Questions about X.Org Server (commonly known as Xorg Server, XServer or Xorg), the software that runs the X window system used by most desktop window managers (GNOME, KDE, etc)
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How to connect Xdmx and android Xserver?
I run:
$ Xdmx :1 -display 192.168.1.137:0
The output:
(II) dmx: Generation: 1
(II) dmx: DMX version: 1.2.20070424 (DMX Project)
(II) dmx: DMX Build OS: Linux ...
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Stuck at “Booting without full network configuration”
After some point, I start having to remove /etc/X11/xorg.conf in order to move forward from "Booting without full network configuration". Thus what I do every time I reboot my Ubuntu is to login in ...
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Xorg can't find screens
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my laptop. It installed successfully, but whenever I boot into it, after the GRUB screen I get a text TTY. I can log in with that and enter command-line commands.
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Application window never appears (Gnome SSH Tunnel Manager)
I'm having an issue with gSTM failing to generate a window, it opened once, prior to a reboot, and I had moved it to Workspace 3 (not sure if this is relevant)
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 with a pretty ...
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Monitor 1 turns off
I just recently upgraded from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to 12.10. Since the upgrade I have had problems with my displays. This Bug was one of them. Now however it seems almost randomly my primary monitor ...
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Ubuntu isn't loading xorg.conf
I'm running Ubuntu 12.10 on my MacBook Pro, and I've been using synclient to get the trackpad settings how I want them. I created an xorg.conf in /etc/X11 to make the settings permanent:
Section ...
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1answer
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Cant log in to gui ,X is broken
Note to others if you just want a summary of the problem skip down to summary. This first part is going to be slightly long and hopefully entertaining. As in, that is screwed up! but there might be ...
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Games stuttering about every 7 minutes
Whenever I play a game on my Linux machine, it stutters every 7 minutes or so for about 5 seconds. Seems like not a serious problem but it is still a bit annoying. So any ideas on how to even trace ...
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Graphic driver problem in VirtualBox with Ubuntu 12.10 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to fix “The system is running in low-graphics mode” error?
The system is running in low-graphics mode error in “Virtualbox”
I have been running Ubuntu perfectly in ...
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1answer
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How can I run X on 1 out of 2 GPUs connected?
I have 2 GPU's connected to my PC an AMD Radeon HD 7770 and a nVidia GeForce 8600GT and I would like to run the X server only on the nVidia card.
How can I do this?
Edit: Since my nVidia card is a ...
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1answer
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Ubuntu 12.04 login screen finite loop and keep end my session
The difference between this issue and other threads about: "login screen loop" is that in my case it's a finite loop which means it runs five times and then I can type my password and start my ...
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How do I HDMI audio & composite with 12.10 & Radeon HD4550?
I have a Radeon HD4550 graphics card, Ubuntu 12.10, and I want to use HDMI audio and desktop effects. With the new radeon drivers do not support HDMI audio and the catalyst legacy drivers do not ...
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$XAUTHORITY problem in openvz Ubuntu guest
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 x64 in openvz, but the X11 forwarding doesn't seem to work. I have installed xauth, but $XAUTHORITY is not set, nor is there a ~/.Xauthority file. And I can't open ...
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How to differentiate barcode scanner data from regular keyboard input?
I am looking forward to buy a barcode scanner for a project. This project is a web application running as a web server on the local computer, and a browser on that same machine for the client-side. ...
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Size gnome-terminal by percentage of screen size from script?
As mentioned by the nixcraft forums, it is possible to open a terminal with specific pixel size dimensions:
gnome-terminal --geometry 40 x 53
BUT... I would like to size the window dimensions as ...
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How do I get the VT running X in my LXC container to my host?
I'm trying to run Lubuntu within an LXC container on my host already using a GUI.
Is it possible to redirect the X output from the container to say; VT9 rather than VT7? If so where is the VT7 ...
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Problem with x-configuration Ubuntu 10.04
So, I've been doing some, apparently stupid, mistakes when it comes to my system and monitor configurations.
I'm definitely a noob, just want that said.
I work with the 10.04 LTS, and use Nvidia ...
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Is there a way to see the text of tty7 without shutting down Xorg?
Is there a way to see the text of tty7 without shutting down Xorg, just like switching to another tty?
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Brightness with AMD/Intel open source drivers Ubuntu 12.10
I have an issue with the screen brightness of my computer. I have a Dell Inspiron 7520. I have a AMD Radeon HD 7730m 2gb with a Intel HD 4000, I am currently using the kernel lastest kernel from ...
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Ubuntu returned to login, fix works only once
I've seen many people have same issue, and I was able to fix it. But unfortunately this problem repeats when I reboot my machine. This started few days ago when I updated my system.
Solution was to ...
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X server crash with system lock geforce gtx550ti 12.04 [closed]
As the title says, I'm using 12.04, running an Nvidia Geforce Gtx 550ti.
I have installed the nvidia-current package, complete with dependencies (I've also installed a few stock nvidia drivers, but ...
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Troubles in connecting second monitor to GeForce GT440
I have Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit, GEFORCE GT440, 2 19" VGA monitors with 1280x1024 support. Installed proprietary Nvidia drivers.
% nvidia-xconfig -v
nvidia-xconfig: version 304.43 ...
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How to enable overscan compensation in the i915 driver?
Does the i915 driver support "overscan compensation"? If so, how can I enable it?
EDIT: Or is there any other driver for Intel's HD4000 graphic that supports "overscan compensation"?
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Not working nvidia GTX680M on ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?
I have a problem with nvdia gtx680m on ubuntu... I have installed the drivers from nvidia website, and didn't work.. after ...
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Gnome Session crashes back to Login [closed]
I really think it has to do with drivers, since I've uninstalled VirtualBox. Still, I get an heading errors with Ubuntu Software Center's VirtualBox loading Windows OS.
