Unable to write to xorg.conf

[Spirrwell]

Re: Unable to write to xorg.conf

Didn't work, here's my log file.

[oshunluvr]

Re: Unable to write to xorg.conf

Sorry, delete the line

Screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"


from serverlayout and try again.

I hope you're restarting X rether than reboot - it's faster.

From the console, type sudo service kdm restart to re-launch X. If it works you'll see the log in screen, if not an error message usually no screens found

[Spirrwell]

Re: Unable to write to xorg.conf

It worked for about two minutes. Although my monitor kept saying
"Input signal out of range. Change resolution to 1280 x 1024." Then it said "Monitor going to sleep." Then it went off. Although I don't have any errors other than that, but the screen is to the right of my main monitor and kubuntu made it act like the monitor was to the left. I'll restart again.

[Spirrwell]

Re: Unable to write to xorg.conf

Same thing, but I think the problem is due to the fact that I wanted a separate X screen and not a TwinView screen. I think the TwinView is screwing it up.

[oshunluvr]

Re: Unable to write to xorg.conf

Sorry again - I assumed you'd want twinview features. I'm not real good at separate X but try this

[Spirrwell]

Re: Unable to write to xorg.conf

Ah it's okay it's easy to overlook things, I said separate X screen in my first post, anyway, thanks, I'll try the new xorg.conf file.

[Spirrwell]

Re: Unable to write to xorg.conf

Nope, still not working... I have my main screen, but nothing else. I also have Linux Mint on my computer, if I were to be able to get it to work with my monitors, would I be able to use the xorg.conf from that OS? It's not KDE, so I think I'd be able to actually do something with it.

[Spirrwell]

Re: Unable to write to xorg.conf

It sort of works, my monitor is working, but I just get a black screen, and when I move my cursor over to it, I just get a black X.

Here's my xorg.conf file currently:

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 260.19.06 (buildd@yellow) Mon Oct 4 15:59:51 UTC 2010

Section "ServerLayout"
  Identifier   "Layout0"
  Screen   0 "Screen0" 0 0
  Screen   1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
  InputDevice  "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
  InputDevice  "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
  Option     "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  # generated from default
  Identifier   "Mouse0"
  Driver     "mouse"
  Option     "Protocol" "auto"
  Option     "Device" "/dev/psaux"
  Option     "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
  Option     "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  # generated from default
  Identifier   "Keyboard0"
  Driver     "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
  # HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid
  Identifier   "Monitor0"
  VendorName   "Unknown"
  ModelName   "Sceptre X22HG"
  HorizSync    31.5 - 80.0
  VertRefresh   56.0 - 75.0
  Option     "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
  # HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid
  Identifier   "Monitor1"
  VendorName   "Unknown"
  ModelName   "HP L1710"
  HorizSync    24.0 - 83.0
  VertRefresh   50.0 - 77.0
  Option     "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
  Identifier   "Device0"
  Driver     "nvidia"
  VendorName   "NVIDIA Corporation"
  BoardName   "GeForce 9600 GT"
  BusID     "PCI:1:0:0"
  Screen     0
EndSection

Section "Device"
  Identifier   "Device1"
  Driver     "nvidia"
  VendorName   "NVIDIA Corporation"
  BoardName   "GeForce 9600 GT"
  BusID     "PCI:1:0:0"
  Screen     1
EndSection

Section "Screen"
  Identifier   "Screen0"
  Device     "Device0"
  Monitor    "Monitor0"
  DefaultDepth  24
  Option     "TwinView" "0"
  Option     "metamodes" "DFP: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
  SubSection   "Display"
    Depth    24
  EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
  Identifier   "Screen1"
  Device     "Device1"
  Monitor    "Monitor1"
  DefaultDepth  24
  Option     "TwinView" "0"
  Option     "metamodes" "CRT: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
  SubSection   "Display"
    Depth    24
  EndSubSection
EndSection

[oshunluvr]

Re: Unable to write to xorg.conf

The xorg.conf should work from Min, what's it look like? Can't hurt to try!

[Spirrwell]

Re: Unable to write to xorg.conf

That's the xorg.conf I just posted, it came from Linux Mint, it works, but my second monitor has a black screen, and when I move the cursor over to it, it just shows a black X.

[Spirrwell]

Re: Unable to write to xorg.conf

I've compared the different xorg.conf files, I notice that the ones that didn't work (with the exclusion of the TwinView one where you made that one line mistake) that the bus id was screwed up like this: "?@?:?:?" It's supposed to be "PCI:1:0:0"

What I did was edit the NVIDIA settings like normal, but since I can't write to the xorg.conf, I used the preview that it generates, and I fixed the bus ids. It worked, but it's the same thing as the Linux Mint xorg.conf file I posted before. I get a black screen and the cursor is just a black X.

Basically, what I'm getting is, even if I was able to write to the xorg.conf file with the NVIDIA settings, I wouldn't have gotten far, I just would've gotten where I am now. So what's the problem?

[Spirrwell]

Re: Unable to write to xorg.conf

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=129714 Apparently separate X screens aren't supported in KDE 4... Well... there goes my day down the drain.

Edit: Not a total waste, I managed to get TwinView to work, here's the xorg.conf if anyone wants it:

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 260.19.06 (buildd@yellow) Mon Oct 4 15:59:51 UTC 2010


Section "ServerLayout"
  Identifier   "Layout0"
  Screen   0 "Screen0" 0 0
  InputDevice  "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
  InputDevice  "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
  Option     "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

  # generated from default
  Identifier   "Mouse0"
  Driver     "mouse"
  Option     "Protocol" "auto"
  Option     "Device" "/dev/psaux"
  Option     "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
  Option     "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

  # generated from default
  Identifier   "Keyboard0"
  Driver     "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

  # HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid
  Identifier   "Monitor0"
  VendorName   "Unknown"
  ModelName   "HP L1710"
  HorizSync    24.0 - 83.0
  VertRefresh   50.0 - 77.0
  Option     "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

  # HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid
  Identifier   "Monitor1"
  VendorName   "Hewlett Packard"
  ModelName   "HP L1710"
  HorizSync    24.0 - 83.0
  VertRefresh   50.0 - 77.0
  Option     "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
  Identifier   "Device0"
  Driver     "nvidia"
  VendorName   "NVIDIA Corporation"
  BoardName   "GeForce 9600 GT"
EndSection

Section "Device"
  Identifier   "Device1"
  Driver     "nvidia"
  VendorName   "NVIDIA Corporation"
  BoardName   "GeForce 9600 GT"
  BusID     "PCI:1:0:0"
  Screen     1
EndSection

Section "Screen"

# Removed Option "TwinView" "0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "DFP: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
  Identifier   "Screen0"
  Device     "Device0"
  Monitor    "Monitor0"
  DefaultDepth  24
  Option     "TwinView" "1"
  Option     "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "DFP-0"
  Option     "metamodes" "CRT: 1280x1024 +1680+0, DFP: 1680x1050 +0+0"
  SubSection   "Display"
    Depth    24
  EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
  Identifier   "Screen1"
  Device     "Device1"
  Monitor    "Monitor1"
  DefaultDepth  24
  Option     "TwinView" "0"
  Option     "metamodes" "CRT: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
  SubSection   "Display"
    Depth    24
  EndSubSection
EndSection

[Spirrwell]

Re: Unable to write to xorg.conf

Thanks for all the help anyway.