Assistance installing Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS

[Donna Windom]

Thank you for your response Nils, but I don't know how to locate
"/var/log/Xorg.0.log". I'm running Ubuntu from the CD. I typed in
".log" to search the drive, but the only hit I received was for
"change.log". My video card is working when I run Ubuntu from the CD.
Please show me how to get to the log file you mentioned in your
previous post. Thank you.


On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 14:15, Nils Kassube <kassube at gmx.net> wrote:
> Donna Windom wrote:
>> Using the Ubuntu CD I downloaded, I was able to
>> run Ubuntu from the CD and navigate using the graphical user
>> interface.
>
>> After restarting I have the option to run WindowsXP or
>> Ubuntu. I chose Ubuntu, but instead of getting the easy to navigate
>> GUI, I get the following after logging in:
>>
>> username at ubuntu:~$
>>
>> Is there a way to have a graphical user interface instead of the
>> command line?
>
> I suppose there is a problem with your video card because usually the
> GUI should start automatically. As it doesn't start, there should be
> something in the log file "/var/log/Xorg.0.log". Probably it would be
> the easiest way to use the Ubuntu LiveCD to access that file and post it
> here.
>
>
> Nils
>
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