Am 30.01.2012 12:12, schrieb Bernhard Hummel: > hey another answer cool !!! - you are the best > please make sure that you send this to x...@lists.freedesktop.org.
> the problem was: > i have an netbook with this os and i wanted to invert the desktop screen > because i made myself a convenience form wood so i can do my computing > in a lying position. i did an computer upgrade for another person and > there i recognized that screen rotation was possible so i upgraded my > netbook also to ubuntu 11.10, but this feature doesn`t seem to work > here. The only hope i still have so far is that there is a eeebuntu > desktop os. i know that my netbook has intel drivers. i tried the hwinfo > command but i couldn`t find detailed information. > When you have a working X it should be possible to change the setup with xrandr only. re, wh > Best Regarts > Bernhard > > > Am Montag, den 30.01.2012, 09:36 +0100 schrieb walter harms: >> >> Am 30.01.2012 08:40, schrieb Bernhard Hummel: >>> First thanks for your quick response! >>> >>> i downloaded the documentation on xorg. Maybe this rotation matter is >>> there explained. >>> >> >> you can use xrandr all time. >> >>> i searched and searched trought the internet yesterday but none of the >>> instructions on how to generate the xorg.conf file worked. >>> >>> i tryed even this >>> sudo service lightdm stop >>> sudo Xorg -configure >>> and in the ubuntuguide: sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver.xorg >>> sudo service lightdm start >>> really nothing worked! >> >> It would help if you could explain what exactly the error is. >> You should have access to /var/log/Xorg.0.log that will show >> what is going on. >> >> I do not now what is ubuntu doing right now, but for testing it >> is best to reduce everything to basic level. >> 1. stop your display manager (i assume that will bring you back to >> a real commandline) >> 2. start X direcly - maybe you will see some errors here already >> >> hope that helps, >> >>> the system asked me for a module vmwgfx ... >>> >> >> No idea what this means but may this helps: >> http://vmware-forum.de/viewtopic.php?t=22552 >> >> >> re, >> wh >> >>> i am not an expert on xserver - the documentation is really huge >>> Did i have to preinstall several modules first? >>> >>> Thanks for your infos >>> Bernhard >>> >>> Am Sonntag, den 29.01.2012, 13:58 +0100 schrieb walter harms: >>>> Hi Bernhard, >>>> >>>> these days there is no special need for a xorg.conf if your system >>>> is identified correctly. >>>> >>>> >>>> screen rotation is supported by your gfx-driver or not. >>>> you can use xrandr --rotate normal,inverted,left,right >>>> to realize it. >>>> >>>> hope that helps, >>>> wh >>>> >>>> >>>> Am 29.01.2012 13:34, schrieb Bernhard Hummel: >>>>> Dear Support Autor, >>>>> >>>>> i want to ask, how to generate a xorg.conf file for my system form the >>>>> standard settings and how to enable screen rotation. >>>>> >>>>> Much Thanks for your infomation >>>>> Bernhard >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> xorg@lists.x.org: X.Org support >>>>> Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg >>>>> Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg >>>>> Your subscription address: wha...@bfs.de >>>>> >>> >>> >>> > > > _______________________________________________ xorg@lists.x.org: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: arch...@mail-archive.com
