Ubuntu-studio

[Cory K.]

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Jorge Salgueiro wrote:
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> 2007/6/13, kemoiz <kemoiz at verizon.net <mailto:kemoiz at verizon.net>>:
>
>     Good morning...
>      
>         I've a problem that I, have been unable to resolve or obtain
>     help.   I've been to the forum and that didn't work...
>      
>         I installed UBUNTU without incident using the Wubi,
>     download...  A few days later, I downloaded and installed
>     Ubuntu-Studio.  Again all went well after the installation.... The
>     next day when I  booted up my computer with Ubuntu-studio, I get
>     an error message reading..:
>     "Failed to start X server (Graphical Interface ) likely not set up
>     properly...."   
>     It asked if I wanted to see the detail and when I clicked the yes
>     button a screen gives me another message:
>               "X Window system Ver 7.2.0.  Release 22 Jan 2007, X
>     Protocol Version 11, Rev 0, Rel 22....
>                Current OS Ubuntu 2.6.20 -16- Low laatency #2 SMP..."
>      
>     I've had suggestions to use the command line and reconfigure my
>     video card....
>     I'm unable to get to a command line......
>      
>     Fortunately, I'm running Windows XP home edition, but would enjoy
>     getting the Linux OS working.....
>      
>                                            
>     Any help would be appreciated......
>      
>                                                                 Thanks,
>      
>                                                                              
>     Joe                           
>
>
>
> I think your problem is that you have installed  the proprietary 
> video drivers with the ubuntu default kernel.  Because  UStudio needs
> realtime the kernel that it uses is different from the ubuntu default
> kernel (at grub you may choose the old kernel to see if this is the
> problem).
>
> with nano see the Xorg log file:
>
> nano /var/log/xorg.0.log
>
> If so you have two choices:
>
> 1. change your graphic configuration so you may use the non
> proprietary drivers (without 3d acceleration)
>
> now you don't have Xorg working (graphic environment) so you already
> have a command line :)
>
> to change your Xorg config file must do:
> enter your normal user and password
>
> sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup.file.in.case.i.f.up
> sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>
> (will ask your password again)
> nano is like dos edit
>
> where is
>
> Driver		"nvidia"
>
> change it to
>   
>
> Driver		"nv"
>
> should work ;)
>
>
>
>
> 2. install the proprietary drivers again against the new kernel
> (harder to do)
>
> must have the kernel headers installed (with apt-get)
> run the nvidia installer
>
>
> sorry for bad english
>
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