how to load the GUI

if you run:

startx

does it run ok?

Its a little odd that he left you on a terminal. This may be either (1) the GUI has failed for some odd reason, or (2) the laptop is misconfigured (3) the ubuntu-server edition of ubuntu was installed for whatever reason.

First, try this, then if you get stuck, please get some extra info so we can understand your situation better.

* Ensuring that you are plugged into a wired network, In the terminal, type "sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop". This should proceed to download and install the desktop component of ubuntu, if it is not already installed. If you get error messages, then this has failed.

If this fails please read on.

Please take photos of the required info (incl error messages, and requested info) and post them here:
http://imagepaste.nullnetwork.net/

We need to know your ubuntu version, so please post images showing the output of these commands. These commands must be entered in *exactly*, with all spaces in the correct position and all in the same case (upper/lower). Note that in lsb_release, the first letter is an L, not an "eye". Your network cable must be plugged in.

lsb_release -a
uname -a

Then run (again in both cases its an L, not an "eye"):

sudo fdisk -l
lshw -C network
ping -c 4 8.8.8.8

Please post the results of these commands back here, so we can see what is going on.

On 30/05/11 17:35, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #159627 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/159627
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> actionparsnip requested more information:
> if you run:
>
> startx
>
> does it run ok?
>
The problem started some weeks ago when I was directed to uninstall
nvidia driver in doing this the computer went awol.
Now it says among the text after startx failed to load module nvidia

fatal server error
no screens found
Please consult the X.Org Foundation support at httpetc

On 30/05/11 17:41, mycae wrote:
> Your question #159627 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/159627
>
> mycae requested more information:
> Its a little odd that he left you on a terminal. This may be either (1)
> the GUI has failed for some odd reason, or (2) the laptop is
> misconfigured (3) the ubuntu-server edition of ubuntu was installed for
> whatever reason.
>
> First, try this, then if you get stuck, please get some extra info so we
> can understand your situation better.
>
> * Ensuring that you are plugged into a wired network, In the terminal,
> type "sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop". This should proceed to
> download and install the desktop component of ubuntu, if it is not
> already installed. If you get error messages, then this has failed.
>
> If this fails please read on.
>
> Please take photos of the required info (incl error messages, and requested info) and post them here:
> http://imagepaste.nullnetwork.net/
>
> We need to know your ubuntu version, so please post images showing the
> output of these commands. These commands must be entered in *exactly*,
> with all spaces in the correct position and all in the same case
> (upper/lower). Note that in lsb_release, the first letter is an L, not
> an "eye". Your network cable must be plugged in.
>
> lsb_release -a
> uname -a
>
> Then run (again in both cases its an L, not an "eye"):
>
> sudo fdisk -l
> lshw -C network
> ping -c 4 8.8.8.8
>
>
> Please post the results of these commands back here, so we can see what is going on.
>
it says ubuntu-desktop is already the newest version

cant send anything because all I have is terminal window covering the
whole computer
John

laptop R.I.P.

thanks
John