Feisty screen resolution problem

[Rachael Agnew]

oops, that should be next message not nest message

On 5/4/07, Rachael Agnew <rachael.agnew at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Wolf: Still having problems, and I think I've confused /etc/X11/xorg
> because
> *******
> a) I get this msg: xserver-xorg postinst warning: overwriting
> possibly-customised configuration file; backup in ....
> **********
> I carried on and entered startx and a new authority file was created, then
> the nest message is
> *******************
> b) X: user not authorized to run the X server, aborting.
> Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console
> *******
> The first time I tried your fix I got hung up on one screen that wouldn't
> move, so I exited and tried again. The second time I realized I needed to
> use the esc key (when ok didn't work) and carried on but was aborted with
> the same message as in b) above.
>
> Any ideas? Do I need to reinstall Ubuntu 7.04 to start over fresh?  I
> frequently receive the message telling me I'm not authorized to do
> something; what should I do about that?
> Ciao
> Rachael
>
>
> On 4/30/07, Wolf <wolf.pusztay at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >  Hi Rachael;
> >
> > You're getting close!
> >
> > You need to boot into 'buntu and hold down the ctrl-alt keys and press
> > [backspace]
> >
> > This gets you to a terminal (black screen)
> >
> > Login as you normally do and then do the following:
> >
> > 1. sudo /etc/init.d gdm stop
> >
> > 2. sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
> >
> > And answer all the questions the best you can, as the defaults are
> > usually ok, except for selecting intel for video and check the resolution
> > you want to ensure that 1280x800 is included.
> >
> > You should be good to go!
> >
> > When that's finished, enter startx at the system prompt to restart gdm
> > and see what you have.
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  -----Original Message-----
> > *From:* ubuntu-ca-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-ca-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com]
> > *On Behalf Of *Rachael Agnew
> > *Sent:* April 30, 2007 10:56 AM
> > *To:* The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community
> > *Subject:* Re: Feisty screen resolution problem
> >
> >
> > Thanks for replying, Wolf:
> > I tried auto915Resolution at http://roland-lopez.blogspot.com/2007/03/auto915resolution-ubuntu-resolution-fix.html
> >
> > and another page (I forget the address) that gives directions for
> > Xorg.conf file tweaking.  The video card on my computer is Intel 945.
> > (Screen resolution for  Windows is 1280 x 800 and that is okay so I would
> > expect that is what I want in Ubuntu as well.)
> > As a consequence of all the tweaking around I've been doing, my mouse
> > now jumps all over the place.  I don't want to reload Feisty because I
> > managed to establish an Internet connection and I'm not sure that I could do
> > it again.  (Yes, I'm green.)
> > Ciao,
> > Rachael
> >
> >
> >
> >  Rachael;
> > >
> > > Can you tell us what you tried, what video card you are using and what
> > > monitor size/resolution you want/have?
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Wolf
> > >
> > >  On 4/28/07, Rachael Agnew <rachael.agnew at gmail.com > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello -- Need help with adjusting screen resolution. Someone (that
> > > > would be Patrick at the Linuxcaffe Ubuntu users meeting about six meetings
> > > > ago) helped me adjust it for Edgy, but I forgot what the adjustment was.
> > > > Nothing I've read and tried so far for Feisty is working -- everything
> > > > remains squished.  Anyone know what I need to do?  (Patrick, are you out
> > > > there?)
> > > > Ciao.
> > > > Rachael
> > > >
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