pwned by ati settings

[rayman22201]

I just got my linux box up and running today, after 3 days of network troubleshooting...So in my ignorint bliss I decide to try to set up the display settings to output to my tv (I have an ati x800 by the way)...the result, I now have now display on either my tv or my monitor I am a retard....

So basically, how do I get into the shell before the screwed up x server starts so that I can reset my x server settings and fix this...and how do I reset my x server settings

please help me (again....)

p.s. boy I am a real retard; distroying a good linux box in less than 5 minutes after 3 days of getting it to work properly...oh well at least its a learning experience.

[Rog131]

Re: pwned by ati settings

What did you do ?

If you edited xorg.conf - file with kate.
kate make backupfile: xorg.conf~
use it: sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf~ /etc/X11/xorg.conf
reboot

or

make new xorg.conf:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

[rayman22201]

Re: pwned by ati settings

that would be a great idea, except that I can't see anything to edit the file unfortunately...I have no video coming from my graphics card at all after kubuntu boots. I need a way to not start x so that I can actually edit the xorg file.

[Rog131]

Re: pwned by ati settings

If you press Ctrl+Alt+F1 (or F2..F6) do you see login:
If yes, log in and work in the text mode.
You can edit xorg.conf with nano in the text mode (or reconfigure xorg).


If not:

You can start with the dapper CD. Choose: Start Kubuntu in safe graphic mode.

After kubuntu starts:

In konsole:

example:

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l /dev/hdb

Disk /dev/hdb: 81.9 GB, 81964302336 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9964 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 * 1 7228 58058878+ 83 Linux
/dev/hdb2 7229 9963 21968887+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hdb5 7417 9963 20458746 b W95 FAT32
/dev/hdb6 7229 7416 1510047 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Partition table entries are not in disk order

Note My kubuntu is in the hdb, yours may be in the hda.

mount you harddisk kubuntu to live kubuntu:

sudo mount dev/hdb1 /media

After mounting you can edit /media/etc/X11/xorg.conf.

Or you can use LiveCD's xorg.conf (copy live's xorg.conf to harddisk):

ubuntu@ubuntu:/$ sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /media/etc/X11/xorg.conf

LiveCD uses vesa drivers and Generic Monitor. But you get your kde up and working. Later you can reconfigure xorg.

[rayman22201]

Re: pwned by ati settings

thank you sooooo much... Ctrl+Alt+F1 to get me into text mode worked great. I ran sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg, rebooted and everything was back to normal .
Thank you again