yes, of course, I just pasted here so that people can find a quick workaround by browsing around the web, especially the xorg.conf regeneration with nvidia-xconfig which wasn't obvious for me when I searched for a solution.
It's indeed an issue which has to be fixed for end users. -- Failed to parse existing X config file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'! https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/469729 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mactel Support, which is the registrant for Mactel Support. Status in Mactel Support: New Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: On a MacBookPro 5,1 and a clean install of Karmic, 64-bit the steps to repeat are: System > Administration > NVIDIA X Settings > X Server Display Configuration > (Set things for external LCD... ) > Apply > Save to X Configuration File will result in: Failed to parse existing X config file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'! The same when launching from the terminal as a superuser. In the past (under Jaunty 64-bit, at least) the superuser "method" was working. Output of: [1] uname - a: Linux vertical 2.6.31-14-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 16 14:05:01 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux [2] cat /proc/version_signature, [3] dmesg and [4] sudo lspci -vnvn (will be) attached as files. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~mactel-support Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~mactel-support More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
