On 12/22/2013 07:46 AM Reindl Harald wrote: > > > Am 22.12.2013 13:36, schrieb ken: >> What's the smoothest way to change the monitor on a system? I've done >> this before and, aside from the initial cold boot (after unplugging the >> old monitor and plugging in the new one), it also took restarting X >> (gnome) several times to get the (new) monitor tuned correctly. >> >> The "new" (actually a bit old) monitor is an Acer P191W d. It is a >> 19-inch, LCD flat-screen. Other specs: >> >> Aspect Ratio 16:10, >> Native Resolution 1440 x 900 at 75 Hz >> Pixel Pitch 0.284 mm >> >> Does anyone have an xorg.conf entry for this monitor and/or suggestions >> as to what a workable (or optimal) xorg.conf entry might be? > > there is no xorg.conf these days becaue it's auto-detected > and if you have one *that* might be the problem Reindl, perhaps your system is configured differently or something, but nothing you said reflects my experience. Everybody else, my situation and query stand as they are. Any solutions? Thanks.