You can run X -version and you can find out about what your computer thinks it is: mason@newdelly:~$ X -version X.Org X Server 1.6.0 Release Date: 2009-2-25 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-23-server i686 Ubuntu Current Operating System: Linux newdelly 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Wed Apr 1 20:57:48 UTC 2009 i686 Build Date: 09 April 2009 02:10:02AM xorg-server 2:1.6.0-0ubuntu14 (buildd@rothera.buildd) Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. If that doesn't produce anything, then the X version is older than X.Org, because X11R6 was renamed X at that point. Try running the above command, but use "X11R6". Also, look at the logs directory, in /var/log there will be either X.org logs or XFree86 logs. Look at the top of those and that should tell you what version you are running. While you're at it, email us the log and we can diagnose the problem better. Randall Mason On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 4:57 PM, Randall Mason <clashthebunny@gmail.com>wrote:
The file you need to edit is the XF86Config in /etc/X11, That's what the config file was before the whole X.Org switchover.
Randall Mason
On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 4:54 PM, Ken Jones <kjones@ziplink.net> wrote:
John et al, I think I have a real problem.. Neither OS uses /etc/X11/xorg.conf as one would expect. I think there is a book available entitled "Computing in the Middle Ages". Could it be?????
First kjones-sun
[root@kjones-sun X11]# uname -a Linux kjones-sun 2.4.20-2.3sparc #1 Wed Jan 15 18:27:52 EST *2003*sparc64 unknow
---------- xrandr is not interesting---------------
[root@kjones-sun kjones]# xrandr -q Can't open display (null)
----------------no xorg.conf ---------
[root@kjones-sun kjones]# cd /etc/X11 [root@kjones-sun X11]# ls applnk proxymngr twm XF86Config-4 xinit xsrirc fs rstart X XF86Config-4.rpmsave xkb gdm serverconfig xdm XF86Config-5 Xmodmap lbxproxy starthere XF86Config XF86Config_orig xserver prefdm sysconfig XF86Config~ XftConfig xsm [root@kjones-sun X11]#
There seems to be no xorg.conf. anywhere. "locate" can not find it.
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Now kjones-sun2
kjones-sun2 ~ # uname -a Linux kjones-sun2 2.6.20-gentoo-r5 #4 SMP Tue May 22 20:27:03 Local time zone mu st be set--see zic sparc64 sun4u TI UltraSparc I (SpitFire) GNU/Linux
--------xrandr -q still not interesting--------
kjones-sun2 ~ # xrandr -q Can't open display
kjones-sun2 ~ # locate xorg.conf warning: locate: warning: database /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db' is more than 8 days old /usr/portage/app-emulation/vmware-workstation-tools/files/xorg.conf.ferris /usr/portage/app-emulation/vmware-workstation-tools/files/xorg.conf /usr/share/man/man5/xorg.conf.5x.bz2 /etc/X11/xorg.conf.example ------------------try /etc/X11 for kicks------------------
kjones-sun2 ~ # cd /etc/X11 kjones-sun2 X11 # ls Sessions app-defaults chooser.sh mwm startDM.sh xinit xorg.conf.example kjones-sun2 X11 #
------------------xorg.conf looks like an example-----------
kjones-sun2 ~ # more /usr/portage/app-emulation/vmware-workstation-tools/files/x org.conf --More--(22%) Section "ServerLayout" --More--(22%) Identifier "X.org Configured" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" EndSection
Section "Files" RgbPath "/usr/lib/X11/rgb" ModulePath "/usr/lib/modules" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/CID/" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/" EndSection
Section "Module" Load "extmod" Load "dri" Load "dbe" Load "record" Load "xtrap" Load "glx" Load "type1" Load "freetype" EndSection
Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "kbd" EndSection
Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" EndSection
Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Monitor Vendor" ModelName "Monitor Model"
HorizSync 1-10000 --More--(75%) VertRefresh 1-10000
ModeLine "640x480" 100 640 700 800 900 480 500 600 700 ModeLine "800x600" 100 800 900 1000 1100 600 700 800 900 ModeLine "1024x768" 100 1024 1100 1200 1300 768 800 900 1000 ModeLine "1152x864" 100 1152 1200 1300 1400 864 900 1000 1100 ModeLine "1152x900" 100 1152 1200 1300 1400 900 1000 1100 1200 ModeLine "1280x1024" 100 1280 1300 1400 1500 1024 1100 1200 1300 ModeLine "1376x1032" 100 1376 1400 1500 1600 1032 1100 1200 1300 ModeLine "1600x1200" 100 1600 1700 1800 1900 1200 1300 1400 1500 ModeLine "2364x1773" 100 2364 2400 2500 2600 1773 1800 1900 2000
EndSection
Section "Device" ### Available Driver options are:- ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False", ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz" ### [arg]: arg optional #Option "HWcursor" # [<bool>] #Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>] Identifier "Card0" Driver "vmware" --More--(90%) VendorName "VMWare Inc" BoardName "Unknown Board" BusID "PCI:0:15:0" EndSection
Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor "Monitor0"
SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 4 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection
SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 8 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection
SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 15 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection
SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection
SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection EndSection
Thanks, Ken Jones
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