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[Josh <majik@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xorg

In Lucid there is no user-facing way to save the video configuration
because of a catch 22.

Here is how to replicate:

1. Go to System -> Preferences -> Monitors
2. Get an error:

"It appears that your graphics card does not support the necessary
extensions to use this tool.  Do you want to use your graphics vendor's
tool instead?"

3. Click Yes
4. NVidia X Server Settings program is launched
5. Change some settings
6. NVidia X Server Settings can only save to xorg.conf.  Go to X Server Display Configuration -> Save to X Configuration File
7. Get error because Lucid does not use xorg.conf: 

"Failed to parse existing X config file"

8. Click OK
9. Get prompted to specify the location of the file
10. Can't specify the location because it doesn't exist
11. Click Save anyways
12. Get error:

"Unable to remove old X config backup"

So the catch 22 is:  I can't use Ubuntu's tool to enable my second
monitor because my video device isn't supported by it, however I can't
use NVidia's tool because Ubuntu Lucid doesn't support xorg.conf.

So, every time I reboot I have to launch NVidia's configuration tool and
re-configure all of my video settings.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xorg 1:7.5+5ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Apr 13 10:56:05 2010
DkmsStatus:
 vboxdrv, 3.1.6, 2.6.32-19-generic, x86_64: installed 
 vboxnetflt, 3.1.6, 2.6.32-19-generic, x86_64: installed 
 vboxnetadp, 3.1.6, 2.6.32-19-generic, x86_64: installed 
 nvidia-current, 195.36.15, 2.6.32-19-generic, x86_64: installed 
 nvidia-173, 173.14.22, 2.6.32-19-generic, x86_64: installed
MachineType: Dell Inc. Precision WorkStation 670
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=779cb9b5-cc1e-49ac-b9d5-116eea473d9f ro quiet splash vga=789
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xorg
dmi.bios.date: 03/15/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A07
dmi.board.name: 0U7565
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA07:bd03/15/2006:svnDellInc.:pnPrecisionWorkStation670:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0U7565:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct6:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Precision WorkStation 670
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
system:
 distro:             Ubuntu
 codename:           lucid
 architecture:       x86_64
 kernel:             2.6.32-19-generic

** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug lucid

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No way to save video configuration in Lucid Beta 2
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/562468
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