Fwd: No Desktop!

[NoOp]

On 03/29/2008 09:46 AM, drew einhorn wrote:
> Here's the previous post without the Xorg.0.log
> 
> the list software says it's too big, and it's awaiting
> approval by an administrator.
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: drew einhorn <drew.einhorn at gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 9:35 AM
> Subject: Re: No Desktop!
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <
> ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> 
> 
> Have a couple ATI cards plugged in, was trying to get dual head working.
> 
> I've tried a bunch of xorg.conf files using the free radeon driver an a
> couple
> versions of the proprietary driver.  Here's the latest.
> 
> Rebuilt the attached xorg.conf using:
> 
>     dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
> 
> Removed useless clutter from the xorg.conf before rebooting.
> 
> It appeared to work.  My desktop came up and I got to use it for a few
> minutes
> before it went away or got covered up by the white screen.
> 
> Tried turning the:
> 
>     Option        "UseFBDev"        "true"
> 
> On and off.
> 
> But now the screen "Whites Out" just after the desktop starts to come up,
> before I have a chance to try using it.

Try just removing the framebuffer option altogether.

Also try:

sudo configure-debian

Go down to X11 and then xserver-org & reconfigure without the framebuffer.