure X with “dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg”

    Quote Originally Posted by komputes View Post
    As well, since in your case you do get 800x600 access to GDM, please try running displayconfig-gtk as a user-interactive method for configuring xorg.conf
    hey, that's a handy little tool that i didn't even know existed! thanks for the tip -- i'm back to good ol' 1280x1024, and lovin' it! it seems that my display wasn't detected properly (it's just a samsung syncmaster, but maybe it's a weird model...?).

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    Re: HowTo: Reconfigure X with “dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg”

    Quote Originally Posted by ynnhoj View Post
    hey, that's a handy little tool that i didn't even know existed! thanks for the tip -- i'm back to good ol' 1280x1024, and lovin' it! it seems that my display wasn't detected properly (it's just a samsung syncmaster, but maybe it's a weird model...?).
    That is the same as going to System->Administration->Screens and Graphics

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    Re: HowTo: Reconfigure X with “dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg”

    heh, i figured that out a few hours after my last post

    i haven't used ubuntu since edgy -- this must be a new tool?

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    Re: HowTo: Reconfigure X with “dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg”

    I think it is new with Gutsy, they use it in Hardy, too.

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    Re: HowTo: Reconfigure X with “dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg”

    If anyone is still having issues with this in Hardy Heron, try this command

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    gksu displayconfig-gtk
    Then you can try to restart X with ctrl+alt+bksp , restart or powerfail completely.

    I power failed my machine and it came back with correct resolution. Rebooting or restarting X might work. I am so wiped right now, I am confused as to what fixed it. What a freaking mess...

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    Smile Re: HowTo: Reconfigure X with “dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg”

    Quote Originally Posted by Rocket2DMn View Post
    "xserver-xorg postinst warning: overwritting possibly customized configuration file: backup in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.20080203121105" - is not an error. This is normal, it is making a backup of your old xorg.conf and putting the new one in its place. Backups are made automatically in the format xorg.conf.YearMonthDayTime
    If you need specific help with cards, please start a new thread and somebody will be glad to help you out there. Remember that Hardy is still in alpha, and you will need "intel" driver for the onbard graphics and "ati" open source driver for the 9200.
    I had this when I couldn't set the screen resolution. It remaind at 600x800...

    Neither dpkg-reconfigure nor -phigh worked.

    To do it manually:

    apt-get install xresprobe

    xresprobe -n



    make a backup of xorg.conf:
    Code:
    cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.backup.conf
    Then edit the xorg config file:
    sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

    Look out for these sections:
    Code:
    Section "Monitor"
            Identifier      "Configured Monitor"
            DisplaySize     376 301
    EndSection
    
    Section "Screen"
            Identifier      "Default Screen"
            Monitor         "Configured Monitor"
    EndSection

    And change them to this:
    Code:
    Section "Monitor"
            Identifier      "Configured Monitor"
            DisplaySize     328 248
            HorizSync       30-85
            VertRefresh     50-120
    EndSection
    
    
    
    
    Section "Screen"
            Identifier      "Default Screen"
            Device          "Configured Video Device"
            Monitor         "Configured Monitor"
            DefaultDepth    16
            SubSection "Display"
                    Depth           16
                    Modes           "1280x1024" "1024x768"
            EndSubSection
            SubSection "Display"
                    Depth           24
                    Modes           "1280x1024" "1024x768"
            EndSubSection
    EndSection
    Get the values for hsync and vsync via:
    Code:
    xresprobe -n
    and get the available modes via
    Code:
    fbset -x


    http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/XServer
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    Re: HowTo: Reconfigure X with “dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg”

    This HowTo is outdated now, it doesn't really apply to Hardy, Intrepid, or Jaunty (testing) - the newer X servers rely more on autodetection than they used to. These days, this method is mostly only useful to resetting a manually configured xorg.conf or one that was modified by restricted drivers, which can be useful after a kernel upgrade in which the restricted drivers were not recompiled after the update.

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