[ubuntu-za] Xfix, problem with video

[Hannes Coetzee]

get into recovery mode again and add afrodeity-desktop next to localhost 
in /etc/hosts

Hannes

David Robert Lewis wrote:
>
> Thanks so much Hannes, and everybody else this one worked. My graphics 
> is back, and I've learnt how to change the runlevels in the process. 
> Wish things were simpler. Now the original problem that made me xfix 
> in the first place is plaguing me. It has to do with my router. I have 
> a duel boot, and its working fine with XP. It was working okay with 
> Ubuntu, but I noticed my Ubuntu slowing down. If tried reconfiguring 
> the router but nothing. Also tried setting up using the instruction in 
> the help.
>
> afrodeity at afrodeity-desktop:~$ sudo pppoeconf
> sudo: unable to resolve host afrodeity-desktop
> afrodeity at afrodeity-desktop:~$
>
> So still can't use the sudo command! What is going on, did somebody 
> try to hack into may system from somewhere?
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Hannes Coetzee <scorpking at scorpking.za.org>
> *To:* Ubuntu South African Local Community <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
> *Sent:* Sunday, 8 February, 2009 16:50:40
> *Subject:* Re: [ubuntu-za] Xfix, problem with video
>
> press <esc> when the computer boot to get to the grub menu. start in
> recovery mode and get into the root shell. you should not have to edit
> any files. try this:
>
> cd /etc/X11/
> ls -ltr xorg.co*
>
> it should show something like:
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1225 2008-06-29 00:32
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf.20080629003247  <-- older xorg.conf backup
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1225 2008-06-30 15:05
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf.1                            <-- older xorg.conf backup
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1225 2008-08-27 19:30
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf.20080827193042  <-- older xorg.conf backup
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1225 2008-08-27 19:55 /etc/X11/xorg.conf.working
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1326 2008-09-19 00:54
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf.2                            <-- xfix moved
> xorg.conf to here before creating xorg.conf again
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3378 2008-09-19 00:54 /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> scorpking at scorpking-desktop:~$
>
> as you can see i always keep a working copy as a backup. the second last
> line contains the last used config file that was in use before xfix was
> ran. to get it back run:
>
> cp xorg.conf.2 xorg.conf
>
> please replace xorg.conf.2 with the second last filename showing on your
> computer. after that type exit and select resume. if it does not work
> copy the third file to xorg.conf and so on... if you need to edit
> xorg.conf from cli use nano or vim
> (http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/vimcheat.html)
>
> good luck
> hannes
>
>
>
>
>
> David Robert Lewis wrote:
> >
> > Okay, not sure if this is the right method, but I've booted normally.
> > Then I've used ctrl-alt-F2 to log on. This gives me a nice blank
> > screen and command prompt for my @desktop. I can see my X11 folder and
> > the files I need to edit. Only problem is sudo doesn't seem to work
> > here. I can only open a blank document same as if you use gedit and
> > call up a .conf file without the sudo and can't save anything.
> > Permision denied, or cannot resolve @desktop. What am I doing wrong?
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > *From:* Tim Johnson <tim at pteq.net <mailto:tim at pteq.net>>
> > *To:* Ubuntu South African Local Community 
> <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com <mailto:ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>>
> > *Sent:* Sunday, 8 February, 2009 15:49:56
> > *Subject:* Re: [ubuntu-za] Xfix, problem with video
> >
> > In Terminal run
> >
> > sudo gedit
> >
> > Then use Open to find the file in /etc/X11/
> >
> > On Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:39:34 +0200, David Robert Lewis
> > <ethnopunk at yahoo.co.uk <mailto:ethnopunk at yahoo.co.uk> 
> <mailto:ethnopunk at yahoo.co.uk <mailto:ethnopunk at yahoo.co.uk>>> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I dropped down to shell, but can't seem to find /etc/X11. I've 
> used cd
> > > to change into /etc, but X11 is not listed. I can see if from another
> > > partition, but not inside the Ubuntu installation. Where is it, am I
> > > navigating right, is there another command I should use?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: Hannes Coetzee <scorpking at scorpking.za.org 
> <mailto:scorpking at scorpking.za.org>
> > <mailto:scorpking at scorpking.za.org <mailto:scorpking at scorpking.za.org>>>
> > > To: Ubuntu South African Local Community 
> <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com <mailto:ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > <mailto:ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com <mailto:ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>>>
> > > Sent: Sunday, 8 February, 2009 15:08:08
> > > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Xfix, problem with video
> > >
> > > there might be a backup of your original xorg.conf file in /etc/X11/
> > > .copy it back to xorg.conf and test it. as far as i know xfix always
> > > makes a backup.
> > >
> > > David Robert Lewis wrote:
> > >> Here's the problem - I booted Ubuntu in Recover Mode and did an Xfix,
> > >> because my computer was slowing down. Original problem of slowing 
> down
> > >> is fixed (modem issue), but now my video graphics is a fuzzy stripe
> > >> haze. I have tried dropping down to shell and using dpkg-reconfigure
> > >> but no luck. All I get is a list of options to do with my 
> keyboard and
> > >> mouse, nothing about video. What should I do, please help.
> > >>
> > >
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