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01-28-2006	#1 (permalink)
sunny22 Just Joined! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 5	ubuntu startx I installed ubuntu, but i cant get the suer interface, only command line. It says there is an error with xserver. I tried sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg, apt-get -f install, and sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg. They were all unsccessfuly. How do i fix this?

01-28-2006	#2 (permalink)
bryansmith Linux Guru Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: /Ontario/Canada Posts: 2,622	What error did you get? Have you tried configuring xorg manually with xorgconfig? Bryan __________________ Looking for a distro? Look here. "There can be no doubt that all our knowledge begins with experience." - Immanuel Kant (Critique of Pure Reason) Queen's University - Arts and Science 2008 (Sociology) Registered Linux User #386147.

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What error did you get? Have you tried configuring xorg manually with xorgconfig?

Bryan

It said it could not connnect to xorg and yes i have tried configuring it myself

01-28-2006	#4 (permalink)
vidd Linux Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 102	did you get any errors during the install? have you tried any other distros? Also, please post the responce from lspciso that I can tell what display driver your computer is using

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