[ubuntu-uk] (no subject)

Adam Bagnall ajb35 at kent.ac.uk
Tue Oct 10 21:28:52 BST 2006


Replace vesa with via not VIA. Linux is case sensitive. It *should* work 
but if it doesnt you will have to log in at the terminal, type "sudo 
nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf", change via back to vesa, press ctrl+o then 
ctrl+x, then run "sudo shutdown -r now"

STONE COLD wrote:
> So now basically :
>
> "Section "Device"
> 	Identifier	"Generic Video Card"
> 	Driver		"vesa"
> 	BusID		"PCI:1:0:0""
>
> i just replace the vesa with VIA and save and close? and reboot?
>
>
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>> From: "Matthew Saunders" <me3ohm at gmail.com>
>> Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> To: "British Ubuntu Talk" <ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)
>> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 21:13:31 +0100
>>
>> To run gedit as a 'super user', traditionally called 'root' on a Linux
>> system, just start a terminal and type:
>>
>> sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>>
>> Then enter your password you log on with.
>>
>> It is sudo that elevates your rights.  'root' is like the Windows
>> Administrator account.  Ubuntu doesn't have a root account, instead
>> allows you to use sudo and will accept your password.  Beware though,
>> you can harm your Ubuntu installation by using programs under sudo!
>>
>> Matthew
>>
>>
>> On 10/10/06, STONE COLD <javad_ayaz at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>     
>>> i presume that means changing the system file?
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> From: Baza <baza at themauvezone.fsnet.co.uk>
>>>> Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com>
>>>> To: British Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)
>>>> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:55:33 +0100
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 10 Oct 2006, at 20:49, STONE COLD wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> Is this the only way to change it? is there not a simpler way for
>>>>> this?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> F
>>>>>>             
>>>> You could use gedit, tho you'll need to run this as 'root' to write
>>>> to etc/X11/
>>>>
>>>> Baza
>>>>
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