Try <CTRL><ALT><F7> On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 8:55 AM, Stephen Pace <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 > > -- > Ubuntu-us-ca mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ca > > > > -- > Ubuntu-us-ca mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ca > >
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