Re: [SLUG] resolution will not save --SOLVED

From: steve szmidt (steve@szmidt.org)
Date: Tue Sep 15 2009 - 23:59:43 EDT


On Tuesday 15 September 2009, Pete Theisen wrote:

> > I did that:
> > 1. in the NVIDIA X Server Settings-->X Server Display
> > Configuration-->Save to X Configuration File.
>
> I get this error message at that point:
>
> "Failed to parse existing X config file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'!"

It is trying to save to /etc/X11/xorg.conf where you as a normal user do not
have write rights.

Save the file in your home directory and then as root copy it to /etc/X11,
don't forget to chown it to root.

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Steve Szmidt

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