Dual monitor possible?

[Ashley Benton]

Ok the back up went well, so I'm beginning the next part.
Thank you, and sorry for the step by step but I thought it would be easier
to ask before than fix after. So now I will go in alt F1 (<-I will check the
exat command)edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and try to modified the files to have
them look the same way than the mail, then I reboot and let you know what
happened.
Thank you
Megan

On 10/4/07, Brian McKee <brian.mckee at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 04/10/2007, Ashley Benton <meggalen at gmail.com> wrote:
> > No I just copied my screen and saved it in my documents, it was the only
> > thing I could think about. I tried cp xorg.conf xorg.conf-backup-oct4-07but
> > the permission is denied. See the terminal screen:
> > meg at meg-desktop:/etc/X11$ cp xorg.conf xorg.conf-backup-oct4-07
> > cp: cannot create regular file `xorg.conf-backup-oct4-07': Permission
> denied
> > meg at meg-desktop:/etc/X11$ cp xorg.conf xorg.conf-backup-oct4-07
> > cp: cannot create regular file `xorg.conf-backup-oct4-07': Permission
> denied
> > meg at meg-desktop:/etc/X11$
> > What does it mean by cannot create regular file? do I use sudo in front
> of
> > it or is there a problem I can't see? (Between the two commands I went
> in my
> > document and change the name of my backup to something else)
>
> You got it - use 'sudo' in front of it.   I should have mentioned to
> you previously.
>
> You see, the /etc/X11 folder is set up so regular uses can't go
> changing things, only a system administrator.   That's why you need
> the sudo.
>
> Whenever you are changing a file that affects the entire system (not
> just one end user) you'll have to use sudo.
>
> And it doesn't matter what you call your backup - just as long as it
> makes sense to you.  I like long file names with lots of info in them
> so I can tell what they are right away even months later.  You file it
> the way you want to.
>
> Brian
>
> Having fun yet ? :-)
>
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