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.
 
====================================================
 
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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