On Sat, 22 Jan 2011 08:55:37 -0800, John Jason Jordan wrote: > On Sat, 22 Jan 2011 16:13:29 +0000 (UTC) Camaleón dijo: > >>1/ How can it that xrandr settings are remembered for all the users >>session? >> >>2/ What is the involved file/tweak command to revert any change and >>reset its settings? > > I don't know for sure the answers to these questions, but I have some > suggestions for places to look: > > 1) Rename the /var/log/Xorg.0.log file and then restart the computer. > This will create a new, clean Xorg.0.log file that will be easier to > read than the one you renamed, which probably goes on for pages. Look > through the new file for clues. After reading it, make some command in > xrandr, which will append new information to the file. Read this new > information to see exactly what the command makes X do.
Xorg log was one of the first place I looked at but it showed nothing wrong... well, it showed the wrong resolution in use (1280x60). > 2) Look in /etc/X11/ for configuration files, particularly xorg.conf. If > there is no xorg.conf file try creating a new one using the minimal > commands at x.org: > > Section "Device" > Identifier "n" > Driver "nouveau" > EndSection That was my last-resort solution should I couldn't get restore the right screen size using xrandr but I finally succeeded by running commands "on the dark" :-) But now you mention... how could I enforce the load of the "vesa" driver at the boot time? Remember that I am using a virtual machine and VGA driver is being simulated by virtualbox (driver in use is "VBoxVideo"). > 3) Read the wiki at x.org for more fun things to try: > > http://wiki.debian.org/Xorg Yeah, thanks, I know that page much well but my main concern was how to undo the settings when using the xrandr tool :-? Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.01.22.19.13...@gmail.com
