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[Bug 477309] Re: When trying to save new X configuration, I get an error message: Failed to parse existing x config file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'

 

Confirmed here with a clean install of Karmic (64-bit) and the
restricted '185' driver installed by jockey.

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apt-cache policy nvidia-glx-185
nvidia-glx-185:
  Installed: 185.18.36-0ubuntu9
  Candidate: 185.18.36-0ubuntu9
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When run from a terminal nvidia-settings reports:

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nvidia-settings

VALIDATION ERROR:  Data incomplete in file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
Undefined Device "(null)" referenced by Screen "Default Screen".

Segmentation fault
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The default /etc/X11/xorg.conf, in its Screen section, doesn't declare a
Device. Adding one to the Screen section solves the problem:

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	DefaultDepth	24
	Device "Default Device"
EndSection

** Changed in: nvidia-settings (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: nvidia-settings (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

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When trying to save new X configuration, I get an error message: Failed to parse existing x config file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/477309
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