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["Rajko M." <rmatov101@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Monday 08 October 2007 06:31:27 am Dotan Cohen wrote:
> On 08/10/2007, Rajko M. <rmatov101@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Monday 08 October 2007 02:57:28 am Dotan Cohen wrote:
> > > Sax2 helped me get a GUI working, and after installing the ATI driver
> > > I was able to enable 1680x1050 resolution. However, the settings are
> > > reset each time I shut down the machine. 

I have forgotten to ask what program you have used to change resolution. 

> > > I must first login to the 
> > > text console as user, then run sax2, and only then can I run startx.
> > > And it 'forgets" the 1680x1050 resolution each time. There is a lot of
> > > output to the screen, I don't know if any of it is important, but it's
> > > too much to write down. If someone could tell me where the appropriate
> > > log is, I'll send it to the list. Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Dotan Cohen
> >
> > The /var/log/xorg.0.log  is the last run log, so you have to save it
> > before you run sax2 or startx.
> >
> > If configuration 'forgets' settings you may also save /etc/xorg.conf

It is /etc/X11/xorg.conf and /var/log/Xorg.0.log , sorry for typos.

> > before running sax2 and than again before startx. Compare them.
>
> Thanks. Once I have a known-working xorg.conf, could I just make it
> read-only, so that it will not get overwritten and the known-good
> settings will stay?

You can, but better make copy, for instance, /etc/X11/xorg.conf-1680 or 
whatever is easy to remember instead of 1680, so that you can always copy 
back to /etc/X11/xorg.conf if necessary. That way you have comfort to change 
file at will, but if it doesn't work it is easy to restore to working status. 

-- 
Regards,
Rajko.
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