package ubuntu-desktop

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Donny George wrote:
> Hello all
> 
> i have been installing this new ubuntu 8.04 server edition, after 
> installation was complete i also did apt-get install ubuntu-desktop and 
> it was completed succesfully but once reboot, the ubuntu starts up with 
> the reading bar and once thats finished i only get a black screen. and i 
> cant even go to text mode frmo here
> 
> i then went to the recovery mode fixed broken packages and also tried 
> xfix, then took to the text mode and even when i have configured the ip 
> with ifconfig and gateway it just cant ping a website address but it can 
> ping the neighbouring computer. its also weird since only because i had 
> the internet connectivity i could install the ubuntu-desktop package.
> 
> could someone help me get the display

Do you have enough ram to try using a ubuntu live CD (8.04.1 version 
now) in either normal live mode or live safe graphics mode(F4)?

This would be a method of finding out if your graphics card and 
monitor can be recognised easily. If it can be done then the files 
produced for the live session are useful content for your installed 
sessions to I believe. Particularly
/etc/X11/xorg.conf
I think

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