[NTLUG:Discuss] KDE 4.6? - WAS - xorg.conf settings question *FIXED*

Wayne Dahl w.dahl4 at verizon.net
Sun Mar 6 12:03:53 CST 2011


Gilbert Morrow wrote:
> Google "reload xorg.conf"
> On Mar 5, 2011 8:41 PM, "Wayne Dahl" <w.dahl4 at verizon.net> wrote:
>   
>> Hi folks.  I need a little help here.  I had an update go a bit south on
>>     
> my laptop here, HP Pavillion DV9620US.  In the process of trying to fix it,
> I mistakenly ran the xorg fix from the recovery session and it basically
> wiped my xorg.conf file.  I THOUGHT I had a backup copy of the working file,
> but upon inspection, turns out I don't.
>   
>> Here's the contents of my current xorg.conf file...
>>
>> # xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
>> #
>> # This file was generated by failsafeDexconf, using
>> # values from the debconf database and some overrides to use vesa mode.
>> #
>> # You should use dexconf or another such tool for creating a "real"
>>     
> xorg.conf
>   
>> # For example:
>> #   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
>> Section "InputDevice"
>>   Identifier    "Generic Keyboard"
>>   Driver        "kbd"
>>   Option        "XkbRules"    "xorg"
>>   Option        "XkbModel"    "pc105"
>>   Option        "XkbLayout"    "us"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "InputDevice"
>>   Identifier    "Configured Mouse"
>>   Driver        "mouse"
>> EndSection
>>
>>
>> Section "InputDevice"
>>   Identifier    "Synaptics Touchpad"
>>   Driver        "synaptics"
>>   Option        "SendCoreEvents"    "true"
>>   Option        "Device"    "/dev/psaux"
>>   Option        "Protocol"    "auto-dev"
>>   Option        "HorizEdgeScroll"    "0"
>> EndSection
>> Section "Device"
>>   Identifier    "Configured Video Device"
>>   Boardname    "nv"
>>   Busid        "PCI:0:18:0"
>>   Driver        "nvidia"
>>   Screen    0
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Monitor"
>>   Identifier    "Configured Monitor"
>>   Vendorname    "Plug 'n' Play"
>>   Modelname    "Plug 'n' Play"
>>  modeline  "640x480 at 60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync
>>   Gamma    1.0
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Screen"
>>   Identifier    "Default Screen"
>>   Device        "Configured Video Device"
>>   Monitor        "Configured Monitor"
>>   Defaultdepth    24
>>   SubSection "Display"
>>       Depth    24
>>       Virtual    640    480
>>       Modes        "640x480 at 60"
>>   EndSubSection
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "ServerLayout"
>>   Identifier    "Default Layout"
>>  screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0
>>   Inputdevice    "Synaptics Touchpad"
>> EndSection
>> Section "Module"
>>   Load        "glx"
>>   Load        "v4l"
>> EndSection
>> Section "device" #
>>   Identifier    "device1"
>>   Boardname    "nv"
>>   Busid        "PCI:0:18:0"
>>   Driver        "nvidia"
>>   Screen    1
>> EndSection
>> Section "screen" #
>>   Identifier    "screen1"
>>   Device        "device1"
>>   Defaultdepth    24
>>   Monitor        "monitor1"
>> EndSection
>> Section "monitor" #
>>   Identifier    "monitor1"
>>   Gamma    1.0
>> EndSection
>> Section "ServerFlags"
>> EndSection
>>
>> I know the screen resolutions are missing and I haven't been able to
>>     
> figure out where to put what.  This one doesn't look anything like my
> desktop.  Max resolution on this laptop is 1440x900, not sure about the
> refresh rate.  The video card is an nVidia GeForce Go 7150M (UMA) and the
> screen is a 17" WXGA+ High-Definition BrightView Widescreen.
>   
>> Any help would be appreciated.  I don't know if I'm just putting the wrong
>>     
> keyword in or what, but Google hasn't been much help, so far.
>   
>> Thanks
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Dahl
>> No electrons were abused in any way by any Microsoft product in the
>>     
> creation or sending of this email.
>   
>> OS: Kubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron on an HP DV9620US laptop
>>
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Thanks for the responses from Leroy and Gilbert.  I'm not sure why I 
didn't try this before...maybe because I was going cross-eyed from all 
the baloney I was coming across on Google.  I pulled a printout of the 
xorg.conf file from my desktop and basically copied the screen 
resolutions from the "Monitor" section into the file on my laptop and 
added the ones I wanted in the "Screen" section.  Leroy, my problem was 
I was stuck in 640x480 resolution and couldn't change it...it was the 
highest resolution available.  After copying the desired resolution 
modes, I was still stuck at 640x480.  I'm not sure what made me look at 
it...but after comparing the two again, I saw that, under the "Screen" 
section, Virtual was set for 640  480.  My desktop had my current screen 
resolution in there.  I changed the laptop "Screen" section Virtual to 
1440   900 and upon reboot, the laptop STILL came up in 640x480.  BUT, 
when I went to the Display in System Settings, voila...I now had all the 
screen resolutions to choose from.  I picked 1440x900 and the laptop is 
back to normal again.

Gilbert, reloading the xorg.conf file wasn't the problem.  It was 
loading what was there, it's just that what was there was wrong for this 
laptop.

Leroy, I followed your link and something in it made me go back and fire 
up Vista (yes, it's still installed, although I never run it) and found 
that all the resolution modes in Vista were set to 60 Hz...same as the 
xorg.conf file on my desktop.  So I went back to Kubuntu, and THAT'S 
when I happened to see the setting for Virtual in the Screen section.

Whew...may be time to go ahead and upgrade this laptop.  The latest and 
greatest Kubuntu is running KDE 4.6.  Anyone running that and what do 
you think of it so far?

Thanks for all the help guys.  You steered me in the right direction 
once again.

-- 
Wayne Dahl

No electrons were abused in any way by any Microsoft product in the composition or initial sending of this email.




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