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    kubuntu won't start

    Hi, Im new here.
    I recently installed Kubuntu 6.06 LTS in my laptop.
    Well it was running so good until i configured my graphics card trying to activate the 3d aceleration.
    Im very noob to these things so every guide that I found I tried to follow it but without success.
    But I managed to configure my graphics card so i continue the wizard until i configured it.
    But know when I choose to start kubuntu from grub it boot but then a black screen appears and nothing happened.
    Well after hours of searching I found that putting:
    sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
    was to reconfigure my graphics card so I choose Versa( i dont remember well) like was explained in other web pages.
    But the problem continues and I want to follow using Kubuntu because I want that XGL + compiz effects even if my card doesnt suppport it but I have found a lot of guys that have managed to install it right but I can't.

    Well I hope u guys help me.
    Then if I fixed this problem I will continue asking u guys about accelerate an ATI 200M.
    Thanks guys, Kubuntu is even better than Windos Vista.
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    Re: kubuntu won't start

    ATI is very problematical in Linux. ATI plain doesn't like L/unix for one thing. Another problem is they have so many different drivers, and there is no rhyme or reason or logical progression in the cards each driver supports that I can see. This is a much different approach from Nvidia or Intell who offer monolithic drivers that support just about every product they've ever made.

    Did you try the howto's on this page yet?
    http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Main_Page

    Note that there is a page that is distribution specific. Make sure you don't follow the Red Hat guide instead or the Ubuntu or the Dapper guide for Edgy.

    There are 2 methods to install the driver in Dapper. 1 is for older cards, I think the M200 is fairly new? If so you will want to follow method 2.
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      Re: kubuntu won't start

      Thanks dude.
      The problem is that in the login screen instead of asking my a password it gives me a beautiful black screen with a clock as a pointer on the mouse.
      Nothing happens, just a black screen.
      I enter in the second option of the grub that is kubuntu in recovery console.
      So here i can enter to my kubuntu by typing startx, is the only way I can enter.
      I follow the guide and tried this command because i want to revert my system like was before installing the driver.
      I used this:
      sudo apt-get install --reinstall libgl1-mesa.

      Eventhough the black screen still apearing and i can't start kubuntu.
      The only way I can enter is via startx.
      i think i nedd a command to erase the driver that I put of ATI to the normal state so then i can start again to install it.

      Hope u guys help me to find that command.
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        Re: kubuntu won't start

        I'm likely not the person to listen to on this. I never found a graceful way to recover from a bad/wrong ATI driver. Found out the hard way trying to get compiz to work. Everytime you play around with the kernel, any update to X resulted in my having to wipe the whole thing and start over.

        I got to be very good at setting up Ubuntu on my ATI machine! :-)

        This sounds really insane - but I have the best fastest ATI set up yet - and it came out of the box - sort of.

        I borked it yet again, and grabbed my CD and started the install. It looked a little different than I remembered? Oh well, I must be using the alternate CD I decided and forged on.

        Once the install was finished everything looked *very* different, I had installed Breezy by mistake.

        Just for the halibut I typed in glxinfo - and I had working 3D?!?! fglrxinfo - and I had the right card?!?!

        The update icon was on, and told me I could upgrade to Dapper - so I did and everything still worked just Jim Dandy.

        So I installed kde kde-core kde-common and dev from the package manager then updated to KDE 3.5.5 and put my fave apps in and deleted all the ugly Gnome stuff and had a rocking and rolling Kubuntu with working 3D.

        <shrug> FWIW.

        I did a backup and locked my install down and haven't messed with it since. I burned that back up to DVD and make a new backup to my USB drive every week in case I bork something I can rebuild from bare metal.
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          Re: kubuntu won't start

          I think I will have to start again.
          Thanks for the link.
          I hope someone help me, if not I will have to start again.

          Thanks anyway.
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            Re: kubuntu won't start

            It's a PIA I know.

            I got to the point I can set the whole shebag up in about an hour and a half. That's vid driver, samba the whole 9 yards. It's a lot easier for me to just set it up than to fix some problems. Sorry I couldn't help more.

            Can I offer a suggestion? 2 really.

            1 If you have the room make yourself a separate home partition - this greatly reduces set up time because many of your settings are saved.
            http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/separatehome

            2 Download the partimage cd from
            www.partimage.org

            Once you are set up and running good back up. It's easy and fast. Also it's an easy restore.

            When these little oppsi moments come along you can roll back to something that works rather than starting all over.
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              Re: kubuntu won't start

              The thing that I don't understand is why when I write startx I can use kubuntu normally even with Ati video card configure and when i start normally it gives me a black screen.
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                Re: kubuntu won't start

                The only thing I can think of is did you change anything in your menu.lst file? For instance - is your boot menu hidden with recovery mode as the default or something?
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                  Re: kubuntu won't start

                  And how do i know that?
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                    Re: kubuntu won't start

                    Well this is my menu.lst file:
                    Code:
                    # menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
#      grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
#      grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
#      and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.

## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not change this entry to 'saved' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default		0

## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout		10

## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
#hiddenmenu

# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue

## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
#   password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret

#
# examples
#
# title		Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root		(hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader	+1
#
# title		Linux
# root		(hd0,1)
# kernel	/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#

#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST

### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below

## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
##   kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
##   kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=/dev/hda3 ro

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,2)

## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
##   alternative=false
# alternative=true

## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
##   lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false

## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
##   altoptions=(recovery mode) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single

## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
##   howmany=7
# howmany=all

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
##   memtest86=false
# memtest86=true

## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false

## ## End Default Options ##

title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-27-386
root		(hd0,2)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-27-386 root=/dev/hda3 ro quiet splash
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-27-386
savedefault
boot

title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-27-386 (recovery mode)
root		(hd0,2)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-27-386 root=/dev/hda3 ro single
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-27-386
boot

title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-23-386
root		(hd0,2)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-23-386 root=/dev/hda3 ro quiet splash
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-23-386
savedefault
boot

title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-23-386 (recovery mode)
root		(hd0,2)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-23-386 root=/dev/hda3 ro single
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-23-386
boot

title		Ubuntu, memtest86+
root		(hd0,2)
kernel		/boot/memtest86+.bin 
boot

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title		Other operating systems:
root


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/hda1
title		Windows XP Media Center Edition
root		(hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader	+1
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