X Server Problem

BeWop · 01-22-2009, 06:09 PM

I recently installed an ATI graphics card for ubuntu with the intention of getting Knights Of The Old Republic to work, and now when I load it up, it says the X Server isn't configured right, so now all I can do is access the shell, and I'm lost. I don't know how to revert back to it or anything.
I'm a very basic linux user, sudo apt-get install and some mounting is all I know, so it'd be great to keep it simple.

**wmorri** · 01-22-2009, 08:31 PM

Hi,

Please try typing, "startx" into the shell and see if you are able to get it to start. If it gives you an error message then post it up and we can work from there.

Cheers!

BeWop · 01-22-2009, 09:16 PM

There's a whole bunch of things it said that I can't copy, but on it, it kept on saying things about Radeon, or the driver I installed, and then also that it "Saw Error 11"

I guess the easiest way to fix this would to be to uninstall that driver, I just don't know how to do that from shell...

**wmorri** · 01-22-2009, 09:27 PM

Hi,

I would try

Code:

sudo apt-get remove ATI
or
sudo apt-get remove radeon

I don't know the drivers that you installed so it is hard to say.

cheers!

BeWop · 01-23-2009, 11:43 AM

I tried that, and that didn't work...
It's this driver
ATI Catalyst™ 8.12 Proprietary Linux x86 Display Driver
Found here
http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/l...ux-radeon.html

Wouldn't you have to rollback the driver lest you be stuck with no driver?

**wmorri** · 01-23-2009, 07:58 PM

Hi,

That would make sense. I did find some stuff for you to try. It should allow you to install the drivers that you need. Here it is.

Cheers!

BeWop · 01-24-2009, 12:24 AM

Thanks a lot, will try this, edit when I'm done.

BeWop · 01-24-2009, 01:10 AM

EDIT: Thanks for the help, I fixed it using the following two commands.

sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-core

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-core

A little risky, yeah, but it's better than reinstalling ubuntu, it's the only operating system I use.
Now to just find the right driver...

**wmorri** · 01-24-2009, 09:54 AM

Hi,

Good to hear that you are able to get to the GUI. I would recommend that you take a look in the hardware drivers section under System -> Admin. There should be some drivers there for your system. What graphics card are you using?

Cheers!

BeWop · 01-24-2009, 04:38 PM

ATI Mobility Radeon IGP 9000/9100
There doesn't seem to be any drivers provided by ATI for it on the website though...

EDIT: The updater seems to have a video one, but it's an intel...
xserver-xorg-video-intel should I use that one?

**wmorri** · 01-24-2009, 07:23 PM

Hi,

You can use that one, since that is the one they recommend. Right now Ubuntu doesn't have a lot of support for ATI cards atm. But that is all going to change with the next release in April.

Cheers!

BeWop · 01-25-2009, 07:13 PM

Ok, so here's another problem. After fixing the xserver, I can't run compiz, or the desktop graphics, and when I close out of full screen applications (e.g. games), my computer freezes and it shuts down.
Any idea how to fix this?

**wmorri** · 01-25-2009, 08:09 PM

Hi,

What happens when you try to run Compiz or the desktop effects? Also, what games are you playing that freeze your computer?

Cheers!

BeWop · 01-27-2009, 07:36 PM

Compiz and desktop effects just don't work. It says theres an issue when I try to apply extra graphics mode. Also, while playing tremulous, when I exit, it freezes.

Thanks for the help, btw.

**wmorri** · 01-27-2009, 09:19 PM

Hi,

What is telling you that need to apply extra graphics mode? I am not familiar with that at the moment but I am sure that I can figure it out. If you try to install compiz through Synaptic Package Manager, see what happens.

Cheers!

BeWop · 01-28-2009, 05:42 PM

Well, I don't care all too much about compiz, it's not the program that's not working. Trying to just add any effect whatsoever in the menu doesn't work. It's set on "None" instead of normal or extra, and it won't let me change it. But anyways, compiz only works when graphics are set on "extra" and that's why it isn't working.

Rome5 · 01-31-2009, 08:28 AM

If you would open a terminal and run the following:

Code:

# cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf

then copy and paste the output here.

hursto75 · 02-02-2009, 01:06 PM

What version of linux are you running? Maybe I miss that somewhere.
Here is a nice little installer for ATI divers that worked for me on my Ubuntu machines.

sudo apt-get install envyng-core

sudo envyng -t

That will walk you through a set up.

Hope it helps.

01-22-2009, 06:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
BeWop Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 28 OS: XP sp2	X Server Problem I recently installed an ATI graphics card for ubuntu with the intention of getting Knights Of The Old Republic to work, and now when I load it up, it says the X Server isn't configured right, so now all I can do is access the shell, and I'm lost. I don't know how to revert back to it or anything. I'm a very basic linux user, sudo apt-get install and some mounting is all I know, so it'd be great to keep it simple.

