<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1561" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=268313218-11042007>Sorry for taking so long to get back.  I've only had limited access to this email account. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=268313218-11042007>To solve problem I tried a reinstallation, which solved my mouse errors but I still had a problem with my display not working. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=268313218-11042007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=268313218-11042007>Checking the forums I learned there was a problem with the driver for my video card with the 6.10 version. It was recommended that I install Feisty </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=268313218-11042007>or download the vesa drivers.  </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=268313218-11042007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=268313218-11042007>Opted to download and install vesa drivers and make the necessary change to xorg config file.  </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=268313218-11042007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=268313218-11042007><SPAN class=268313218-11042007>Now I have video :)~  </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=268313218-11042007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=268313218-11042007>Also Installed Ubuntu on another machine in the mean time.  It really helped having a working system next to me to make comparisons.  Although it took so long to get sorted overall it was a great experience because I've learned a little more about the Linux command line in a short time that I would have if I never had a problem.   </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=268313218-11042007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=268313218-11042007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=268313218-11042007>Thanks again for your assistance and my apologies for not getting back to you sooner,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=268313218-11042007></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=268313218-11042007></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=268313218-11042007></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=268313218-11042007></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=268313218-11042007></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=268313218-11042007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=268313218-11042007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard Davin</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> ubuntu-za-bounces@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-za-bounces@lists.ubuntu.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Jan Kroeze<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 03, 2007 12:13 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Ubuntu South African Local Community<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [ubuntu-za] Alternate Install Xbuntu 6.10 - Update<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>What mouse are you using?<BR><BR>Could you post the contents of the Section "InputDevice" block that corresponds to your mouse in the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file?<BR><BR> <DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 02/04/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>Richard Davin</B> <<A href="mailto:rdavin@cybersmart.co.za">rdavin@cybersmart.co.za</A>> wrote:</SPAN> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN>Attempted to create a new Xorg.config file. </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN>Ran xorgconfig which </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN>did some an auto configuration then said my mouse failed.  </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN>When running Config file this is what's displayed on the monitor:</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN>Module Loader present<BR>Markers: <BR>(--) probed, <BR>(**) from config file, <BR>(= =) default setting<BR>(++) from command line, <BR>(!!) notice, <BR>(II) informational, <BR>(WW) warning, <BR>(EE) error, <BR>(NI) not implemented, <BR>(??) unknown</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV><SPAN> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>(= =) Log File "/varlog/Xorg.0.log"<BR>(++) Using Config File: "root/xorg.conf.new" <BR>error opening security policy file /usr/lib/xserver/SecurityPolicy</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Can not open device /dev/mouse<BR> <SPAN>  </SPAN>No such file or directory.<BR>(EE) Mouse 0 cannot open input device<BR>(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Mouse0"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>xkb_keycodes   { include "xfree86+aliases(qwerty)" };<BR>xkb_types  { include "complete" };<BR>xkb_compatability  { include "complete" };<BR>xkb_symbols  { include "pc(pc105)+us" };<BR>xkb_geometry  { include "pc(pc105: };<BR>No core pointer</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Fatal Server error:<BR>failed to initialize core devices</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>-<SPAN>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN>Anyway after all of that I just reinstalled everything this time using the OEM in hopes things would work this time. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN>Installation eventually completed but now I 'm back to square one with the same exact problem. </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN>I don't want to give up but I just spent the last two days trying to get this to work.  </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN>Does anyone have a suggestion,  I hate giving up on things ??????</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN>below (prior email ) are setting that worked in another distro. If I could only set this up with the same settings it would be awesome :)</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN>Thank a lot for your help!!!<BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN>Rich </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Richard Davin [mailto:<A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:rdavin@cybersmart.co.za" target=_blank>rdavin@cybersmart.co.za</A>]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 02, 2007 1:03 PM<BR><B>To:</B> <A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com" target=_blank>ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</A><BR><B>Subject:</B> Alternate Install Xbuntu 6.10<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yesterday I </FONT></SPAN><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2>installed Xbuntu 6.10 using the alternate CD ISO. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am running it on a PII-300 mhz <BR>192 mb RAM<BR>Intel AL440LX motherboard.<BR>MGI G4+M4A 16G (16mb?? AGP video card)<BR> </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2>System hung twice during installation but eventually completed. When prompted by the installation I removed CD from tray and pressed ENTER to restart so system could configure (finalize) everything. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here's the problem:</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2>System Boots. <BR>I get error message: "[17179569.184000] ACPI: Unable to locate RDSP" and system continues with boot process.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2>When it comes time for the Xbuntu logo and gui to display the monitor goes dead and LED on monitor goes from green to flashing amber (no video). </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2>When I press: "Control + Alt + Backspace" the LED on the monitor turns green for a sec and it attempts to do some thing but then just goes back into a dead state.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV><SPAN> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>To try to solve the problem I exited to a command prompt to try to manually set my video mode. This is what I did: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pressed "Control + ALT + F1 to get to a command prompt. On exit to a command prompt this is what is get:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Starting up ...<BR>[17179569.184000] ACPI: Unable to Locate RSDP</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>usplash: Setting mode 1024x768 failed<BR>usplash: Using mode 800x600</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ubuntu 6.10 ubuntu tty1</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ubuntu login: _ </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ok So it seems the 1024x768 isn't working with this and the 800x600 is fine (for a command prompt) So I log in and try to make <SPAN>some </SPAN>change<SPAN>s. This </SPAN>is what I tried to do next <SPAN>but </SPAN>it didn't work  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From the command prompt I typed: sudu dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg <BR>It didn't like this command. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Anyway now I am stuck. This is an older machine and I did have a <SPAN>P</SPAN>uppy distro working on it with 1024x768 and 800x600<SPAN> w</SPAN><SPAN>ith a different monitor.  After switching around monitors I see that it's still failing.  </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN>I then booted off a live CD for puppy Linux distro. The puppy distro allowed me to select 800x600 24 for this monitor it worked fine. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN>Here are some notes of what worked in Puppy Linux using Xorg</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN>800x600 24</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN>Horizontal frequency 53.7214 Khz</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN>Refresh Frequency   85.1369 Hz</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN>I then rebooted off the Xbuntu Alternate install Cd and got a pretty screen with options to fix a system.  At this point I am lost and getting depressed.  Can someone please tell me what I have to do to make this work?   </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> There has to be a command I can use to get a selection of video modes/resolutions, test them out and save them. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any help is greatly appreciated </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rich<BR></FONT></DIV></SPAN> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV><BR>--<BR>ubuntu-za mailing list<BR><A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</A><BR><A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za" target=_blank>https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za</A><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>"I believe that we'll conceive<BR>to make in hell for us a heaven.<BR>A brave new world.<BR>A promised land. <BR>A fortitude of hearts and minds."<BR>  -- VNV Nation, Kingdom<BR><BR><A href="http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?pietie">http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?pietie</A>!<BR><BR>Registered Linux User #422029<BR><A href="http://counter.li.org/">http://counter.li.org/</A> </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>