On Wed, 2004-07-07 at 14:27 +0100, Timothy Murphy wrote: > Douglas Furlong wrote: > > > On Tue, 2004-07-06 at 14:59 -0700, John Cox wrote: > >> When I change from the default VESA driver to ATI Radeon Mobility U1, > >> I can't seem to save this change. Next time I log on the VESA driver is > >> there again. How do I save this configuration change? > >> Thanks. > > Have you run yum update, to make sure your system is up to date? There > > were problems with some code and I am not 100% sure if it was fixed > > before FC2 final. > > I didn't really understand the original question. > Did the OP mean that he/she copied the xorg.conf > supplied by system-config-display to /etc/X11/xorg.conf > but that something then over-wrote this file? My understanding was that he was using the GUI to try and configure his xorg.conf file, and when he clicked on the save/okay/whatever button, it would not actually save the changes, and re-entering the setup utility he would find the default driver once again set. I think this problem is normally the case when the card is not recognised by the utility (or one of the underling systems). I know I have exactly the same problem with my laptop at home. > Are there any init programs that over-write this file? > > Incidentally, not really relevant but I just upgraded my Xorg > (a new version came out a couple of days ago) > and the xorg.conf that it created did not work > with my ATI Rage Mobility laptop. > Fortunately the one I was using before did work. > So I'd make a copy of any xorg.conf that works before doing anything else. Hmm, I wonder if your bad luck will transpire to good luck for me, as my ATI Mobility isn't being recognised :) I'm sure it fits in with karma, or some thing along those lines. -- Douglas Furlong Systems Administrator Firebox.com T: 0870 420 4475
