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In the process of configuring my graphics tablet, I tampered with the xorg.conf file and Ubuntu now freezes at the splash screen. Uh oh! Big trouble! Good thing I dual ...
  1. 10-30-2010 #1
    lindsey
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    Fatally edited xorg.conf file; Ubuntu bricked!

    In the process of configuring my graphics tablet, I tampered with the xorg.conf file and Ubuntu now freezes at the splash screen. Uh oh! Big trouble!

    Good thing I dual boot with XP otherwise my computer would be bricked now!

    Precise changes involved:

    Under Section "Devices" (same section as where nvidia details occur), I inserted:

    InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
    InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
    InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents" # For non-LCD tablets only
    InputDevice "touch" "SendCoreEvents" # Only a few TabletPCs support this type
    InputDevice "pad" # For Intuos3/CintiqV5/Graphire4/Bamboo tablets
    Tell me what to do to restore xorg.conf, or get Ubuntu working again otherwise! Help!

    Please be mindful I cannot get into Ubuntu. Whatever solution you have may have to be a meta-Desktop solution, that is outside of the Desktop environment...
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  2. 10-30-2010 #2
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    Can you press ctrl + alt + f1 to get to a terminal?

    If so log in as yourself and run the following commands to rename xorg.conf and reboot

    cd /etc/X11/
    sudo mv xorg.conf xorg.saved
    sudo shutdown -r now
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  3. 10-30-2010 #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by elija View Post
    Can you press ctrl + alt + f1 to get to a terminal?

    If so log in as yourself and run the following commands to rename xorg.conf and reboot

    cd /etc/X11/
    sudo mv xorg.conf xorg.saved
    sudo shutdown -r now
    No, I'm afraid not. What now?
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  4. 10-31-2010 #4
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    You could run the Ubuntu live cd, mount the root partition (/) of your Ubuntu installation (the one installed on the hard drive) and edit xorg.conf.
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    Quote Originally Posted by daark.child View Post
    You could run the Ubuntu live cd, mount the root partition (/) of your Ubuntu installation (the one installed on the hard drive) and edit xorg.conf.
    Worked! Was worried about permissions at first but on the live Desktop environment, inputting the default root password (provided in the terminal) allows you to edit stuff as root.

    With thanks!
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    I'm glad it worked for you.
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