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Problems with Ubuntu 6.06 on my laptop

  • 08-08-2006 09:56PM
    #1
    MyPeopleDrankTheSoup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I installed ubuntu that I got free with linux magazine, 6.06 i think. it was going good for a while until i decided i wanted to disable the touchpad tap click feature. So i edited the xorg.conf file but now when i reboot, ubuntu claims it cant start x and it goes into the shell. At least I think me editing the xorg.conf file caused this. I have a dell inspiron 9400 with an intel 945GM graphics card.


Comments

  • #2
    oscarBravo
    Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 28,862 Mod ✭✭✭✭oscarBravo


    When Ubuntu can't start X (on my machine) it offers to show me the log so I can see what went wrong. Even if it doesn't, less /var/log/xorg.0.log will let you page through until you find the problem. Look for (EE) error lines.

    You've probably got a syntax error in xorg.conf - fix that and you're good to go.


  • #3
    scojones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭scojones


    If it's at all possible, could you post your xorg.conf file?


  • #4
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    Copy the backup of xorg.conf that you made before modifying back... Ahem.
    Hard way to learn a lesson. Post up your xorg.conf & logs.


  • #5
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    As karoma says...it's a hard lesson to learn....but making a backup of yoru xorg.conf before editing it is essential. Guilty of having suffered this myself before. :)

    ctrl+alt+f1 will get you to a command prompt so you can re-edit it with vi, or nano, or whatever. If you used vi in the first place, have a look for xorg.conf~ in the /etc/X11 directory.

    good luck!


  • #6
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    Khannie wrote:
    As karoma says...it's a hard lesson to learn....but making a backup of yoru xorg.conf before editing it is essential. Guilty of having suffered this myself before. :)
    Ha! Fool! muhah...heh...ahem. Yup. At least one tends not to make the same mistake three times ¬_¬


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  • #7
    Blowfish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,112 ✭✭✭Blowfish


    Khannie wrote:
    As karoma says...it's a hard lesson to learn....but making a backup of yoru xorg.conf before editing it is essential. Guilty of having suffered this myself before.
    Heh, ditto to this, I think everyone who starts with linux does it at some point.


  • #8
    ressem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭ressem


    Ok now that the slagging is done

    Log in and
    Backup using
    sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup

    running the command

    sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

    or alternatively
    sudo Xorg -configure

    will ask you a few questions and recreate your xorg.conf file for you. Most questions can be answered with the default.
    The -phigh flag just means that the number of questions asked is kept to a minimum " priority high "

    If you've got accelerated ati/nvidia drivers installed, the driver line in xorg.conf may need to be changed.

    edit (oops Xorg -configure not -config)


  • #9
    generalmiaow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 865 ✭✭✭generalmiaow


    there's a good possibility, if you edited it using ubuntu's gedit, that there's already a backup?


  • #10
    tck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 345 ✭✭tck


    Official Dapper 6.06.1 update is out (over 300 bug fixes etc..)

    try it if you like http://releases.ubuntu.com/6.06.1/


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