Runlevel 3 and graphics driver

[photoman]

Hi gang,

This post is basically an addendum to my other post located at this link:

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/ubu...all-video.html

The "new" video problem I'm having is that now I can't get the resolution back to the regular 1200x1600. So what I did is download the latest driver and the previous one to try as well. When I tried to install them it said I can't because I had an X server running. I ran an init 3 to change my run level and then did a >runlevel command, which reported "3 3". I'm assuming that confirms I am in fact running at level 3. I then ran the following command:

>sudo sh ./NVIDIA..yada yada yada (driver info)

It tried to install it but said I'm STILL running an X server. What am I missing???

Also, I did the init 3 command and confirmed it was "3 3" and then tried to run >startx from the command line. It said "fatal server error: Server is already active for display 0. If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock and start again."

I don't get it.

Clueless in California....

Mike

[photoman]

I'm not sure what I did but now I have both the LCD of the laptop AND a second monitor, which has been connected but unused, showing the desktop BUT when I disconnect the external monitor, I lose access to the task bar and the command bar up top. They reside on the external monitor ALL THE TIME. Interestingly enough, the laptop resolution is back to 1200x1600 but I can't run anything without having the external monitor hooked up. It's as if the laptop monitor is SECONDARY to the external. I don't want that.

I have the nVidia X Server Settings utility installed now and I think it jacked everything up. I've been playing with the settings but I think I put this thing into a major FUBAR state. LOL (live and learn)

I think I need another coffee.....

HELP!

Thanks guys. Thanks for your patience in helping me learn more about Linux.

Mike

[Kloschüssel]

To check if the X server is running:

ps -A | grep X

if it running, you may just kill it with:

kill <pid you got from previous command>

And if it was unclean shutdown such that the lockfile wasn't removed, you may need to remove the lockfile /tmp/.X0-lock that marks that the x server is running.

If all this doesn't help, feel free to call back.