Need Help with my Video

[windbiter]

I have messed up the video configuration. I only have text no graphics. What should I do?

[javierrivera]

Re: Need Help with my Video

Issue the following command:

$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

It's a wizard that will let you reconfigure your Xserver from text mode. if you don't know how to answer any question, please left the default answer. Select the easy monitor configuration option.

After it finishes you can either reboot or try:

$ sudo /etc/init.d/kdm restart

Hope that it helps.

Javier.

[windbiter]

Re: Need Help with my Video

thanks I'll give it a go

[windbiter]

Re: Need Help with my Video

I am still in the same boat. Only text interface is occuring.

[javierrivera]

Re: Need Help with my Video

Hi again .

What video card driver you select?
What video card did you have?
Have you tried the vesa (works with everything but slow) driver?
Is there any error message in the file /var/log/Xorg.0.log, if there is one, please post it here?

This should be enough to keep you busy for a little while .

Javier.

[windbiter]

Re: Need Help with my Video

I selected a generic card and I have an nVidia. Would it be simpler to remove the card and go with the onbard graphics until this is sorted out?

[windbiter]

Re: Need Help with my Video

No error messages and I don't know what vesa is

[javierrivera]

Re: Need Help with my Video

In the text wizard, you should be able to see a driver called vesa. That driver should work with near every card.

BTW, what Nvidia do you have? A new one?

If this is true you will need to install the Nvidia propietary drivers.

Javier.

[windbiter]

Re: Need Help with my Video

No go with Vesa. It is a couple years old, the nVidia and the drivers were already working. I was trying to change to a dual video output situation and thought i had it configured properly. I only turned it off to plug in second monitor.

[windbiter]

Re: Need Help with my Video

I have removd the card and I am running with the onboard graphics. I am still in this text mode. I reconfigure again and still there. Startup problems?

[windbiter]

Re: Need Help with my Video

Sorry the exact model for the card is Geforce FX 5200 w/ 128 MB DDR

[javierrivera]

Re: Need Help with my Video

Can you give us the ouput of the file /var/log/xorg.0.log.

You can just post here the error lines, or if you can't find them the whole file.

BTW, the card is PCI (similar problems in another post) or AGP (known to work)?

Javier.

[heinkel_111]

Re: Need Help with my Video

Can you also post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf?

Also, please check the modification date of that file. Is it from before or after you removed the Nvidia card? Is it from before or after you tried to configure dualscreen setup?

[windbiter]

Re: Need Help with my Video

Whew,

I get no output from either log. Both say they cannot access when I type in.

It is a known good AGP card that was working in the system prior to my trying to switch to dual monitor.

When i reconfigure and then reboot with the restart command, I can not log in at all after boot up. I just get a undeline score.

[javierrivera]

Re: Need Help with my Video

Strange...

Can you give us the result of :

$ dmesg

Javier.