Comments on: Setting your screen resolution in Kubuntu Hardy http://www.internetspotter.com/2008/08/12/setting-your-screen-resolution-in-kubuntu-hardy/ Spotting the internet Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Flo http://www.internetspotter.com/2008/08/12/setting-your-screen-resolution-in-kubuntu-hardy/comment-page-1/#comment-734 Flo Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:48:49 +0000 http://www.internetspotter.com/?p=61#comment-734 Roger, I must first admit that I don't have any experience with dual monitors, but if you just want to be able to edit your xorg.conf file, that's where your monitors are listed if everything is OK, you should restart in recovery mode as described in the "if that goes wrong" section. You can than copy your xorg.conf file to a manual backup version of it (code: cp xorg.conf xorg.confbackup), restart again and run xfix (as described above) so you can get back into the graphical interface where you can check your corg.confbackup file for errors in your favorite editor. Of course, if you are pretty sure it works, you can copy it back and reboot to test if it works. As for the solution of your problem: it might be that you've selected the wrong types of monitor while making your monitor settings, and you can try to make those settings again with generic monitors... or your graphics card drivers may be the problem (<a href="http://www.internetspotter.com/2008/08/17/installing-nvidia-drivers-in-kubuntu/" rel="nofollow">here's my guide how to install the right ones</a>)... but I don't know enough about your problem to solve it for you, just guessing a few things now. You should try the ubuntu forums (search them first ^_^). If you ask for help, they probably want that not-working xorg.conf file. btw, you used a guide like <a href="http://www.ubuntugeek.com/dual-monitors-with-nvidia.html" rel="nofollow">THIS</a>? I hope I've helped you a bit further, good luck! Roger,
I must first admit that I don’t have any experience with dual monitors, but if you just want to be able to edit your xorg.conf file, that’s where your monitors are listed if everything is OK, you should restart in recovery mode as described in the “if that goes wrong” section. You can than copy your xorg.conf file to a manual backup version of it (code: cp xorg.conf xorg.confbackup), restart again and run xfix (as described above) so you can get back into the graphical interface where you can check your corg.confbackup file for errors in your favorite editor. Of course, if you are pretty sure it works, you can copy it back and reboot to test if it works.

As for the solution of your problem: it might be that you’ve selected the wrong types of monitor while making your monitor settings, and you can try to make those settings again with generic monitors… or your graphics card drivers may be the problem (here’s my guide how to install the right ones)… but I don’t know enough about your problem to solve it for you, just guessing a few things now. You should try the ubuntu forums (search them first ^_^). If you ask for help, they probably want that not-working xorg.conf file.

btw, you used a guide like THIS?

I hope I’ve helped you a bit further, good luck!

]]> By: Roger Zimmerman http://www.internetspotter.com/2008/08/12/setting-your-screen-resolution-in-kubuntu-hardy/comment-page-1/#comment-733 Roger Zimmerman Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:11:28 +0000 http://www.internetspotter.com/?p=61#comment-733 I connected a second monitor to my PC. I went to the monitor settings and set second screen to "clone". It said need reboot to take new settings. I rebooted and now it just runs the Kubuntu startup screen (with the bar) and just as Kubuntu starts the screens go fuzzy then blank. The settings don't recognize either monitor anymore. Any suggestions on how to fix it? After the screens go blank it goes into a "terminal" mode and OS text comes on, then it hangs. I have ubuntu 8.04 and KDE 3.5 and a Dell and a LG monitor. Roger I connected a second monitor to my PC. I went to the monitor settings and set second screen to “clone”. It said need reboot to take new settings. I rebooted and now it just runs the Kubuntu startup screen (with the bar) and just as Kubuntu starts the screens go fuzzy then blank. The settings don’t recognize either monitor anymore.
Any suggestions on how to fix it?
After the screens go blank it goes into a “terminal” mode and OS text comes on, then it hangs.
I have ubuntu 8.04 and KDE 3.5 and a Dell and a LG monitor.

Roger

]]> By: Melissa http://www.internetspotter.com/2008/08/12/setting-your-screen-resolution-in-kubuntu-hardy/comment-page-1/#comment-338 Melissa Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:22:43 +0000 http://www.internetspotter.com/?p=61#comment-338 Thank you so much for this guide. After searching several Kubuntu and Linux forums with no success, the "Normal Fix" is what worked for me. Don't feel too bad about being a newb. So am I, and you've just helped this little newblette out. That means good 'net karma for you! :D Thank you so much for this guide. After searching several Kubuntu and Linux forums with no success, the “Normal Fix” is what worked for me.

Don’t feel too bad about being a newb. So am I, and you’ve just helped this little newblette out. That means good ‘net karma for you! :D

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