Here are the reports
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How do I enable a third display with my setup?
I've been able to extend my monitor onto two displays at once, but I can't get it to work with three. When I use the System Settings > Display, it gives me the following error when I try to output to ...
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How do I change the maximum resolution of my computer for multiple monitors?
I am trying to enable three monitors for my setup in Ubuntu 12.10. My card is a Raedon 5700 HD series. When I try to extend my display to any additional monitors, I get the following error:
required ...
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Problem with x server in lubuntu 12.04
I installed Lubuntu 12.04 using the alternate CD in a PC in which I previously couldn't start the live system. Now it doesn't start the X and I get this error message:
Fatal server error:
Could not ...
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How can I prevent X windows from running when I boot Ubuntu 12.10?
Hi I want to boot Ubuntu quantal to a command prompt always and then use startx to launch x-windows if required. I have used the following methods but none work correctly.
update-rc.d -f lightdm ...
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1answer
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Kicked back to login screen when logging in
So I thought I had finally solved my woes about Cinnamon glitching out (occasionally) when trying to run full-screen games. I set up an alias for 'sudo service lightdm restart; sudo startx'. It worked ...
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Stepmania Flashy display
The Problem
the problem is really simple,
My current step mania installation has an problem that resolves into the fact that the display starts flashing and shows me some photos of my desktop very ...
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How to add new screen dimension for xrandr selection?
I'm using the GPU in my i3-3225 processor, an Ivy Bridge processor.
The PC is connected through a KVM switch to the display.
When booting the PC with the display selected and On, I get the ...
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How to make terminal bell play an alert sound without PC speaker?
How can I get the terminal bell to play an alert sound out of the regular speakers (not the PC speaker)? I have irssi set up to beep for various IRC events, but nothing happens because the beep uses ...
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How to I debug blank display on a specific model of projector?
My Ubuntu 12.10 laptop recognizes and displays on many models of external monitors and projectors without issue, but with the Optoma HD20 the projector shows "No Signal" and the display is otherwise ...
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powerpc lubuntu no text at lightdm
finally i fount a workable xorg.conf for my Powerbook G4. lets look at my attached photos, there is no texts nowhere. i think something is wrong at the xorg.conf... i used a fc-cache -fv command, now ...
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Gnome 3.4 work at fallback mode with two monitors
I have:
Ubunte 12.04
NVidia 8400 GS
installed nvidia-common
And xorg.conf like that:
# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 295.33 ...
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Only wallpaper visible after ATI driver installation
I have the ATI (AMD) HD7870 graphic card and I had just installed Ubuntu. With the Open Source drivers the desktop works fine; however, since I have a newer card, I'd like the proprietary drivers ...
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How to adjust mouse click debounce
How do you adjust the mouse click debouncing in Ubuntu?
I recently bought an IOGear wireless keyboard, and while most functions appear to work "out-of-the-box", the builtin mouse keys seem to have no ...
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What is the meaning of: Xorg, display manager, X server ?
I don't really have a problem, I was just wondering where I could find some documentation about what exactly X server, Xorg, LightDM and stuff like that does.. I always stumble upon those terms, I ...
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Disable automatic screen configuration
Perhaps this is more a Xorg question, but I try it here.
I would like to completly disable the automatic screen configuration. Display should always happen on the same output (HDMI) even if the ...
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Can I map buttons in xorg.conf
Is it possible to map buttons in xorg.conf?
Like for instance making such a line under inputdevice:
Option "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 6 7 8 9"
And second question would be that if the fourth and fifth ...
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Export current monitor settings
Is there a way to 'export' the current display configuration? We just need to export the configuration to an Xorg.conf file so that we can import it to another computer (deployment).
The active ...
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speech-dispatcher disabled , saned disabled and low graphics error and login-faliure
I am new to ubuntu and don't know the error I am having while I boot my system. Following is what appears
speech-dispatcher disabled :edit/etc/default/speech-dispatcher
saned disabled: ...
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Ubuntu starts in tty1 only - no screens detected - cant' startx
I just rebooted my laptop and I can't start the gui. I logged in in text mode and startx says no screens detected.
I have tried to purge and install the nvidia driver,
I have tried to reinstall ...
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Keyboard not working/ kbd_drv.so missing
The keyboard stopped working on my Acer Aspire One running Ubuntu 12.04.
The keyoard doesn't work when the computer is booted (ie: I can't press F12 to change the boot order) amd it doesn't work when ...
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Xorg lag spikes during gameplay
With almost any game I play, be it Minecraft, TF2, World of Goo or windows games running in wine, I get horrible lag spikes (after a shot time playing) that happen about every 15-20 seconds and last ...
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x sever not starting in ubuntu 12.04 32 bit
I have installed Ubuntu in a Vmware workstation 8, (the machine is not VT capable so only 32 bit guest is possible)
the installation of 12.04 32 bit (x86) went smoothly but at the end X server (gui ...
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USB2VGA device not listed as output device
When I type xrandr the usb2vga device "Magic Control Technology Corp. (USB2VGA dongle)" does not show up.
A reboot with the device plugged in doesn't change it.
The kernel.log shows that it has been ...
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How can I stop a guest session created by startx command?
I was trying to use Ubuntu 12.4 with administrative privileges. So I typed the following commands in bash shell.
sudo -v
sudo su -
startx -- :2 vt8
I don't know what I have done. Now, I can login ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 NVIDIA card overscan on HDMI HDTV
I have a GT 430 Nvidia, was working fine till I upgraded to 12.04 yesterday. Apparently, nvidia decided to remove the overscan slider. I can't adjust to fix the overscan then, except in the xorg.conf ...
