DJ Lucas wrote:
> I also have an issue with 'Xorg -configure'. BTW, has anyone tried
> that? On my PC, it never writes the xorg.conf file, and it steals the
> display. I can <ctrl>+<alt>+<bksp> and get out of it, but it never
> returns my display. I can at that point, C+A+F{1,2,3,4,5,6} and 'init
> 6' to get a good reboot. Even with a properly configured X and twm,
> C+A+B leaves the display up with the pointer and standard gray
> background...of course I can C+A+F2 and continue working but it's still
> there. A regular exit from twm and it exits cleanly. And I certainly
> can't yet rule out the possibility of user error.
Yes, I do it all the time to get an initial configuration. I don't have
to C-A-B at all and is writes xorg.conf.new in /root. It sounds like a
video card/driver issue to me. (You are running it as root, right?)
-- Bruce
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