2010-07-28 // Ubuntu: Failed to parse existing X config file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
If you are using the proprietary NVIDIA graphic driver on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic or 10.04 Lucid, you may get an error when trying to save your display configuration (especially on a freshly installed system):
This happens because nvidia-settings1) tries to parse the existing configuration file before storing a new version of it. And it is not able to handle the xorg.conf shipped with Ubuntu by default. Open a terminal and use the following command to fix this:
sudo nvidia-xconfig
The command creates a basic /etc/X11/xorg.conf suitable for your graphic card. The NVIDIA X Server Settings tool should be able to store your display settings the now.
Update 2010-11-03: It is still the same on Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick…
1)
listed as “NVIDIA X Server Settings” in the GUI menu
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