Newer X11 servers can work guess the settings without Xorg.conf, so just try to move your existing xorg.conf to xorg.back, and reboot.
If you can login normally using the GUI, you can start experimenting again. On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Roger <[email protected]> wrote: > > I tried to set up a dual monitor on my system. I went into system > settings to the monitor setting, and set it so the second screen was a > clone of the first. It said a reboot was needed. After I reboot, the > Kubuntu screen would start up then the screen would go blurry and > blank then the Linux OS text would come on and freeze up. I tried > Ctrl-Alt-F4 and it went into terminal type of start up mode for linux. > I logged in and got to a screen where I could do an "ls" and see the > directory, but the monitor kept clicking and going black, it was tough > to do anything. Not that I knew what to fix, but I heard to fix > xorg.conf. > > How can I go back to my old settings when I can't see the screen in > Kubuntu and terminal is "flaky" to run? > > Note, after I changed the setting for "clone" and started the reboot, > I could see the same start up activity on both the second and first > monitors at the same time. > > I have KDE 3.5 and Ubuntu 8.04, one monitor is a Dell and one an LG. > I also tried with only one monitor turned on at a time, with no change > in the problem. > > Any advise / comments appreciated > > Roger > > > > Roger Zimmerman > > > -- Steve Martin - "I like a woman with a head on her shoulders. I hate necks." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ubuntu Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntulinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
