Public bug reported: When setting monitor power management using <system settings> in the K menu in Administrator mode, screen flickers after logging in as 'sudo' and a new xorg.conf file is generated which has the output below. Upon a computer restart X server fails with Ring Buffer error. Note that the original is renamed as xorg.conf.1.
Output of rewritten xorg.conf file: Section "Device" identifier "Intel Corporation 82810 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller]" boardname "i810" busid "PCI:0:1:0" driver "i810" screen 0 EndSection Section "Monitor" identifier "Acer AL1912" vendorname "Plug 'n' Play" modelname "Plug 'n' Play" modeline "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync modeline "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 31.5 640 664 704 832 480 489 491 520 -vsync -hsync modeline "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 31.5 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -vsync -hsync modeline "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 36.0 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync modeline "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 50.0 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsync modeline "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 49.5 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync modeline "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync modeline "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 57.284 832 864 928 1152 624 625 628 667 -vsync -hsync modeline "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 78.8 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync modeline "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 75.0 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync modeline "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync modeline "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 108.0 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync modeline "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 64.995 1152 1178 1314 1472 768 771 777 806 +hsync +vsync modeline "1280x854" 80.0 1280 1309 1460 1636 854 857 864 896 +hsync +vsync modeline "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 135.0 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync modeline "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 102.1 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 994 -hsync +vsync modeline "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 108.0 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync modeline "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 129.86 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1002 -hsync +vsync modeline "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 122.61 1400 1488 1640 1880 1050 1051 1054 1087 -hsync +vsync modeline "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 162.0 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync gamma 1.0 EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Device "Intel Corporation 82810 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller]" Monitor "Acer AL1912" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" depth 24 virtual 1600 1200 modes "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" "1280x854" "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" EndSubSection EndSection This is different from the good (and working) xorg.conf file as shown below: Section "Device" Identifier "Intel Corporation 82810 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller]" Driver "i810" BusID "PCI:0:1:0" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Acer AL1912" Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Device "Intel Corporation 82810 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller]" Monitor "Acer AL1912" DefaultDepth 16 SubSection "Display" Depth 1 Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection ** Affects: kde-systemsettings (Ubuntu) Importance: Untriaged Status: Unconfirmed -- K menu>System Settings>Display https://launchpad.net/bugs/51109 -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs