Thanks for the tip, Tig. You've caught me just in time I'll try that now and
let you know.
Walt
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From: staffslug-bounces(a)staffslug.org.uk
[mailto:staffslug-bounces@staffslug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Tig
Sent: 12 April 2010 15:09
To: staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk
Subject: Re: [Staffslug] Ubuntu
You could always try :
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
And follow the prompts,   it is worth a shot before doing a re-install.
On 12 April 2010 15:01, walt <walt(a)helvatron.co.uk> wrote:
 Thanks Tig,
 Nope it wont fix itself. There is no xorg.conf, according to Ubuntu's Help
 Pages its persistent and although I know what the word means I have no 
idea
 what it means in Ubuntu's context.
 I am running the repair/re-install now see if that works.  If not I'll
 switch back to Suse and install from scratch.
 Walt
 -----Original Message-----
 From: staffslug-bounces(a)staffslug.org.uk
 [mailto:staffslug-bounces@staffslug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Tig
 Sent: 12 April 2010 14:52
 To: staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk
 Subject: Re: [Staffslug] Ubuntu
 I thought ubuntu now had "bulletproof x" and was supposed to handle all
 that
 itself.
 Try renaming your  /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to something else (add .backup
 on
 the end of something)  and then reboot and see if it fixes itself.
 On 12 April 2010 14:43, walt <walt(a)helvatron.co.uk> wrote:
 > Hi,
 >
 > I have changed the monitor on my Ubuntu 9.10 installation and now
 Xwindows
 > wont start.  I managed to boot into single user mode without display
 > manager
 > but now I am stuck.  Does anyone know how I can change the device file
 for
 > the display and what it should look like.
 >
 > Thanks, Walter
 >
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