Desktop display upside down and back to front

Jordan Erickson jerickson at logicalnetworking.net
Thu Jul 1 19:19:50 BST 2010


Paul,

Turn Compiz off =)

-----
sudo gconftool-2 --direct --config-source \
xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory --type string --set \
/desktop/gnome/session/required_components/windowmanager metacity
-----


Cheers,
Jordan



Paul J. Thompson wrote:
> Anyone know the answer to this puzzle.
> 
> I installed Ubuntu Lucid over the last weekend. Everything works fine with
> my existing thinclients. This evening I tried to boot a  new thin client
> with an Intel 945gc chipset and Intel graphics.
> 
> It boots just fine. The display is correct. The login screen comes up and is
> correct but when you are now logged in, all the icons are upside down and
> mirror image. If you double click on an icon, the application launches but
> once again everything is upside down just like the icons.
> 
> Can anyone help. I am totally puzzled and have never come across anything
> like it before.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Paul Thompson.
> 
> 


-- 
Jordan Erickson
(707) 636-5678 - http://www.logicalnetworking.net
* Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail *



More information about the edubuntu-users mailing list