best graphical mode on ubuntu 8.04 server

[David Curtis]

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Jeffrey Tooker wrote:
> Carl Friis-Hansen wrote:
>> Donny George wrote:
>>   
>>> hey steve
>>>
>>> i did the command and the screen went on scrolling with so many packages 
>>> or something. and now its kind of stuck like and says Reloading system 
>>> log daemon and once i press enter i just get the prompt.
>>>
>>> is this some kind of error
>>>
>>> ??
>>>
>>> donny
>>>     
>> Sounds like all went well, so:
>> sudo shutdown -r now
>> should get you restarted.
>>
>>   
> Carl:
> 
> I picked up on this list at some time the use of "Control Alt Backspace" 
> for restarting. I use when xorg reverts to default resolution at 
> startup. One extra try and xorg usually comes up in my desired 
> resolution. Is there a reason not to use "Control Alt Backspace"?
> 
> Jeffrey
> 
> 
> 
Hey Jeff,

Ctrl-Alt-Bksp restarts X and you lose all data as all X apps are
terminated or killed(?). To change resolutions maybe a Ctrl-Alt-Numpad+
would be better. But to be honest I have no idea why a Ctrl-Alt-Bksp (X
restart) would change resolutions? Maybe the new way 8.04 handles xorg
configuration causes this (are you using 8.04?). I don't think this is a
bad thing, Ctrl-Alt-Bksp, but a bit of a waste of time compared to
Ctrl-Alt-Numpad+.

Of course the next question is how to make xorg start in the resolution
of your choosing. Try 'sudo displayconfig-gtk'.



Dave
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