2:43 p.m.
Hi,
I have changed the monitor on my Ubuntu 9.10 installation and now Xwindows
wont start. I managed to boot into single user mode without display manager
but now I am stuck. Does anyone know how I can change the device file for
the display and what it should look like.
Thanks, Walter
2:52 p.m.
I thought ubuntu now had "bulletproof x" and was supposed to handle all that
itself.
Try renaming your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to something else (add .backup on
the end of something) and then reboot and see if it fixes itself.
On 12 April 2010 14:43, walt <walt(a)helvatron.co.uk> wrote:
Hi,
I have changed the monitor on my Ubuntu 9.10 installation and now Xwindows
wont start. I managed to boot into single user mode without display
manager
but now I am stuck. Does anyone know how I can change the device file for
the display and what it should look like.
Thanks, Walter
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3:01 p.m.
Thanks Tig,
Nope it wont fix itself. There is no xorg.conf, according to Ubuntu's Help
Pages its persistent and although I know what the word means I have no idea
what it means in Ubuntu's context.
I am running the repair/re-install now see if that works. If not I'll
switch back to Suse and install from scratch.
Walt
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Subject: Re: [Staffslug] Ubuntu
I thought ubuntu now had "bulletproof x" and was supposed to handle all that
itself.
Try renaming your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to something else (add .backup on
the end of something) and then reboot and see if it fixes itself.
On 12 April 2010 14:43, walt <walt(a)helvatron.co.uk> wrote:
Hi,
I have changed the monitor on my Ubuntu 9.10 installation and now Xwindows
wont start. I managed to boot into single user mode without display
manager
but now I am stuck. Does anyone know how I can change the device file for
the display and what it should look like.
Thanks, Walter
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3:08 p.m.
You could always try :
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
And follow the prompts, it is worth a shot before doing a re-install.
On 12 April 2010 15:01, walt <walt(a)helvatron.co.uk> wrote:
Thanks Tig,
Nope it wont fix itself. There is no xorg.conf, according to Ubuntu's Help
Pages its persistent and although I know what the word means I have no idea
what it means in Ubuntu's context.
I am running the repair/re-install now see if that works. If not I'll
switch back to Suse and install from scratch.
Walt
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[mailto:staffslug-bounces@staffslug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Tig
Sent: 12 April 2010 14:52
To: staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk
Subject: Re: [Staffslug] Ubuntu
I thought ubuntu now had "bulletproof x" and was supposed to handle all
that
itself.
Try renaming your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to something else (add .backup
on
the end of something) and then reboot and see if it fixes itself.
On 12 April 2010 14:43, walt <walt(a)helvatron.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have changed the monitor on my Ubuntu 9.10 installation and now
Xwindows
> wont start. I managed to boot into single user mode without display
> manager
> but now I am stuck. Does anyone know how I can change the device file
for
> the display and what it should look like.
>
> Thanks, Walter
>
>
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3:14 p.m.
On 12 April 2010 14:08, Tig <staffslug(a)caveconnect.com> wrote:
You could always try :
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
And follow the prompts, it is worth a shot before doing a re-install.
I agree with this, this usually works as a 'catch all' for general
bugs and faults when it comes to the x server.
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4:27 p.m.
Sorry chaps, that command did not fix it. It does something for about half
a second, the re-displays the command prompt. I tried using the --force
option but to no avail.
Is there no such thing as 'Safe Mode' I can boot into. I tried using the
setup disk which gives a display mode option but it seems ignore it.
W
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Subject: Re: [Staffslug] Ubuntu
On 12 April 2010 14:08, Tig <staffslug(a)caveconnect.com> wrote:
You could always try :
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
And follow the prompts, it is worth a shot before doing a re-install.
I agree with this, this usually works as a 'catch all' for general
bugs and faults when it comes to the x server.
--
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NODE Computer Systems
Web Hosting, Design and Server Administration, Technical Support &
Computer Construction
T. 02030518469
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4:30 p.m.
