[ubuntu-uk] Lost Signal

[Rob Beard]

John Taylor wrote:
> Rob Beard wrote:
>> John Taylor wrote:
>>
>>   
>>> Tried suggestion twice but it tries to load but to no avail(I say OK to 
>>> all suggestion)
>>>
>>>
>>> Cant boot with "sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart" - have to switch off
>>>
>>> Any other ideas?.........When it tries to load desktop I hear a sound of 
>>> drums in the distance very faint!
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> John
>>>
>>>     
>>
>> If you're saying yes to all questions it could be trying to use a 
>> resolution that isn't suitable for your monitor (I've seen this on my 
>> other half's desktop with a 15" LCD, it tries to use a default of 
>> 1280x1024!).
>>
>> Did you select the right graphics card driver?
>>
>> Maybe using vesa might work?
>>
>> When you get to the video modes used by the X server (it's in the 
>> monitor configuration), try scrolling down the list.
>>
>> On my machine it has a asterisk next to 1280x1024, 1152x864, 1024x768, 
>> 800x600 and 640x480.  Looks a bit like this...
>>
>> [*] 1280x1024
>> [ ] 1280x800
>> [ ] 1280x768
>> [ ] 1200x800
>> [*] 1152x864
>> [ ] 1152x768
>> [*] 1024x768
>> [*] 800x600
>> [*] 640x480
>>
>> It might be worth de-selecting anything higher than 1024x768 (just 
>> select the item from the list and press the space bar to select/deselect 
>> an item).
>>
>> When it comes to selecting monitor characteristics, try using the Simple 
>> selection and selecting the size nearest to your screen size (if it's a 
>> TFT monitor you *might* get away with selecting the next size up).
>>
>> After you've reconfigured X, don't forget to restart gdm (or just issue 
>> the command startx at the command line prompt to give it a try).  If you 
>> get any error messages, try and post them if you can.
>>
>> Anyway, hope this helps.
>>
>> Rob
>>
>>   
> Rob
> 
> I get
> 
> Fatal server error
> server is already active for display 0
> 
> If sever is no longer running remove ?temp/.X0 lock
> 
> Theres a lot more - how do I copy this by email to you?
> 
> John
> 

Could you try running the command

sudo reboot

Hopefully this should reboot the PC.

Ta,

Rob