xorg.conf hell...

[Denis Haskin]

Ok, I was incorrect that the xorg.conf I posted earlier was from 
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg; I don't think it was.

So I booted to recovery mode, renamed my xorg.conf, and ran 
dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg.

That gives me an xorg.conf that seems to have no 
device/driver/monitor-specific details in it (see below), but it *does* 
recognize the correct mfr+model of my primary monitor, gives me all the 
resolutions I expect, and as far as I know is using the right driver for 
the onboard intel chip (how can I confirm that?).

So now, starting from this workable point, tips on getting the nvidia 
card to work, and the 2nd monitor attached to it?

Before when I ran nvidia-xconfig, it left me with a bad xorg.conf (I 
think that may have been the one I posted earlier; I can try it again).  
Maybe I should remove all the nvidia-glx stuff and reinstall from 
repository?

Thanks!

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier    "Generic Keyboard"
    Driver        "kbd"
    Option        "XkbRules"    "xorg"
    Option        "XkbModel"    "pc104"
    Option        "XkbLayout"    "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier    "Configured Mouse"
    Driver        "mouse"
    Option        "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier    "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier    "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier    "Default Screen"
    Monitor        "Configured Monitor"
    Device        "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier    "Default Layout"
    Screen        "Default Screen"
EndSection

Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
> FWIW, YMMV, I have an nVidia Corporation G71 [GeForce
> 7300 GS] (rev a1) card and had to use the
> nvidia-glx-new-envy driver to get my LG 226WTQS BF
> Flatron Wide lcd monitor to work in it's native
> resolution of 1680x1050. Also had to boot in recovery
> mode and select xfix a few times before it all sorted
> out after reinstalling the new-envy driver.  Wouldn't
> hurt to try the nvidia-glx-new-envy driver to see if
> it fixes your issue.  One caveat, I'm only using the
> one monitor.
> HTH,
>
> Leonard Chatagnier
> lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
>
>