xorg.conf Is Blank After Trying Plugging In Second Monitor

[maevik]

I recently tried to plug in a second monitor to my graphics card in an attempt to mess around with a dual monitor set up. This created a duplicate effect (which I expected at first) but downgraded my original monitor to the second monitors max resolution. Now my xorg.conf appears to be blank and I dont believe my fglrx drivers are working anymore.

When I try to start compiz from bash I get the following:

*@*:~$ compiz --replace
Checking for Xgl: not present.
xset q doesn't reveal the location of the log file. Using fallback /var/log/Xorg.0.log
Detected PCI ID for VGA:
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: not present.
Trying again with indirect rendering:
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: not present.
aborting and using fallback: /usr/bin/kwin
When I attempt fglrxinfo:

*@*:~$ fglrxinfo
X Error of failed request: BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation)
 Major opcode of failed request: 135 (GLX)
 Minor opcode of failed request: 19 (X_GLXQueryServerString)
 Serial number of failed request: 16
 Current serial number in output stream: 16
*@*:~$

I'm running Kubuntu, Karmic
AMD64
ATI Radion x1350

What could have happened? All I did was plug in a second monitor and restart!

[oshunluvr]

Re: xorg.conf Is Blank After Trying Plugging In Second Monitor

Actually, you probably didn't have an xorg.conf file at all. The default is to not. The new xorg prefers to detect hardware rather than rely on the config file. You can if you wish generate or create the xorg.conf file and it will use it or you can use other methods to manage your setup.

Do you normally start graphics mode from the cli?

What happens when you have both monitors attached and boot up?

Assuming you are able to log in, open a terminal and post the results of xrandr -q