[xubuntu-users] How to diagnose loss of X/GUI after latest kernel upgrade in 8.10?

[Chris G]

On Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 08:04:13PM +0100, Chris G wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 07:41:05PM +0200, Steve Dodier wrote:
> >    Please provide us ~/.xsession-errors, there should be clues there. It is
> >    very likely a missing driver problem, though, especially if you used to
> >    have a proprietary driver. Type lspci | grep VGA to get your GPU's name.
> 
> There's no .xsession-errors, it hasn't got that far.  Also, as I
> reported, there don't seem to be any problems in /var/Xorg.0.log.
> 
> It's an Intel chipset motherboard.
> 
>     Intel Corporation 4 Series chipset
> 
The only odd thing I can see in /var/Xorg.0.log is:-

    (II) intel(0): Setting screen physical size to 304 x 228

I suspect that there's no way my monitor is going to manage that resolution!

-- 
Chris Green