10.04 rc update problems

[NoOp]

On 04/27/2010 06:20 PM, Kjetil Halvorsen wrote:
> Update:  I tried the latest ideas, by remouving  nouveau. no effect, the
> same symptoms as before:
> the boot seems to go well, the violet screen appears, and I am asked to log
> in and give password. The mouse and everything functions. But then, the
> desktop do not appear, and I am left with something which effectively is a
> text shell . the screen continues violet, except for the shell.

Kjetil, for the
under update:  "could not resolve mirror.gnucv.cl"
change the /etc/apt/sources.list when you get dumped back into the
terminal from gdm (gnome displya manager - login screen) to
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
from
http://mirror.gnucv.cl/ubuntu
and try again. You can do this from the terminal, although it's a bit
tedious:

$ sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

Then:

$ sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install -f
$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop
$ sudo reboot

As for the symptom you are showing:
- can get gdm screen,
- can select username,
- can enter password,
- get dumped to a console screen.

When you get dumped to the console screen, are you already logged in, or
are you prompted for a username/password?
This still sounds like a graphics driver problem. Can you please:

1. Advise as to what type of graphics card you are using? Again, in the
terminal:

$ sudo lshw > lshwkjetil.txt
$ cat lshwkjetil.txt | more

You're looking for the *-display section. Example:
*-display
  description: VGA compatible controller
  product: NV25GL [Quadro4 900 XGL]
  vendor: nVidia Corporation

2. Check your error/log files for anything obvious:

$ cat ~/.xsession-errors | more
[Note: you may see alot of errors there; the trick is to try to sort out
what might be applicable to your problem]

$ dmesg | more
[Note: using the spacebar w/'more' command will page up. I'm
recommending these assuming that you have no desktop at all, so if you
can get to a desktop and then view/modify using gedit etc., forgive me]

Easier for the last might be:

$ dmesg | tail

but you'd need to use that one immediately after getting dumped to the
console.

Sorry, that's all I can think of now. Hopefully someone else from the
list will jump in with additional suggestions.