The Xorg.0.log file is located usally in /var/log/, use less /var/log/Xorg.0.log se view the contents easily or your favorite tool.
The log above will let you know what files are being used. You can start manually such as: startx -- -logverbose 6 This will capture additional information. Here are the links. http://www.x.org/wiki/ http://www.x.org/wiki/guide/ On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 12:42 PM, Peter Hewett <[email protected]> wrote: > ------------------------ > From: Efrem Mc <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 00:27:52 -0500 > > > 'Normally, the monitor-edid, can report the options as well as the > > journalctl -k on boot. I have a GTX 960, and it has a DVI-I, DVI-D, > > DP 1.2, HDMI, and it names the ports as follows, DVI-I as > > (DVI-I-1/DFP-0, DFP-1 (HDMI-1), DFP-2 (DVI-D-1/DFP-2), and for the > > Display port (DP-1. In the X configuration, you can specify in > > the device section, a BusID "PCI:2:0:0" for the GPU. There is > > also an Identifier= "name", see /var/log/Xorg.0.log file. > > > > These are some examples, and this is document in xorg.conf(5) > > Thanks > > I remember dabbling with xorg.conf many many years ago, but now there is > no xorg.conf file anywhere in Kubuntu. Should I just add one in /etc/X11/ ? > Are you able to point me to a beginners guide? I couldn't find any > example xorg.conf files, or howto guides for nouveau. > > And grep finds no 'identifier' string in Xorg.log.0. > > TIA > > Peter > > > > On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 8:12 PM, Peter Hewett <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Hi > >> My desktop is Kubuntu 15.10 with GeForce GTX 970 and two monitors, > >> using the Nouveau drivers. > >> > >> In System Settings > Display and Monitor, the two monitors are > >> shown but with the same identifier, DVI-0. This is giving some > >> problems such as random allocation of primary screen and no right > >> click on one of the monitors. > >> > >> How can I get the monitors to have different identifiers? > >> > >> Thank you > >> > >> Peter > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Nouveau mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/nouveau > >> > _______________________________________________ > Nouveau mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/nouveau >
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