Xorg is a full featured X server that was originally designed for UNIX and UNIX-like operating systems running on Intel x86 hardware. It now runs on a wider range of hardware and OS platforms.
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Cannot switch to console anymore after using Alt_R as mod4
I'd like to use the right ALT key as 'mod4' (most notably because, by default, the 'awesome' window manager is using mod4 as a modifier for most WM commands and I like that idea a lot).
However I've ...
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command line retrieve list of all valid kbd layouts, variants and toggle options (to use with setxkbmap)
Is there a way from command line to retrieve the list of all available
keyboard layouts and relative variants?
I need to list all the valid layout/variants choices to be used then from setxkbmap.
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How to force Intel GMA 3150 use only fixed rectangle of the screen e
I have Atom N455 with Intel GMA 3150 and Debian 6 xfce x64. It's connected to 1680x1050 display by VGA cable. The problem is that the screen looks blurry (on Win also). I found that the maximum ...
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Xorg.conf, which modules should be loaded for better performance?
In general what is supposed to be in the Module section of the Xorg.conf file in order to get maximum performance from a graphic card?
At the moment my Module section is empty... also because I ...
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Avoid very fast double clicks
I have a mouse with a strange problem. The left button sometimes fires a double click even if I click just one time.
I would like to know if there's a way to avoid fast double clicks, ignoring clicks ...
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Is it possible to keep a vnc server alive after log out?
I am using OpenSUSE and I have created a script that launches at startup the x11vnc server. But when the user logs out x11vnc is killed.
I want it to start again automatically.
Here the script I ...
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Xorg freeze with external monitor on Intel Mobile GM965/GL960 ( Debian linux )
I have as issue with my ASUS X80L laptop ( system config: Celeron M 550, 2Gb RAM, Intel Mobile GM965/GL960 video ). I'm running Debian testing on it with X.Org v 1.12.1.902 and XFce 4.8.
Every 10-20 ...
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Terminal not displaying correctly after quitting Xorg
I am running a fresh arch-linux install (as of 17/07/12) with the ATI catalyst drivers (as mentioned on the wiki page).
When I run xinit, everything works fine and looks great but when I exit the ...
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Custom xkb layout in which one key creates two unicode code points
I am writing a new custom keyboard layout for Xorg, but there is one particular glyph which does not exist in Unicode. It is, however, easy to create it by using a standard letter plus a combining ...
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Wine fails with DirectX on Pinguy
I am trying to use Wine to play a 3d game on Linux that will run as long as the base system has the correct Direct X rendering. I have tried the Wine configurations and come up with:
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Setting nvidia properties during X-server startup
I am using the proprietary nvidia drivers in KDE (Debian Testing) and as many others experience issues with performance. I noticed that it gets a bit better if I run:
nvidia-settings -a ...
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Why Xnest server has different glxinfo than normal Xorg server?
I've run Xnest server. It appears Xnest doesn't use my graphic card or at least it doesn't use direct rendering.
Normal Xorg glxinfo
OpenGL vendor string: Tungsten Graphics, Inc
OpenGL renderer ...
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Wireless mouse freezes frequently for a second on laptop, when on battery
I have Samsung NP360E5A-A07PL laptop with ELAN Smart-Pad (ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad, according to gpointing-device-settings), and a Logitech M195 wireless mouse (with an USB receiver). On Linux ...
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What is the best way to implement hotkeys support in Linux?
What is the best way to implement hotkeys support in Linux (ie support for brightness, audio or keyboard backlight keys)? By "best way" I mean robust, without code duplication, with minimal work ...
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Turning off dual monitors with “xset dpms force off” does not work - why?
I would like to turn off my dual monitors by running:
xset dpms force off but just the primary monitor is beeing turned off while the other just gets a "black screen" (like if it was turned off) but ...
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How do I get sound to work outside lightdm
If for whatever reason I sudo stop lightdm running on mint and just use a simple xinit session with mutter, is there some way I can get sound to work? Whenever I do that, it seems there's no sound.
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differences between vesa and fbdev Xorg drivers?
What are the differences between the 'VESA' driver and the 'fbdev' driver for Xorg? Both have no hardware acceleration a.f.a.i.k.
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Earphone remote in sound jack as X input
I have got new earphones, the AKG K318's to be exact and they have one of those remotes. On a smartphone, such as an Android phone or iPhone, the buttons map to actions on the music player such as ...
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Xorg with Intel G41 videocard
My PC has an integrated Intel G41 video. I have been running Debian Squeeze for several years without any problems. Recently I upgraded to Wheezy and now after my computer wakes from sleep, X appears ...
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Display problem - Random grid appears on screen
I have recently started using Arch with nvidia driver (I had a lot of problems getting nouveau to even work so I decided to try nvidia) and I started experiencing rather odd problems. Every now and ...
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HDI: Dim the screen beyond the typical maximum?
I'm on a Dell Latitude E6320, and the screen doesn't get very dim. It's way too bright even when it's dimmed as far as Ubuntu will let it. How do I dim it more?
For example, when you have this ...
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changing xorg driver for netbook with cedarview integrated graphics
So I was messing around. I installed debian, everything worked fine. I had to re-install debian for whatever reason. It decided to do something different and now I'm stuck with a 800x600 resolution ...
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Stuck on Fedora splash screen after OpenBox3/tint2 install
My system was bogged down by Gnome3 DE and so I made an install of OpenBox3 and tint2 on a Fedora 17 system yesterday. Both were working marvelously. After a system reboot this morning, my system is ...
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Forcing font size based on language in .fonts.conf
I can specify the default font family used to display a particular language in X by editing .fonts.conf in my user directory (or editing the global /etc/fonts/fonts.conf). However, I've not been able ...
