[clue-cert] Xorg

[Shawn - Red Mop]

Or, baring that, double redirect the command's output to a file aka

echo command: Xorg -configure >> ~/xhatesme.log ; Xorg -configure >> ~/xhatesme.log

The echo puts the command in the file before it's output.  It's easier to follow that way

On Saturday 30 May 2009 07:46:23 am David L. Willson wrote:
> Ubuntu 9.04 is newer than the book, and not obliged to behave the same way 8.04 did, because it has a different major version, so I recommend using the then-current Ubuntu LTS to study on, in parallel with Red Hat or equivalent (like CentOS).
> 
> Nonetheless, the errors your getting might be fixable.  I understand from another thread that screen can log sessions.  Can you capture your session using screen's logging and post it here (or better yet, on CLUE-tech)?
> 
> David L. Willson
> Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast
> MCT, MCSE, Linux+
> tel://720.333.LANS
> 
> ----- "ward" <wardndani at aol.com> wrote:
> 
> > I am using Ubuntu 9.04.  
> > 
> > On Fri, 2009-05-29 at 22:58 -0600, David L. Willson wrote:
> > > Ubuntu 8.04 or CentOS 5.3 or something else?
> > > 
> > > David L. Willson
> > > Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast
> > > MCT, MCSE, Linux+
> > > tel://720.333.LANS
> > > 
> > > ----- "ward" <wardndani at aol.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > I am having a bit of difficulty in working in the Xorg chapter of
> > the
> > > > LPIC-1 book.  I am attempting to follow the directions in the book
> > and
> > > > I
> > > > am coming up empty. I run the following command "/etc/init.d/gdm
> > > > stop"
> > > > to turn off the login and then I try to run Xorg -configure to
> > see
> > > > about
> > > > modifying the xorg.conf file but I keep getting errors.  Can
> > anyone
> > > > tell
> > > > me what I am not doing so that I can get past this?
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks
> > > > 
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