On 12 April 2010 16:27, walt <walt(a)helvatron.co.uk> wrote:
Sorry chaps, that command did not fix it. It does something for
about half
a second, the re-displays the command prompt. I tried using the --force
option but to no avail.
Is there no such thing as 'Safe Mode' I can boot into. I tried using the
setup disk which gives a display mode option but it seems ignore it.
W
If that fix didn't work then I'd start thinking there was a more
severe problem with something.
Out of interest, have you tried a live CD/DVD to see if everything works ok?
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5:43 p.m.
Thanks Kevan,
Yes, first thing I did is look for the repair an existing system option then
I tried the live install which works but I still dont know what files to
'doctor' so the display works in the existing hdd installation.
I can get into a command window using ctrl-alt-f2 and then login as root.
But startx does not give any useful hints as to what I need to do fix this.
I'll run the Ubuntu disk check now, just in case, and then I'll have to give
up and re-install.
Thanks everyone for helping, W
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Sent: 12 April 2010 16:30
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Subject: Re: [Staffslug] Ubuntu
On 12 April 2010 16:27, walt <walt(a)helvatron.co.uk> wrote:
Sorry chaps, that command did not fix it. It does something for
about
half
a second, the re-displays the command prompt. I tried using the
--force
option but to no avail.
Is there no such thing as 'Safe Mode' I can boot into. I tried using the
setup disk which gives a display mode option but it seems ignore it.
W
If that fix didn't work then I'd start thinking there was a more
severe problem with something.
Out of interest, have you tried a live CD/DVD to see if everything works ok?
--
==============================================
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Linux user #373362
Staffordshire
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5:46 p.m.
On 12 April 2010 17:43, walt <walt(a)helvatron.co.uk> wrote:
Thanks Kevan,
Yes, first thing I did is look for the repair an existing system option then
I tried the live install which works but I still don’t know what files to
'doctor' so the display works in the existing hdd installation.
I can get into a command window using ctrl-alt-f2 and then login as root.
But startx does not give any useful hints as to what I need to do fix this.
I'll run the Ubuntu disk check now, just in case, and then I'll have to give
up and re-install.
Thanks everyone for helping, W
Just for the hell of it, you don't happen to run any restricted or
custom display drivers for, say NVidia or ATI do you?
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Web Hosting, Design and Server Administration, Technical Support &
Computer Construction
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4:05 p.m.
Thanks for the tip, Tig. You've caught me just in time I'll try that now and
let you know.
Walt
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Sent: 12 April 2010 15:09
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Subject: Re: [Staffslug] Ubuntu
You could always try :
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
And follow the prompts, it is worth a shot before doing a re-install.
On 12 April 2010 15:01, walt <walt(a)helvatron.co.uk> wrote:
Thanks Tig,
Nope it wont fix itself. There is no xorg.conf, according to Ubuntu's Help
Pages its persistent and although I know what the word means I have no
idea
what it means in Ubuntu's context.
I am running the repair/re-install now see if that works. If not I'll
switch back to Suse and install from scratch.
Walt
-----Original Message-----
From: staffslug-bounces(a)staffslug.org.uk
[mailto:staffslug-bounces@staffslug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Tig
Sent: 12 April 2010 14:52
To: staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk
Subject: Re: [Staffslug] Ubuntu
I thought ubuntu now had "bulletproof x" and was supposed to handle all
that
itself.
Try renaming your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to something else (add .backup
on
the end of something) and then reboot and see if it fixes itself.
On 12 April 2010 14:43, walt <walt(a)helvatron.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have changed the monitor on my Ubuntu 9.10 installation and now
Xwindows
> wont start. I managed to boot into single user mode without display
> manager
> but now I am stuck. Does anyone know how I can change the device file
for
> the display and what it should look like.
>
> Thanks, Walter
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Staffslug mailing list
> Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk
> http://lists.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug
>
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