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Taking a screenshot (within X)
How can I take a screenshot in X.org?
I am unsure if the Print Screen button will "just work" and I don't know how I would go about testing it.
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Forcing X to recognise video ram, saving the file 99-vesa file
So I was looking at a question about forcing X to recognise video memory to achieve 1080p resolution, however when I finished the following piece of code:
Section "Device"
Identifier ...
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Preventing access to TTY when X is killed
Assume I start an X server manually from a virtual console /dev/tty1 with xinit or startx, with the line id:3:initdefault: set in /etc/inittab. The X server gets run and put on another virtual ...
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Applying changes to xorg.conf without restarting
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 and making some changes to /etc/X11/xorg.conf. I now need to restart X server to apply the changes, but I don't want to restart my machine.
I know restarting the display ...
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Unable to login due to invalid screen resolution
I changed the screen resolution on Ubuntu 12.08 using the GUI, but I think I've changed it to an unsupported resolution, and now the system logs me out immediately after I login. I tried using xrandr ...
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Command for forcing a pointer ungrab (captured mouse release)
Sometimes Firefox doesn't release the mouse after dragging, so I need to kill the application to force it to release its pointer grab.
Is there any command to force an application to ungrab the ...
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Shell script: find iconized programs , if found , activate it
Stardict uses a tray icon , also allows multiple instance of itself , but sadly , i don't use a panel , so no notification area available.
But when I hit on close , it minimized to tray , is there a ...
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send keystroke to process
I'd like to run some applications in fullscreen. Even though they don't have an explicit such option, it is possible with the metacity Alt-F11 command.
So, I thought I could create such an input like ...
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Auto login problems with slim
I have installed Arch and am having problems with the auto login options within slim.conf. I have installed the following X packages:
xorg-server
xorg-xinit
xorg-twm, xterm
and for the graphics: ...
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Preventing multiple keypresses from RF remote
I needed to replace a Gyration remote control (which was for controlling MythTV) and it is no longer made. So I got a Keyspan TSBX-2404. It works in the sense that it communicates with the box ...
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Fedora 17 language toggle key
I've just installed Fedora 17 a couple days ago. I set language and region to be English for system and I occasionally set them to be Japanese for user.
Problem is that the keyboard mapping is ...
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How to forward a window (display) to another computer on the network
I'm setting up a media server for my movies. The server is networked and so are a couple laptops/desktops. The server is running the latest Ubuntu (desktop edition, not server).
This is the scenario ...
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How to recompile my xorg-server in ArchLinux
I installed catalyst, so I needed to downgrade to xorg-server-1.11 from xorg-server-1.12. Now I use the [xorg111] repo and I understood that because of the udev, which works for the new xorg-server I ...
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Vmware Xorg error compiling keymap?
I've upgraded from Opensuse 12.2 M3 to 12.2 Beta 1 and X is broken. Startup hangs after mysqld with a black screen. But I can use a console and when I try to manually start X it gives me the error ...
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Debian monitor unknown and dual monitor setup
I'm running Debian on my laptop (Thinkpad T420 if it matters), and what I am trying to do is setup the native resolution. I want it to be 1366x768 but it's stuck at 1024x768 because when I go to ...
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How to achieve fast user switching with multiple graphics adapters, prevent virtual terminal switch?
My boxen has two video nVidia graphics adapters which I'd like to assign to separate seats, including virtual terminals. This question most likely isn't display manager specific, but in this case I'm ...
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Turn off beep of Xorg
How should I disable beep permanently? I know xset b off can do this, but what's the corresponding option in xorg.conf? Or any other way to do this?
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xte and keyboard mapping
I'm trying to fake xinput events with xte:
xte "str $(echo '<ABC@gmail.com>')"
But, I get:
WQBC@g;qil<co;X
That's really weird, I'm using US keyboard and mapping, but xte gives this ...
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How to configure FOSS ATI drivers on Debian Wheezy and ATI RS880 [Radeon HD 4250]?
Installed a fresh Debian Wheezy to enjoy Gnome 3 but it starts in fallback mode. I suppose that's because the loaded drivers do not support 3D acceleration.
Installed packages I know are relevant:
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Graphics dim, but mouse cursor not dim
When I resume from suspend-to-ram often the graphics on my internal screen is dim (around 30-50% intensity). Initially I thought it might be the backlight, but the mouse cursor is not dimmed - only ...
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Mint GUI doesn't start
I installed Mint Linux on my laptop (DELL Inspiron, made:2005) but it has no GUI and only boots in text mode. How can I repair it?
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Xorg: Screen 1 deleted because of no matching config section
Last week I received a new notebook in my work and everything is fine, except my dual-head setup(was flawless in the old model). My goal is to have one screen in each monitor, but instead I'm getting ...
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Unicode characters in uxterm and dwm statusbar
This is a realm I've never really meddled in before. So I apologize if I'm missing something completely obvious.
I would like to display chinese characters in dwm's status bar, more specifically I ...
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CentOS has not DefaultDepth
In CentOS there is no DefaultDepth line in /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to set the default color depth (although you can add this line to it). How does X determines which color depth to use?
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What is a framebuffer device and is it required to obtain a higher resolution?
I am running a gentoo guest OS on qemu-kvm. I can only get resolution of 800x600 in it. I want to be able to get a higher screen resolution.
xrandr gives the following output :
xrandr: Failed too ...
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How to run xrestop remotely?
I need to run xrestop on a remote machine. When I connect through ssh and run xrestop I get the results for my local machine.
I see that there is an option -display but I don't know how to use it.
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