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   Subject: Re: xorg.config again   
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   On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:25:33 -0600, Michael Fierro wrote   
   (in article ):   
      
      
   >    
   > A couple of things:   
   >    
   > 1) You want to be working on xorg.conf, not xorg.config.   
   >    
   > 2) It should be read-only; it is a system file. You can edit it using sudo:   
   > from a terminal, try:   
   >    
   > sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf   
   >    
   > But I strongly, strongly recommend that you first do:   
   >    
   >         cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf ~/   
   >    
   > That will create a backup copy of xorg.conf in your home directory. It is   
   > very common to destroy an xorg.conf the first few times that you try to   
   > edit it. Having a backup copy of the original is strongly recommended.   
   >    
   >    
      
   I got it right now...   
      
   I not only backed it up I backed it up to my external removable drive also.   
      
   I did finally get my screen res right. I also saved it to my backup in case I    
   need it again.   
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