i was reading you email and tried (ctrl-alt-F2), but then I didn't know how to 
get back to the Ubuntu desktop screen.

----- Original Message -----
From: Grant Bowman
Sent: 08/17/11 04:47 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Ubuntu-US-CA] X.org Config File

 After talking with another team member I promised to write up how to modify 
X.org settings by generating a configuration file from the auto-detected base 
so that settings can be changed manually. I have used this at several 
partimus.org sites for getting old monitors to do more than the ancient 
resolution default that comes up, much less than 1024x768. From http://x.org I 
click FAQ then Configuration Help and find: 
http://www.x.org/wiki/ConfigurationHelp In practice I use a virtual console 
(ctrl-alt-F2), login as a user then to get root run: sudo su - Then run: 
/etc/init.d/gdm stop Then run: X --configure Then run: cp xorg.conf.new 
/etc/X11/xorg.conf I look forward to a fruitful discussion with those I have 
talked to recently and others about customizations. Cheers, Grant -- 
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