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booting probs...
on booting I encount this...

xinit:Connection reset by peer (error 104):
unable to connect to X server
xinit:No such process (error 3): server error.
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

any ideas please?

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Which version of Ubuntu are you using?
Execute this
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sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
Configure display and execute 'startx' command. Post error message here, if any.
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Which version of Ubuntu are you using?
Execute this
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sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
Configure display and execute 'startx' command. Post error message here, if any.
Hi casper....well I tried it and it's coming up with this:

X not installed....

now what?
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X not installed....
Thats weird ! Post the output of this
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Thats weird ! Post the output of this
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cat /etc/lsb-release
Hi casper...here's the outcome of your script...

DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=hardy
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 8.04"

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Is it a fresh installation? Did you un-install any package recently?
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...no....a new instillation...
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Execute this
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less /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Post output here.

* X is Capital in X11.
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Execute this
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less /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Post output here.

* X is Capital in X11.
Hi casper...I did it and a whole list came up....they were device inputs....what am I supposed to be looking for exactly?]
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