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Stopping X Server

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Name: SuperGeniusJ
Date: June 16, 2009 at 08:24:51 Pacific
OS: Ubuntu 9.04
Subcategory: Hardware Problems
Comment:

Running Ubuntu 9 with a GeForce 9800, but it wont let me go dual screen without saving over the configuration file and restarting x server. how do i do that? (btw when i try to save over the config file, it wont let me access it)



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Name: arochester
Date: June 16, 2009 at 10:00:49 Pacific
Reply:

To stop x server
Press: CTRL-ALT-F1
Type: sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
To restart x server
Type: sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start
Press: CTRL-ALT-F7
To save config file
Sudo first!
Command: gksudo gedit /etc/x11/xorg.conf


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Response Number 2
Name: SuperGeniusJ
Date: June 16, 2009 at 11:10:00 Pacific
Reply:

thanks so much :)


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