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Re: [LUG] lshw -html UPDATED

 

In fact I don't even have an xorg.conf - Ubuntu has "evolved" enough
for me not to need one. Pity I need to go into Display Settings every
time to revert to 75Hz (which Xorg reports as 51Hz) ...
Sigh... come on, X, and NVIDIA...

On 8 February 2010 16:50, Steph Foster <steph.p.foster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 08/02/2010 16:20, tom wrote:
>>
>> tom wrote:
>>>
>>> I've just run sudo lshw -html  Âon a machine and a couple of thing
>>> popped up in red - one of which was the graphics chip which mostly works all
>>> right but one or two thing produce windows with graph paper or black
>>> Anyone know how to dig deeper into this?
>>> Tom te tom te tom
>>>
>> I'm not 100% sure but I think the red may be due to problems with the
>> display driver.
>> I found out how to fix it (in theory) but I've now come across a problem
>> where I cant save Xorg.conf even as sudo!
>
> The only situation I have ever encountered where root can't change a file is
> it if has been chattr'd. Chattr controls the immutable flag for a file.
>
> Steph
>
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