Lost Display Settings

[Lokeey]

yep...i kinda figured something along those lines, so i have two config's
right now. and 2 bkups just in case. thanks again larry!

On 2/5/07, Larry Hartman <larryhartman50 at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> I think one of the greatest advances that can be made in X is the ability
> to
> auto-sense what monitors are plugged in...I won't hold my breath until it
> happens though, sounds way too futuristic.
>
> Looks like you will need to create xorg.conf files for each monitor setup
> you
> need, do the copy routine, restart X, and be very careful about when in
> the
> process you plug/unplug your monitors.  Setting up some scripts will help
> cut
> down on your switch over time.
>
> On Monday 05 February 2007, Lokeey wrote:
> > okay...it looks like when i swapped out the cables that xorg freaked out
> > because it was only configured for one monitor and i think that when i
> > plugged in the other cable and swapped settings on the monitor that it
> > freaked out and didn't like that very much. at least that is what i'm
> > guessing what happened. don't you just love an OS with a personality? :)
> >
> > On 2/5/07, Lokeey <lokeey at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > that's what i thought too, but it's working just fine...this is
> driving
> > > me nuts man!!!
> > >
> > > On 2/5/07, Larry Hartman < larryhartman50 at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > > > Possible hardware problem?
> > > >
> > > > On Monday 05 February 2007, Lokeey wrote:
> > > > > that didn't work, but i was able to go into recovery mode and
> noticed
> > > >
> > > > that
> > > >
> > > > > i had a few different xorg configs and two other xorg configs with
> > > >
> > > > fglrx
> > > >
> > > > > AND i also had an original config that was backed up when i first
> > > >
> > > > installed
> > > >
> > > > > fglrx AND I also had my own backup that i had created prior to
> making
> > > >
> > > > my
> > > >
> > > > > first changes when i installed fglrx. which i didn't know occurred
> > > > > automatically.
> > > > >
> > > > > okay, this is still odd that i made zero changes to any xorg.conf
> > > > > file
> > > >
> > > > and
> > > >
> > > > > i was getting NO SIGNAL INPUT CHECK YOUR VIDEO CABLE INPUT SIGNAL
> OUT
> > > >
> > > > OF
> > > >
> > > > > RANGE from my monitor. like i stated previously i only swapped out
> > > > > the
> > > >
> > > > xbox
> > > >
> > > > > vga cable and replaced with the vga cable that was going into a
> > > >
> > > > separate
> > > >
> > > > > box.
> > > > >
> > > > > On 2/5/07, Joe Hart <j.hart at orange.nl> wrote:
> > > > > > > the system boots up fine and i have no issues when i boot up
> into
> > > >
> > > > xp,
> > > >
> > > > > > > but then when i boot up into kubuntu i get the boot display
> but
> > > >
> > > > then
> > > >
> > > > > > > when that completes i get nothing! just a black screen.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Boot into recovery mode.  At the root prompt type:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
> > > > > >
> > > > > > That will run a program that will rewrite your xorg.conf based
> on
> > > >
> > > > the
> > > >
> > > > > > settings that you choose (it's the same program that runs during
> > > > > > the alternate install CD).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If for some strange reason, you don't have a recovery mode
> option
> > > > > > on
> > > >
> > > > the
> > > >
> > > > > >   grub menu, you can still get to it by pressing e then edit the
> > > >
> > > > kernel
> > > >
> > > > > > line adding the word "single" (without the quotes) at the end,
> then
> > > >
> > > > b to
> > > >
> > > > > > boot.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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