[wellylug] Resolution outside of range

Cliff Pratt enkidu at cliffp.com
Mon Oct 20 19:54:25 NZDT 2008


Mark Foster wrote:
>>> I cannot get back to my desktop. How can I change the resolution back
>>> to what it was before?
>>
>> http://www.tummblr.com/linux/fixing-a-broken-xorgconf-in-ubuntu-is-a-cinch/
>>
> 
> The instructions in that article didn't work last time I tried it; I seem
> to recall being asked about keyboards and mice and nothing much at all
> about video resolution...
> 
> You could always just rename xorg.conf and reboot... pretty sure Ubuntu
> auto-regenerates the file into some useful defaults ...
> 
It copies a file called xorg.conf.default. Then, it does that *whatever* 
you do. It's friggin' annoying!

Cheers,

Cliff



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