No X in 9.10

boot to recovery root console then run:

sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_old; sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg; sudo shutdown -r now

Should be ok

Thanks for the quick response, within one hour!

I followed the above instructions, but when it boots now I still get the same splash page. However, if I just select the "Use low res for just this boot" (something like that), the boot goes fine and the X11 looks smooth.

So how can I skip the splash page?

Thanks again.

Hi. Again, thanks for setting my Karmic straight - well, almost.

I still get the same error page as before, but if I just bull ahead I get a proper boot with a nice screen. I can live with this, but it's not good for showing off the system. 8-)

I have poked around inside places on the computer and on the web and have found hints. This is still noted as "open" in my response to your response. I don't know if that's the right place.

I'm very pleased with the new version. I'm a forever Mac user, a Vista user by necessity, and long time hobbyist. (Kim 6502, SWTPC, Heath H-89, OS-9 on the 6809, Ham on packet TCP/IP, etc). but just getting my feet wet on Ubuntu.

On Dec 6, 2009, at 5:14 PM, actionparsnip wrote:

> Your question #93105 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/93105
>
> Status: Open => Answered
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> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> boot to recovery root console then run:
>
> sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_old; sudo dpkg-reconfigure
> xserver-xorg; sudo shutdown -r now
>
> Should be ok
>
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What's your graphics card? I had the same problem. It was resolved by adding the line

        Driver "openchrome"

to /etc/X11/xorg.conf
in the section "Device".

See also https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+question/93078 , https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+question/33352 ,
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+source/xserver-xorg-video-openchrome/+bug/244413
about this issue.

This did not solve the problem. And I notice that the Ubuntu logo on boot is not round, as it is on other machines I use.

I plan to reinstall and will report back.

Well, the roundness is just a function of the screen dimensions. Not a biggy.

But I did reload Ubuntu from a live CD and the graphics problem on boot disappeared.

However, there are two other problems, possibly from stuff left over from the earlier update.

Now the wireless and mouse are not detected.