Ubuntu-studio

[kemoiz]

Will do Cory.....

                   Joe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cory K." <coryisatm at nc.rr.com>
To: "Ubuntu Studio Development & Technical Discussion" 
<ubuntu-studio-devel at lists.ubuntu.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: Ubuntu-studio


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> Jorge Salgueiro wrote:
>>
>>
>> 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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