configure option of Xorg fails to write xorg.conf

[keepitsimpleengr]

Binary package hint: xorg

⋯$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 9.10
Release: 9.10 (amd64/alternate)
⋯$ apt-cache policy xorg
xorg:
  Installed: 1:7.4+3ubuntu10
  Candidate: 1:7.4+3ubuntu10
  Version table:
 *** 1:7.4+3ubuntu10 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:7.4+3ubuntu7 0
        500 cdrom://Ubuntu 9.10 _Karmic Koala_ - Release amd64 (20091027) karmic/main Packages
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages

The remedy problems with wrong resolution xserver startup, I followed the recommendation of Timo Aaltonen and ran Xorg -configure to create an xorg.conf.

It failed.

⋯:/etc/X11# Xorg -configure

Fatal server error:
Server is already active for display 0
 If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock
 and start again.

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
  at http://wiki.x.org
 for help.

Could not find any information about the configure option at http://wiki.x.org or http://wiki.x.org/wiki/Releases/7.4

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue May 18 09:58:07 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
MachineType: EVGA 132-YW-E178-FTW
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu10
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=6a98b6c0-9ccf-477b-b197-d73c4162f581 ro vga=0x034a
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-21.59-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu10
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
 libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.1~git-0ubuntu0tormod
 xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
SourcePackage: xorg
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-21-generic x86_64
XsessionErrors: (gnome-panel:8696): Bonobo-WARNING **: add_listener failed 'Unknown CORBA exception id: 'IDL:omg.org/CORBA/COMM_FAILURE:1.0''
dmi.bios.date: 01/23/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: 132-YW-E178-FTW
dmi.board.vendor: EVGA
dmi.board.version: 1
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: EVGA
dmi.chassis.version: 132-YW-E178-FTW
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd01/23/2009:svnEVGA:pn132-YW-E178-FTW:pvr1:rvnEVGA:rn132-YW-E178-FTW:rvr1:cvnEVGA:ct3:cvr132-YW-E178-FTW:
dmi.product.name: 132-YW-E178-FTW
dmi.product.version: 1
dmi.sys.vendor: EVGA
fglrx: Not loaded
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 architecture: x86_64kernel: 2.6.31-21-generic

[bugbot (bugbot)]

This bug report was filed against an old version of Ubuntu.
Can you confirm whether this is still an issue in natty?

If you don't mind, it would be very helpful if you could update the bug
report in launchpad to 'Fix Released' if it is no longer an issue for
you, or if it is still occurring under natty, please tag the bug 'natty'
so it's easier for us to track.

[bugbot (bugbot)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.