Linux Freeze I know why not sure how to fix

SBSP · Post by **SBSP** » 11 Mar 2008, 09:44

I'm trying to install a linux distro on my PC.

Not sure what i want to install , but i'm getting there

I installed kubunto it starts up fine but then freezes as soon as i click the desktop, or a menu and so on.

I then booted backtrack 3 and the same happened, then booted Bt3 again
and chose vesa mode.

It seems like kubuntu has nvidia drivers installed.
I dont know how to fix this.

How can i tell it not to use the nvidia drivers but generic ones, i think this happens cus i have unlocked pipelines in my GF6800

anyway, I can get the X config but what do i use to configure it.
Xfree86Config dont work, its case sensitive so i'm close.

xconf dont work xorgsetup and xorgconfig also dont work.

Please help.
Is Kubunto worth it ? i dont like gnome btw so ubunto not going to work.

where do i get XGL ?

Hman · Post by **Hman** » 11 Mar 2008, 10:29

Kubuntu should after install ask if it can use the Nvidia drivers. That;'s what it does on my pc, ATi card though.

SBSP · Post by **SBSP** » 11 Mar 2008, 11:05

Nope it doesnt

Hex_Rated · Post by **Hex_Rated** » 11 Mar 2008, 11:13

Answer to all your problems:

Format
Install Windows

Hman · Post by **Hman** » 11 Mar 2008, 11:13

Hmm....

You'll have to kill X and edit the file in the terminal with vi, but I don't know the exact filename.

Hman · Post by **Hman** » 11 Mar 2008, 11:15

Hex_Rated wrote:Answer to all your problems:

Format
Install Windows

WAJeff · Post by **WAJeff** » 11 Mar 2008, 11:17

Why go for the KDE enviroment? Gnome is much more powerful and you can just skin it to look like KDE or something

As for the problem you're having, it seems like Linux isn't able to pick up something correctly. Try post it on the Ubuntu forums and see if anyone else has had the same problem

SBSP · Post by **SBSP** » 11 Mar 2008, 13:45

Hex_Rated wrote:Answer to all your problems:

Format
Install Windows

Loser

Losers give up.

g0ldback wrote:Why go for the KDE enviroment? Gnome is much more powerful and you can just skin it to look like KDE or something

As for the problem you're having, it seems like Linux isn't able to pick up something correctly. Try post it on the Ubuntu forums and see if anyone else has had the same problem

But i want to post here! it PC format after all. The on place where problems is easy to solve (Well sometimes)

Not to worry,I will sort it out. i will get the Xconfig file from Fedora some how or off the net and see how it uses generic drivers then use vm or pico or what ever or
WINDOWS and copy to a FD then copy over the existing one.
or something like that

simmy · Post by **simmy** » 11 Mar 2008, 13:56

I've had a similar problem before. Used one of these to get the VESA drivers to take over then installed Restricted nVidia drivers.

to renconfig X manually:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

reset X back to default :
sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

edit: kde pwned gnome long ago su-noobs

Vampyre_2099 · Post by **Vampyre_2099** » 11 Mar 2008, 13:58

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init 3

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vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf

find Section "device"

change Driver "nv" to Driver "vesa" then once you're in X, then run restricted driver manager and enable nvidia restricted drivers.

If that doesn't work then you're stuck with vesa drivers.

*EDIT: Or use simmy's way, it'll be easier

Vampyre_2099 · Post by **Vampyre_2099** » 11 Mar 2008, 14:02

simmy wrote:edit: kde pwned gnome long ago su-noobs

may be so, but gnome is still more sleek and streamlined, its like comparing a dolphin to a whale, KDE is just too big and chunky for a lot of people

SBSP · Post by **SBSP** » 11 Mar 2008, 15:26

Vam & Sim Thanks thats what i'm looking for!

will try Simmy's post then Vampyre_2099

simmy · Post by **simmy** » 11 Mar 2008, 15:40

np SBSP.

Vampyre_2099 wrote:
simmy wrote:edit: kde pwned gnome long ago
su-noobs
may be so, but gnome is still more sleek and streamlined, its like comparing a dolphin to a whale, KDE is just too big and chunky for a lot of people

I LOL'ed at your noobish ignorance

whale hehehehehe :nervous:

SBSP · Post by **SBSP** » 11 Mar 2008, 16:15

gnome is a gnome compared to KDE

infact gnome is a noob

D3PART3D · Post by **D3PART3D** » 11 Mar 2008, 16:35

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/a ... hp/3671906

Hex_Rated · Post by **Hex_Rated** » 11 Mar 2008, 18:13

SBSP wrote:
Hex_Rated wrote:Answer to all your problems:

Format
Install Windows
Loser Losers give up.

Winners know when to quit.

Vampyre_2099 · Post by **Vampyre_2099** » 11 Mar 2008, 19:34

Hex, Thanks for the pic, it made my day

Bruce Byfield wrote:In terms of basic desktop features and customization, the difference is likely to come down to a matter of work habits and inclination. Increasingly, your choice may be a matter of one or two features to which another user is completely indifferent.

As it says, its pretty much personal preference

AlphA · Post by **AlphA** » 11 Mar 2008, 20:18

simmy wrote:edit: kde pwned gnome long ago su-noobs

hehe

SBSP · Post by **SBSP** » 12 Mar 2008, 08:31

Hex_Rated wrote:
SBSP wrote:
Hex_Rated wrote:Answer to all your problems:

Format
Install Windows
Loser Losers give up.
Winners know when to quit.

that Pic is weird.

Dunno what that has got to do with this though.

My PC gets shut down on a daily basis , that counts a s a reboot so in other words you saying i get laid every day

sudo dpkg -reconfigure xserver-xorg doesnt work.

Sudo i think is to run something in admin or root mode or something ?
dpkg is a package manager. -reconfigure is a invalid command.

you can run sudo dpkg -configure xserver-xorg but then it says xserver-xorg
already installed and configured.

vi is a dog , I cant figure out how to edit and save the files.
i booted off backtrack again, and used a GUI Text editor to edit xorg.conf

but now the system just hangs before x starts.

Vampyre_2099 · Post by **Vampyre_2099** » 12 Mar 2008, 09:44

ok then run

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sudo dpkg -reconfigure -phigh xorg-server

For vi, to edit a file, press "insert", to save, press "Esc" then type :wq (w for write, q for quit. If it has a write permission problem then type :wq! )

what does your xorg.conf file look like now?

SBSP · Post by **SBSP** » 12 Mar 2008, 10:41

Okay i'm installing this on a laptop now so i will try and see if this works.

SBSP · Post by **SBSP** » 12 Mar 2008, 11:37

sudo dpkg -reconfigure -phigh xorg-server

doesnt work

Vampyre_2099 · Post by **Vampyre_2099** » 12 Mar 2008, 12:12

just looked at it, meant to be

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sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xorg-server

Anyway, still waiting to see what your xorg.conf looks like

SBSP · Post by **SBSP** » 12 Mar 2008, 14:04

I think i should just install XP then lock all the masked pipelines again
on my 6800 then reinstall.

In the end i still need 3d acceleration

Vampyre_2099 · Post by **Vampyre_2099** » 12 Mar 2008, 14:23

can we get a copy of your xorg.conf so we can see if theres anything that can be done before taking drastic measures like that