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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Best video cards for 3 monitors?
I am looking to purchase a new video card and I want to run three LCDs side-by-side.
I normally would buy NVidia, but from what I have read, ATI is the leader in multi-monitor with their Eyefinity ...
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Cannot boot either Win8 or Ubuntu after a kernel update (Linux 3.8.0-23-generic)
I dual boot Ubuntu 13.04 x64/Windows 8 x64 in UEFI mode. After downloading a kernel-update (Linux 3.8.0-23-generic), I can no longer boot into either OS. I have put around 10 hours into this already, ...
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System won't boot when xorg.conf exists
Problem:
I need to create a /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to get my graphics to work correctly, yet whenever I create one using Xorg -configure and place xorg.conf.new there, X won't start after a reboot.
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Xorg starts in failsafe mode when nvidia-current is active
I have nvidia-current installed (version 295.40-0ubuntu1) and nvidia-current-updates (version 295.49-0ubuntu0.1) running on Ubuntu 12.04. These are the latest version in Ubuntu proposed, but the ...
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VGA DisplayLink adapter under Ubuntu 12.10
I'm trying to connect a third monitor as an extended desktop to my other two. After hours of trying, I achieved a green screen on the monitor with the DisplayLink adapter. Then i wrote a xorg file, ...
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Problem writing 'pipe' symbol on danish keyboard (Ubuntu 12.04 server, console)
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 Server (32-bit) on an old machine, and have problems writing the | (pipe) symbol. I have no graphical UI installed.
My keyboard has danish layout, and all other symbols ...
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Graphics problems on Asus EEE 1101 HA, Precise Pangolin
I installed Precise Pangolin x386 Desktop version via USB stick without incident.
There are two, possibly related, problems:
After suspend (e.g. closing the lid), the graphics are corrupted as ...
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“No screens found” after apt-get upgrade with Intel video card
My Mythbuntu installation (based on Ubuntu 12.04), which has been running without issues for years, suddenly won't start X Windows after doing a simple "apt-get upgrade". Several packages were ...
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compiz refresh rate keeps resetting itself to 50
compiz refresh rate keeps resetting itself to 50 every time you restart the pc this only happens with nvidia with nouveau driver everything looks good but gets very hot pc reaches 80
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Unity only shows wallpaper, second monitor not recognized after botched driver update
My second monitor was not working properly (it seemed to refresh only the parts around my cursor for some reason), so I tried to install nvidia-current to test with new drivers.
This had the ...
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How to install NVIDIA driver in Ubuntu
I'm running Ubuntu 13.04 on DELL XPS L501 - Nvidia GeForce GT 420M.
I'm using kernel 3.9.0-030900-generic.
All kernel-headers are installed in the system.
and
I've tried the following.
Use ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 nvidia-current boots into blank screen
Similar to here but I didnt understand if I could add to it or not. Ive tried everything he has tried - upgrading to 3.9 kernel and using NOMODESET in grub, up from 3.8, did not resolve for me ...
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Nvidia driver installed successfully, but not activated
My Ubuntu 12.04 only shows up black screen when starting up some days ago suddenly. Since I can desktop through recovery mode (resume in recovery mode, and the resolution is wrong), I believe there's ...
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Support for AMD Mobility Radeon hd 2xxx-4xxx in the near future?
I am currently running a laptop with ubuntu 12.10 installed and a mobility radeon hd 4650 graphics card.
From what I was able to find out, it seems AMD as officially removed the support on any ...
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Remap function keys to commands?
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 on a Samsung Series 9 (900X3A-A03), and changing the brightness through the function keys or the brightness control UI causes flickering and general instability, so I have a ...
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How can I begin to troubleshoot graphic display glitches
I've had this graphic display issue for a while but it's never really been a huge pain to try and troubleshoot it because it happens rarely.
I've now plugged my PC into the AV receiver so I can ...
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How to fix old software that starts with transparent window? [closed]
The former admin installed Amira, MARC/Mentat and some other software some years ago. It's my job to get it working again.
The following problem appears in any concurrent Version of Ubuntu and ...
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How to hide all the verbose or login tty7 on bootup?
I'm a newbie in Ubuntu and now there's a problem I tried many ways but still can't make it,so I'm now here asking for help.
What I want to make is a OS that bootup and show Graphic theme(plymouth) ...
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Black screen when taking screenshot
I am getting black pictures when I try to take a screenshot with the PrtSc key (which calls Screenshot application).
My graphical system is a Nvidia optimus with Bumblebee installed (the problem ...
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GDM Starting Twice?
Lately, I keep getting booted into low graphics mode (using Intel, I don't have a xorg.conf) and when viewing startup errors it says "Fatal server error: Server is already active for display 0"
This ...
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How to determine which window manager is running
Is there any way (such as a command or environmental variable) to determine what window manager is the one actively running in the current session?
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Ubuntu 12.04 GNOME Terminal (3.4.1.1) Xorg 100% CPU
after upgrading Ubuntu 11.04 to 12.04 (x64 arch) maximizing or resizing GNOME Terminal (3.4.1.1) windows larger cause the Xorg (1.11.3) or X process to utilize 100% CPU. Resizing smaller, moving ...
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Changing the screen resolution to the true resolution option not available
I have recently updated through software update after installing a fresh installation of Ubuntu 12.04 and my screen resolution is completely messed up. The default screen resolutions at the moment ...
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Use HDMI output screen using Nvidia 319 drivers
I'm trying to get my HDMI output to my monitor working using the Nvidia 319 drivers on Ubuntu 13.04
stevo@thebeast:~$ lspci | grep -i vga
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd ...
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What is intended to xf86-video-unichrome library installation?
