For all you technology needs…
Remove and reinstall xserver on Ubuntu 9.10
Well the time came when my good friend Richard asked for some help with his new monitor/graphics card setup.
Ubuntu had thrown him into low graphics mode. No good for his new 22″ LCD and also no good without 3D acceleration.
This fix takes about 20 seconds but will basically remove X11 from your Ubuntu install, purge the files and reinstall it so you can setup X11 exactly as it does in the installation of Ubuntu.
So what do you need to do?
1. Get to the system console (no good in a terminal from the Ubuntu desktop – it must be a command line log in).
2. Log in using your username and password
3. Issue the following at the command prompt:
sudo apt-get remove –purge xserver-xorg
4. Reboot the computer using the following:
sudo reboot
5. Log in once again. Then issue the following command:
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg
6. Then issue the following command (don’t worry it looks like it’s done nothing):
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
7. Then finally issue the command to reboot your computer again:
sudo reboot
And all should be well again, you may need to edit your preferences under System –>Preferences –> Display to choose the correct resolution but it will enable you to work from a fresh install of X11 and hopefully cure any problems.
Related posts:
| Print article | This entry was posted by John on January 16, 2010 at 6:41 pm, and is filed under How-To's, Linux. Follow any responses to this post through RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback from your own site. |
No trackbacks yet.
Windows 7 “Snapping” Windows – in Ubuntu Compiz!
about 2 months ago - 2 comments
As always, Microsoft have done nothing new with their latest OS. If, however, you like the snapping windows feature – which allows you to use a mouse gesture to move one screen to the left side of the screen and another screen to the right – then this is how that effect can be achieved
Converting video in Ubuntu 10.04
about 2 months ago - No comments
So my problem was simple, I have an OGV file (OGG Video and Audio) recorded from a screencast by GTK-Record my desktop. What I wanted was a simple MPG file to upload to the internet, etc. How did I manage it… read on First things first – install Mplayer/mencoder sudo apt-get install mplayer mencoder Then
Ubuntu 10.04 Coming Soon!
about 3 months ago - No comments
Well Ubuntu 10.04 is only a few days away now – this is an important release as it is the next LTS (long term support) version of Ubuntu. Along with all the latest package updates – major improvements include: Latest version of GNOME desktop UI Default search engine in Firefox now Yahoo! – whyyyyyyy! HAL
Ubuntu – Stuck In Grub Command On Boot
about 4 months ago - 1 comment
If you ever find yourself unable to boot into your Ubuntu OS, have grub legacy installed and only get the grub command – try this fix to resolve. Normally, you can follow the How to’s on the Ubuntu Help pages. But if your setup is strange, i.e you have multiple drives and partitions – Grub
JDownloader – Ultimate File host Downloader
about 10 months ago - No comments
JDownloader is the ultimate free/premium file host downloader. http://jdownloader.org/download/index It’s written completely in Java, open source and completely platform independent. What’s more, is that this software is very good at beating the CAPTCHA codes, normally required for free users to verify you’re human. If you are a premium file host user, you can configure JDownloader
FreeNX – Ubuntu LogMeIn
about 11 months ago - No comments
FreeNX is a system that allows you to access your desktop from another machine over the Internet.
Ubuntu – Download Management
about 1 year ago - 2 comments
When FlashGet and FlashGot just will not play nice together on your Ubuntu desktop, I’ve found an alternative way of managing your file hosted download needs There is a great list of download managers for Ubuntu over at Ubuntu-Geek: http://www.ubuntugeek.com/list-of-download-managers-available-in-ubuntu.html And for Windows XP, my preferred download manager was always FlashGet, for it’s feature to
LogMeIn For Ubuntu
about 1 year ago - No comments
Unfortunately, LogMeIn doesn’t make a linux compatible version of it’s remote home software. The software is an .msi, and therefore can’t be installed using WINE either. So how can you remote home to your Ubuntu pc? The answer is Dynamic DNS. You will need: A DynDNS.com account A Dynamic DNS compatible router Ubuntu 10 to
Ubuntu 9.04 Launched!
about 1 year ago - No comments
Well it’s here. Ubuntu 9.04 is now officially out and I am in the process of writing a how-to guide on my perfect desktop setup (a complete windows replacement). Stay tuned for that and more Jaunty related articles… Related posts:Ubuntu – Stuck In Grub Command On Boot Converting video in Ubuntu 10.04 Spotify – Streaming
about 2 months ago
How do you get to the System Console????