Doesn't boot after update

[innoxius]

Hello,
I updated Kubuntu 6.06 a few days ago through its update program and now it doesn't want to boot. Opens the blue welcome screen and says something about xorg and nvidia. I don't understand it as I am new to Linux. How can I fix this?

Thank you

[sky]

Re: Doesn't boot after update

Hi,

I guess you've installed the nvidia driver somehow before to update the system, so now it's looking for the driver compiled with the old kernel. So you have two choices :
- solving it by starting the old kernel (as I believe it should work)
- solving it by editing the /etc/X11/xorg.conf by hand :
from a console mode (when booted on blue bar at the end press <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<F1>)
login
type this code to edit the file :
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.rescue
sudo vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Find the section "Devices" it should be almost at the end of the file. Then modify the keyword "nvidia" of the driver line with "nv".
Then save the file, restart the computer, it should work.
To add text in vi : type i
to save the file type <Esc>

Hope it helps

[innoxius]

Re: Doesn't boot after update

Thank you very much! It is working now. This is what I like here the most - the community :-) Be blessed!

[sky]

Re: Doesn't boot after update

You're welcome. Happy to have helped you