Here is what I did to finally get rid of this error with the updated version of
Ubuntu 7.10:
1. Open a terminal window by Ctrl-Alt-F2
2. At the prompt type "sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop" without the quotes
3. On the next line type "sudo aptitude reinstall gnome-applets" without the
quotes
4. If you
If someone can post a working set of X files including xorg.conf then we
may at least have a reference point for those who wish to manually edit
their files. A brief description of the hardware where the configuration
set is working (ex: nvidia 6150 on board and G100 on pci) would also be
helpful.
