[BUGS] X windows Woes

[leon zadorin]

On 3/14/08, Glenn Mawby <gmawby at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> leon zadorin wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 5:38 PM, Glenn Mawby <gmawby at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> >
> >> Callum Gibson wrote:
> >> > On 14Mar08 17:08, Glenn Mawby wrote:
> >> > }When I restart I would expect X to use all the display but it does
> not,
> >> > }I still get the squashed display.
> >> >
> >> > My random punt would be make sure it's using the xorg.conf you think
> >> > it's using. Over the years the location has changed so much that Xorg
> >> > will look for it in about 4 different locations. Check
> /var/log/Xorg.0.log
> >> > to make sure you've edited the right one. Otherwise, check that file
> >> > anyway as it will often tell you what has gone wrong, syntax errors,
> etc.
> >> >
> >> > C
> >> >
> >> >
> >> I checked that but is is oK,(==) Using config file:
> >> "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" which is what I edited.
> >>
> >
> > and what does the rest of the X's log file (which is generated as X
> > start) say? ... in terms of trying to set the mode and subsequently
> > using a given mode, etc. etc. etc.?
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> I'm not sure what I'm looking for , there are lots of lines that say
> "not using" but I can't find one that says "am using"

sorry for top-posting the previous reply of mine... - basically - post
the whole log file and it's location/name/filepath...


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