Can't Install Kubuntu 8.10 Properly - HELP!!
Joel Oliver
joelol75 at verizon.net
Mon Jan 26 01:11:48 UTC 2009
Also, in the console, check out the log file for your X session, it
sounds like a video card issue.
less /var/log/Xorg.0.log
With the newer versions of Ubuntu/Kubuntu, it really doesn't install
much of a xorg.conf file which makes it harder to change some options
and troubleshoot. BTW the proper way to start/stop your X sessions
after modifying your xorg.conf file (or any other tweak) is:
sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop
and
sudo /etc/init.d/kdm start
you can also use:
sudo /etc/init.d/kdm restart
You didn't mention what brand of video card you're using, but sometimes,
just removing (Better to rename, for testing) your xorg.conf file
magically fixes these problems.
So you can try:
sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.old
and then restart X
sudo /etc/init.d/kdm restart
to see if that works. It does sound like a video card/compositing issue
though.
Since there's really no xorg.conf file, a barebones structure can help.
Please don't use this one, but it will give you an idea on the layout if
needed. This is for an NVidia card using the restricted drivers. If
similar to yours, you may need to change the BusID "PCI:0:5:0" to match
where your card is installed. This is automatically figured now, but to
find where your card is, use the lspci command. Mine shows up as:
00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Host Bridge (rev a2)
00:00.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 0 (rev a2)
00:00.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 1 (rev a2)
00:00.3 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 5 (rev a2)
00:00.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 4 (rev a2)
00:00.5 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Host Bridge (rev a2)
00:00.6 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 3 (rev a2)
00:00.7 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 2 (rev a2)
*00:05.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C51PV [GeForce
6150] (rev a2)*
00:09.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Host Bridge (rev a2)
00:0a.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 LPC Bridge (rev a2)
00:0a.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP51 SMBus (rev a2)
00:0a.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Memory Controller 0 (rev a2)
00:0b.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP51 USB Controller (rev a2)
00:0b.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP51 USB Controller (rev a2)
00:0d.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP51 IDE (rev a1)
00:0e.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Serial ATA Controller
(rev a1)
00:0f.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Serial ATA Controller
(rev a1)
00:10.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 PCI Bridge (rev a2)
00:10.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP51 High Definition Audio
(rev a2)
00:14.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Ethernet Controller (rev a1)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
Miscellaneous Control
01:05.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A
IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
01:09.0 PCI bridge: Hint Corp HB6 Universal PCI-PCI bridge
(non-transparent mode) (rev 11)
02:08.0 Multimedia video controller: Internext Compression Inc iTVC16
(CX23416) MPEG-2 Encoder (rev 01)
02:09.0 Multimedia video controller: Internext Compression Inc iTVC16
(CX23416) MPEG-2 Encoder (rev 01)
Of course i'm just trying to give troubleshooting ideas. The best info
you can get is from your X log file! Also adding this section into your
xorg.conf file will shut off compositing:
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "false"
EndSection
I don't have it added into mine as it works fine w/o it for me... Just
try some different settings. Again here's a sample xorg.conf file which
WILL NOT WORK for you, but may give you a 'skeleton' to work on one for
yourself. I wish they would give one by default as all this
"autoconfiguring" doesn't always work as expected. So try running
without a xorg.conf file. Then try moving it back and add the three
lines above to it and see if it helps. Of course check the
/var/log/Xorg.0.log file every step of the way for info... Also the
command:
dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-*xorg
*
Will reconfigure the xserver and allow you to setup your
video/keyboard/mouse and write a new xorg.conf file.
# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildmeister at builder26) Wed Sep 12
14:29:53 PDT 2007
# xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
Section "ServerLayout"
# Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
# InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "Module"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "stylus"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "eraser"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "cursor"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "LCM-22w3"
HorizSync 30.0 - 82.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 76.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "WDE LCM-22w3"
HorizSync 30.0 - 82.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 76.0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia Corporation C51PV [GeForce 6150]"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:0:5:0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 6150"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "nVidia Corporation C51PV [GeForce 6150]"
Monitor "LCM-22w3"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Modes "1680x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1280x800"
"1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "metamodes" "1680x1050_60 +0+0; 1680x1050 +0+0;
1280x1024 +0+0; 1280x960 +0+0; 1280x800 +0+0; 1152x864 +0+0; 1024x768
+0+0; 800x600 +0+0; 640x480 +0+0"
EndSection
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