<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> <div>Thanks, Hannes. My Internet is up and running!!! </div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><hr size="1">From: Hannes Coetzee <scorpking@scorpking.za.org> To: Ubuntu South African Local Community <ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com> Sent: Monday, 9 February, 2009 6:53:47 Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Xfix, problem with video 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@afrodeity-desktop:~$ sudo pppoeconf > sudo: unable to resolve host afrodeity-desktop > afrodeity@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 <<a ymailto="mailto:scorpking@scorpking.za.org" href="mailto:scorpking@scorpking.za.org">scorpking@scorpking.za.org</a>> > *To:* Ubuntu South African Local Community <<a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com" href="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> > *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@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 > (<a href="http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/vimcheat.html" target="_blank">http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/vimcheat.html</a>) > > 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 <<a ymailto="mailto:tim@pteq.net" href="mailto:tim@pteq.net">tim@pteq.net</a> <mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:tim@pteq.net" href="mailto:tim@pteq.net">tim@pteq.net</a>>> > > *To:* Ubuntu South African Local Community > <<a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com" href="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com" href="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</a>>> > > *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 > > <<a ymailto="mailto:ethnopunk@yahoo.co.uk" href="mailto:ethnopunk@yahoo.co.uk">ethnopunk@yahoo.co.uk</a> <mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:ethnopunk@yahoo.co.uk" href="mailto:ethnopunk@yahoo.co.uk">ethnopunk@yahoo.co.uk</a>> > <mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:ethnopunk@yahoo.co.uk" href="mailto:ethnopunk@yahoo.co.uk">ethnopunk@yahoo.co.uk</a> <mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:ethnopunk@yahoo.co.uk" href="mailto:ethnopunk@yahoo.co.uk">ethnopunk@yahoo.co.uk</a>>>> 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 <<a ymailto="mailto:scorpking@scorpking.za.org" href="mailto:scorpking@scorpking.za.org">scorpking@scorpking.za.org</a> > <mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:scorpking@scorpking.za.org" href="mailto:scorpking@scorpking.za.org">scorpking@scorpking.za.org</a>> > > <mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:scorpking@scorpking.za.org" href="mailto:scorpking@scorpking.za.org">scorpking@scorpking.za.org</a> <mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:scorpking@scorpking.za.org" href="mailto:scorpking@scorpking.za.org">scorpking@scorpking.za.org</a>>>> > > > To: Ubuntu South African Local Community > <<a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com" href="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com" href="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> > > <mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com" href="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com" href="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</a>>>> > > > 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. > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: <a href="http://www.opera.com/mail/" target="_blank">http://www.opera.com/mail/</a> > > > > > > -- > > ubuntu-za mailing list > > <a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com" href="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com" href="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> > <mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com" href="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com" href="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</a>>> > > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za</a> > > > > -- > ubuntu-za mailing list > <a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com" href="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com" href="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za</a> > -- ubuntu-za mailing list <a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com" href="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za</a> </div></div></div> </body></html>