xorg.conf in fedora 9

supasoaker · 11-18-2008, 07:24 AM

i have read some info on this and apparently there is no xorg.conf in fedora 9 x86_64 but an RC version of xorg.

is this true?

I need to access my display options and change them - when I tried to use /etc/X11/xorg.conf i was told that there wan't such a directory.............can anyone help?

colucix · 11-18-2008, 07:43 AM

I've never heard about it. This is the package information from the Xorg server installed by Fedora 9 on a x86_64 architecture:

Code:

rpm -qi xorg-x11-server-Xorg
Name        : xorg-x11-server-Xorg         Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version     : 1.4.99.902                        Vendor: Fedora Project
Release     : 3.20080612.fc9                Build Date: Thu 12 Jun 2008 07:09:21 AM CEST
Install Date: Tue 24 Jun 2008 08:13:56 PM CEST      Build Host: x86-6
Group       : User Interface/X              Source RPM: xorg-x11-server-1.4.99.902-3.20080612.fc9.src.rpm
Size        : 6286812                          License: MIT
Signature   : DSA/SHA1, Fri 13 Jun 2008 04:36:30 PM CEST, Key ID b44269d04f2a6fd2
Packager    : Fedora Project
URL         : http://www.x.org
Summary     : Xorg X server
Description :
X.org X11 is an open source implementation of the X Window System.  It
provides the basic low level functionality which full fledged
graphical user interfaces (GUIs) such as GNOME and KDE are designed
upon.

this package was installed by default, no post-installation issues required. Nor the Fedora 9 Release Notes mention anything about it. What does the directory /etc/X11 contain on your system?

supasoaker · 11-18-2008, 12:46 PM

thnaks................

i have no idea - i'm a beginner and need to change my display settings on my GUI as it is set at a resolution beyond anyhting i have yet tested it on - i havent entered the GUI from a fresh installation yet because of this issue.

does anyone know how to change the display settings in fedora 9 x86_64 in single user mode?

i carn't connect to the internet yet as I need to learn how to initiate that for single user mode (initially i was trying to get an update and hoping it would fix the problem but the best thing might be to change the display settings in single user mode and do the rest from a working GUI).

colucix · 11-18-2008, 02:38 PM

What does the /etc/X11 directory contain? Are there any xorg packages installed? You can do

Code:

rpm -qa | grep xorg

to find out.

And what is the problem exactly? Did the GUI start after the installation or did it not start at all (e.g. blank screen)?

supasoaker · 11-18-2008, 03:28 PM

it contains lots of stuff! (i did as you asked) - completed physical installation and when it came to booting the system the screen goes blank.

after the first green ok loads the screen goes blank (i think thats when it loads localhost). One monitor i tested it on said that the signal was out of its frequency range so i'm taking this as the explination.

what i need to try and do me thinks is edit the display file to a lower setting and that will allow me to access the GUI - although I have not had much success in doing this so far!

i have an nvidia onboard GPU and apparently there have been issues with nvidia and fedora 9..................

axelfc · 11-18-2008, 06:01 PM

To create an xorg.conf automatically run:

su -
yum install system-config-display
system-config-display

Save and exit. This should create the xorg.conf you want. Fedora 9 uses xorg 1.5 which doesn't use xorg.conf to store the settings.

supasoaker · 11-19-2008, 03:11 AM

thanks - how would i then access it to change the display settings?

also - how would i save and exit - very sorry but i'm a real beginner!

axelfc · 11-19-2008, 04:32 AM

Are you sure you must manually change xorg.conf? You can try System -> Administration -> Display

Also have you installed the drivers for your video card? If not check the Fedora 9 Installation Guide in my signature on how to do it. Well check it no matter what, it will help you in general.

If you still want to manually edit xorg.conf type in a terminal as root:

gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

supasoaker · 11-19-2008, 07:14 AM

thanks - i'll give it a try..........

I think i do have to change it as I cannot enter the GUI - so i need to do everything in single user. I have tested my system on three different monitors and know for a fact that fedora is sending a signal that is out of range....so i need to change that! I havent tried a different video card yet because I want the onboard to work but may try this as a last resort.