01-22-2009, 08:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,821 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: X Server Problem Hi, Please try typing, "startx" into the shell and see if you are able to get it to start. If it gives you an error message then post it up and we can work from there. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

01-22-2009, 09:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
BeWop Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 28 OS: XP sp2	Re: X Server Problem There's a whole bunch of things it said that I can't copy, but on it, it kept on saying things about Radeon, or the driver I installed, and then also that it "Saw Error 11" I guess the easiest way to fix this would to be to uninstall that driver, I just don't know how to do that from shell...

01-22-2009, 09:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,821 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: X Server Problem Hi, I would try Code: sudo apt-get remove ATI or sudo apt-get remove radeon I don't know the drivers that you installed so it is hard to say. cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

01-23-2009, 11:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
BeWop Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 28 OS: XP sp2	Re: X Server Problem I tried that, and that didn't work... It's this driver ATI Catalyst™ 8.12 Proprietary Linux x86 Display Driver Found here http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/l...ux-radeon.html Wouldn't you have to rollback the driver lest you be stuck with no driver?

01-23-2009, 07:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,821 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: X Server Problem Hi, That would make sense. I did find some stuff for you to try. It should allow you to install the drivers that you need. Here it is. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

01-24-2009, 12:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
BeWop Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 28 OS: XP sp2	Re: X Server Problem Thanks a lot, will try this, edit when I'm done.

01-24-2009, 01:10 AM	#8 (permalink)
BeWop Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 28 OS: XP sp2	Re: X Server Problem EDIT: Thanks for the help, I fixed it using the following two commands. sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-core sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-core A little risky, yeah, but it's better than reinstalling ubuntu, it's the only operating system I use. Now to just find the right driver...

01-24-2009, 09:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,821 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: X Server Problem Hi, Good to hear that you are able to get to the GUI. I would recommend that you take a look in the hardware drivers section under System -> Admin. There should be some drivers there for your system. What graphics card are you using? Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

01-24-2009, 04:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
BeWop Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 28 OS: XP sp2	Re: X Server Problem ATI Mobility Radeon IGP 9000/9100 There doesn't seem to be any drivers provided by ATI for it on the website though... EDIT: The updater seems to have a video one, but it's an intel... xserver-xorg-video-intel should I use that one? Last edited by BeWop; 01-24-2009 at 04:44 PM.

01-24-2009, 07:23 PM	#11 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,821 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: X Server Problem Hi, You can use that one, since that is the one they recommend. Right now Ubuntu doesn't have a lot of support for ATI cards atm. But that is all going to change with the next release in April. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

01-25-2009, 07:13 PM	#12 (permalink)
BeWop Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 28 OS: XP sp2	Re: X Server Problem Ok, so here's another problem. After fixing the xserver, I can't run compiz, or the desktop graphics, and when I close out of full screen applications (e.g. games), my computer freezes and it shuts down. Any idea how to fix this?

01-25-2009, 08:09 PM	#13 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,821 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: X Server Problem Hi, What happens when you try to run Compiz or the desktop effects? Also, what games are you playing that freeze your computer? Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

01-27-2009, 07:36 PM	#14 (permalink)
BeWop Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 28 OS: XP sp2	Re: X Server Problem Compiz and desktop effects just don't work. It says theres an issue when I try to apply extra graphics mode. Also, while playing tremulous, when I exit, it freezes. Thanks for the help, btw. Last edited by BeWop; 01-27-2009 at 07:37 PM.

01-27-2009, 09:19 PM	#15 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,821 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: X Server Problem Hi, What is telling you that need to apply extra graphics mode? I am not familiar with that at the moment but I am sure that I can figure it out. If you try to install compiz through Synaptic Package Manager, see what happens. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

01-28-2009, 05:42 PM	#16 (permalink)
BeWop Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 28 OS: XP sp2	Re: X Server Problem Well, I don't care all too much about compiz, it's not the program that's not working. Trying to just add any effect whatsoever in the menu doesn't work. It's set on "None" instead of normal or extra, and it won't let me change it. But anyways, compiz only works when graphics are set on "extra" and that's why it isn't working.

01-31-2009, 08:28 AM	#17 (permalink)
Rome5 Alternative Computing Team Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Denver.CO Posts: 311 OS: Arch linux	Re: X Server Problem If you would open a terminal and run the following: Code: # cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf then copy and paste the output here.

02-02-2009, 01:06 PM	#18 (permalink)
hursto75 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 6 OS: Linux	Re: X Server Problem What version of linux are you running? Maybe I miss that somewhere. Here is a nice little installer for ATI divers that worked for me on my Ubuntu machines. sudo apt-get install envyng-core sudo envyng -t That will walk you through a set up. Hope it helps. __________________ Brad K. TechJaws.com