[PLUG] Ubuntu 10.04 Display Issue

[frank hunt]

Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Sep 2010, frank hunt wrote:
> 
>> The newer versions of X.org autodetect everything so there is no
>> xorg.conf
> 
> Frank,
> 
>    That's my understanding, but I thought the .conf file could be used if
> present.
> 
>> I think the problem is further exacerbated by having two methods of
>> setting resolution - one from nvidia and one from linux. Maybe I'll fool
>> around with xrandr . . .
> 
>    Probably a good idea. Autodetection is not always a good idea. It would be
> nice to be able to override what is detected by user-established
> preferences.
> 
>    As I keep writing (and saying), while all progress involves change, not
> all change involves progress. Sometimes we're too clever for our own good.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Rich
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One of my biggest complaints about all the Linuxs is the seeming 
inability to get the display right.  Not to throw rocks, but how come 
Micro$oft gets it right about 99% of the time?  I can put W7 on this 
same system and it will see the display and set the correct resolution. 
  Circles will not look like footballs and . . .  well enough of that. 
You are absolutely right: we tend to do things because we can, not 
because we should.

Maybe I need more coffee.  Then I'll watch my friend play his match at 
the US Open.

fh

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frank hunt
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befuddled linux admin
erstwhile photographer
hillsboro oregon