On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 2:10 PM, <m.r...@5-cent.us> wrote: > Alex Deucher wrote: >> On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 11:24 AM, <m.r...@5-cent.us> wrote: >>> Alex Deucher wrote: >>>> On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 10:56 AM, <m.r...@5-cent.us> wrote: >>>>> Alex Deucher wrote: >>>>>> On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 10:26 AM, <m.r...@5-cent.us> wrote: >>>>>>> Well, I posted this a week ago. Does *anyone* have any suggestions > as to what I need to do with my xorg.conf to get my user back to > normal? > <snip> >>>> >>>> Bring up X without an xorg.conf and use xrandr or the gnome monitors > control panel to enable multi-head. E.g., >>>> xrandr --auto >>>> xrandr --output DisplayPort-0 --right-of DisplayPort-1 >>>> etc. > <snip> > > GOT IT! FINALLY! Thank you *very* much. > > Here's what I did: > rm xorg.cong, <ctrl><alt><bkspc> > > Logged in, and tried to control the monitors with the display app, and hit > apply several times... and it did nothing. > > Then, reading sideways <g>, I opened an xterm, and did: > xrandr --output DisplayPort-0 --rotate left --right-of DisplayPort-1 > --output DisplayPort-1 --rotate left > > And we got there... *but* it didn't save the whole thing, just part, I > guess: another <ctl><alt><bkspc> and it was sideways again, but you > *could* move the cursor all over. He logged in, and using the display app, > rotated the windows... and this time, when he hit apply, it did it, and > confirmed. > > My last question: how do we keep his configuration a) between logins, and > b) between system reboots? What is the preferred method?
Most of the DE monitor tools will remember your settings, but if not, something like the following in your xorg.conf: Section "Monitor" Identifier "Displayport-1" Option "Rotate" "Left" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Displayport-0" Option "Rotate" "Left" Option "RightOf" "Displayport-1" EndSection Alex _______________________________________________ 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