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displayconfig-gtk package

displayconfig-gtk does not load when xorg.conf is missing

Bug #135138 reported by Serge van Ginderachter
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: displayconfig-gtk

Just upgraded to Gutsy tribe 5 a,d wanted to test the no-break X.org.
I just mv xorg.conf xorg.conf.bak so xorg.conf was missing.
X.org loaded just fine. Then I wanted to use displayconfig-gtk to reconfigure X properly, but it failed loading with an error stating "you need administrative privileges to run this". I did run it as root. I suspect the tool gets that error because xorg.conf does not exist, thinking it does not heva the privileges to open it, failing to detect the file does not exist.
As configuring X should be the first thing one wants to do in this use case, displayconfig-gtk should be able to load this file.

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Liam Davison (liamjdavison) wrote :

I have the same problem on Gutsy Tribe 5.

No xorg.conf file, displayconfig-gtk complains of not having rights to run, despite being run as under sudo.

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namesk (thetimemachine) wrote :

Same problem here:

1. Rename xorg.conf to xorg.conf.bak
2. Start displayconfig-gtk as root
3. Getting error msg "You need administrative rights to change all screen settings"

Sebastian Heinlein (glatzor)
Changed in displayconfig-gtk:
status: New → Fix Committed
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Sebastian Heinlein (glatzor) wrote :

displayconfig-gtk (0.3) gutsy; urgency=low

  * Bind to the correct gettext domain - fixes LP: #140678
  * Fix the X/system restart request dialog
  * Move the fail safe mode user interface to a separate script
    (xfailsafedialog) - fixes LP: #138818
  * Fix crash if vendor is None - fixes LP: #123513
  * Close the application on window manager close event - fixes LP: #133607
  * Do not show the "need adminstrative rights" dialog if the xorg.conf
    is missing - fixes LP: #135138
  * Do not fail silently on unreadable inf files - fixes LP: #139029
  * Make sure to write a changed location information
  * Do not detect the monitor automatically when the chooser is opened,
    instead provide a detect button
  * Only allow to detect the monitor of the first screen (limitation of
    xresprobe) - fixes LP: #144528
  * Allow to specify the aspect ratio of a monitor in the chooser - fixes
    LP: #135309, fixes LP: #141138, fixes LP# #144116
  * Restore the aspect ration of locations
  * Display horizontal and vertical refresh rate correctly in the monitor
    chooser - fixes LP: #139723
  * Fix a typo - fixes LP: #140562
  * Hide the orientation setting (not stable enough)
  * Add correct icons for 4:3 and 16:9 screens
  * Desktop background in the icons follows the Tangerine icon theme
  * Select the current driver in the driver chooser - fixes LP: #135158

 -- Sebastian Heinlein <email address hidden> Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:20:09 +0200

Changed in displayconfig-gtk:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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