Reconfiguring X.org video drivers is not possible: /etc/X11/xorg.conf is invalid.

[CLIFFORD ILKAY]

Keith Clark wrote:
> I have an ATI Xpress 200 video card and it worked well with the
> restricted drivers under 8.04.1.  I upgraded to 8.10 last night and all
> seemed well but when I reboot it goes into low res mode.

I have found that K/Ubuntu is just flakey when it comes to detecting
monitors and remembering the screen resolution. Initially, I thought it
was a bug in 7.10 or something to do with my particular chipset (nVidia)
but I have seen the same misbehaviour in Hardy on a variety of graphics
chipsets on a variety of machines with a variety of monitors,
particularly if the machine isn't shut down cleanly (e.g. after a power
failure). The symptom is that KDM will have the wrong resolution.
Control-Alt-Backspace may or may not "fix" the problem. Even if it
doesn't "fix" the problem, KDE may or may not have the correct
resolution and Xorg may or may not detect the monitor. It's all very
annoying and mysterious.
-- 
Regards,

Clifford Ilkay
Dinamis
1419-3266 Yonge St.
Toronto, ON
Canada  M4N 3P6

<http://dinamis.com>
+1 416-410-3326
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