Thanks for the quick response, Bob. From my instructions you will also need to run "/etc/init.d/gdm start" or one of the newer variants of the command so something responds on Ctrl-Alt-F7.
Grant On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 9:10 AM, Robert Lewis <[email protected]> wrote: > Try <CTRL><ALT><F7> > > On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 8:55 AM, Stephen Pace <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> i was reading you email and tried (ctrl-alt-F2), but then I didn't know >> how to get back to the Ubuntu desktop screen. >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: Grant Bowman >> >> Sent: 08/17/11 04:47 PM >> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Subject: [Ubuntu-US-CA] X.org Config File >> >> >> After talking with another team member I promised to write up how to >> modify X.org settings by generating a configuration file from the >> auto-detected base so that settings can be changed manually. I have >> used this at several partimus.org sites for getting old monitors to do >> more than the ancient resolution default that comes up, much less than >> 1024x768. >> >> From http://x.org I click FAQ then Configuration Help and find: >> http://www.x.org/wiki/ConfigurationHelp >> >> >> In practice I use a virtual console (ctrl-alt-F2), login as a user >> then to get root run: sudo su - >> >> Then run: /etc/init.d/gdm stop >> >> Then run: X --configure >> >> Then run: cp xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf >> >> I look forward to a fruitful discussion with those I have talked to >> recently and others about customizations. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Grant >> >> -- >> Ubuntu-us-ca mailing list >> [email protected] >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ca >> >> >> >> -- >> Ubuntu-us-ca mailing list >> [email protected] >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ca >> > > > -- > Ubuntu-us-ca mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ca > > -- Ubuntu-us-ca mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ca