What is an event or precondition to install xf86-video-unichrome library if no one VIA graphics device is used in my system ?
ASUS P5QL Pro
NVIDIA GeForce 550 Ti
Should I decline and remove package ...
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Exploding .xsession-errors file seems to have ruined my ability to use metacity
Recently I discovered that my .xsession-errors file ballooned to over 350 GB filling my /home partition completely.
Luckily, I had the remaining 5% reserved. I was able to get into the system, delete ...
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ASUS X53S Intel Graphics and Unity 3D
I just bought a ASUS X53S. Everything works flawlessly except that I can't run Unity 3D on it because NVIDIA Linux drivers currently doesn't support Optimus. So I'm stuck with the other integrated ...
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problem with ubuntu 12.10 minimize animation
I have a small problem with the new ubuntu 12.10 minimize animation.
I currently have a laptop and a desktop, both upgraded from 12.04 to 12.10.
The problem shows up only on the desktop.
When I ...
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12.10: two monitors; one works, one only displays solid color
I have a one-day-old 12.10 install on a Dell machine with an ATI Radeon 6450 graphics card, and two Samsung monitors (one connected through VGA, one DVI). I also have disk encryption enabled, and I'm ...
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Can't boot with high-res HDMI monitor; how to reduce resolution?
How can I ask for resolution less than the max. provided by the display in the boot process? (So that Linux never asks for the highest resolution.)
I have a Viewsonic VS13818 HDMI monitor ...
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SSH to open GUI on target machine?
I know -X -Y options in ssh for X11 forwarding.But these options open the gui apps on my pc.But I want to open a gui application "exactly" on target machine. So please help me with this. I tried this ...
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How to configure splash screen after plymouth
I have configured my splash screen for plymouth - and it works perfectly. I've also configured the display manager (I'm using gdm). In between these two I get a very brief splash screen - a kind of ...
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X plays a gambling game
I formatted my whole hard drive, and installed Elementary OS (Ubuntu 10.10) on it in an attempt to get rid of all the problems. It failed.
Every since I installed the nvidia-current drivers I first ...
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Unable to change brightness on a Toshiba L750
So, as a number of users seem to be experiencing, I am unable to change brightness on my laptop. Using the Brightness and Lock in settings, the slider moves but brightness does not adjust. The fn keys ...
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Why do I have so many .Xauthority.* files in my home directory? [duplicate]
I'm using Ubuntu 13.04 on a Lenovo X220.
Why do I have so many .Xauthority.* files in my home directory? I.e
.Xauthority .Xauthority.0JW6UW .Xauthority.2HWRVW .Xauthority.2TA6VW .Xauthority.49F8VW ...
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Where's the default video monitor config file
When I boot my laptop, with an external video monitor attached, the LCD video screen on the laptop comes up in what looks like 1024x768... which I assume is because it's cloning displays, and that the ...
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What to do when my keyboard sensitivity decreases but returns to normal after re-log
i am having a random problem with both my keyboards. The keyboard will become so INsensitive that I have to press really hard to to make it work. If I restart, or just log out, it resets and it acts ...
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Will “legacy” Linux/X11 apps run on Ubuntu Touch?
I've been doing a little testing of the Ubuntu Touch preview on my Nexus 10 tablet. It's very pretty, but I'm curious what support is planned for "legacy" Linux/X11 apps that aren't based on Qt/QML?
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12.04 still crashes - up to kernel 3.5?
when 12.04.02 LTS was installed with kernel 3.2 - there seemed
to be no problem regarding gdm, x-windows and clamtk.
( I refer to link here:
Why running clamtk on 12.04 with kernel-update of today ...
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How to use ubuntu 13.04 with ATI RV635 [Mobility Radeon HD 3650] graphics card?
I upgraded from ubuntu 12.10 to 13.04 on a laptop running an ATI RV635 [Mobility Radeon HD 3650] graphics card. After the update the screen was garbled. If I get into ubuntu via the ubuntu recovery ...
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What is the X version in 12.04?
Just a matter of curiosity, I was wondering what version of X comes with Precise. Problem is, it reports (X -version, as well as XProtocolVersion/XProtocolRevision) that it is X11R0.
This was a fresh ...
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startx must be called manually in 13.04?
So I was doing some updates and when bang, my whole system froze up.
The only thing I could do was to force shutdown via power button.
Upon rebooting I got the little _ in the top corner, apart from ...
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Higher screen resolution for VirtualBox?
I have been trying this for a while but no luck. I installed ubuntu-11.10-desktop-i386 twice. Also installed guest additions. However I always get maximum screen resolution as, 1024 x 768.
Do I need ...
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x11 directory specified in makefile doesn't exist, but project compiles and runs perfectly
So the x11 directory defined in the makefile is: usr/X11R6/lib64, which does not exist.
however, the project compiles perfectly in Kdevelop and runs with no problems.
If I take out all inclusions of ...
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How can I map a character to a key combination?
I'm a bit of a fan of the interrobang (‽), but it obviously is not on my keyboard. How can I map that character to a key combination?
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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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How do I prevent .xsession-errors from eating disk space?
Is there any way to completely disable the .xsession-errors file? I have it as a symlink to /tmp so that my laptop hard disk can (hopefully) go to sleep for once, but at least 95% of the stuff in the ...
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How to play videos (with sound) on another X session?
I normally use tty7 (the default X session) for playing games by running them directly from lightdm, thus not loading unity to save resources. I sometimes need to use a web browser while I'm playing, ...
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How to permanently disable monitor power saver using the command line?
I have tried as following:
1. Turn off: export DISPLAY=:0.0 && xset dpms force off
2. Turn on: export DISPLAY=:0.0 && xset -dpms
Which works but that is a temporary solution, which ...
