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[Ashley Benton]

Ok I got stuck in the middle of the configuration anyway so I just rebooted
and used the back up file. Now everything is working so the problem is
solved.
Thank you very much for your help
meg

On 10/18/07, Ashley Benton <meggalen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> OK I used your first command 'sudo dpkg...' It open a box configuring
> xserver-xorg that tells me the following:
> For the X Window System graphical user interface to operate correctly, it
> is necessary to select a video card driver for the X server.
>
> Drivers are typically named for the video card or chipset manufacturer, or
> for a specific model or family of chipsets.
>
> X server Driver:
> sis
> sisusb
> tdfx
> tga
> trident
> tseng
> vesa
>
> vesa is the one surlined in red, do I press ok? I think it is this one but
> am not sure
>
> Thank you
>
> meg
>
> On 10/18/07, Leonard Chatagnier <lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> > --- Ashley Benton <meggalen at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi, as I said I tried to install the new card by
> > > myself. It wasn't a nvidia
> > > card but ati so I went on the Ubuntu site and did
> > > what was written to
> > > install the ubuntu drive. It was not a good idea,
> > > now I lost the screen. I
> > > took the card off and am trying to fix it but I am
> > > going nowhere, can
> > > somebody explain me how I can delete xorg.conf and
> > > reinstall the backup
> > > files instead like that I would be able to have my
> > > screen back. Right now I
> > > am using the integrated plug from the motherboard
> > > for the screen, all the
> > > video cards are out off the computer.
> > > Thank you
> > > Megan
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> > Hello Megan,
> > No expert here, but you can revert back to the default
> > xorg.conf when you first installed the OS by issuing
> > this command on the CLI:
> >
> > sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
> >
> > (note: this command is shown at the bottom of first
> > few comments on the xorg.conf file to revert back to
> > automatic updating after you have modified the conf
> > file from the default setup.)
> >
> > Alternately, cd to /etc/X11 and run ls on the
> > directory.  You will see some files, if you have
> > changed or used more than the original xorg.conf
> > setup, such as looks like this:
> >
> > xorg.conf.20070905090008
> >
> > I have five such files in my dir each with different
> > dates coded on them.  Pick one that you want to try
> > and just copy it to xorg.conf .
> >
> > "sudo cp xorg.conf.20070905090008 xorg.conf" or you
> > could use the mv command but that would remove the
> > moved file so you would want to backup that file.
> > The first command is best for the first try but if
> > that doesn't work then try each of the backup files
> > with the date code.
> >
> > HTH,
> > Len
> >
> > Leonard Chatagnier
> > lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
> >
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