Re: Hey everyone, GUI isn't working; I can't figure out how to configure my xserver correctly.
--- Lance Ferrer <lferrer18@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey guys, when I typed in /etc/X11/xorg.conf it said
> bash:
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf permission denied or something
> like that. i typed in su
> then my root password then did it and it still said
> permission denied. i
> don't really know what im doing though. I tried
> using dpkg-reconfigure
> xserver-xorg and i selected vesa for my drive. i
> didn't really know what to
> put for everything else so for the thing that i had
> to type stuff in i left
> what was in there and just hit enter or left it
> blank and hit enter. i
> tried it with the framebuffer thing and without (i
> don't know what that is),
> but both times i typed startx my monitor showed the
> message it says when i
> turn my comp off (something about power saving
> enabled.. monitor will shut
> down soon. something along those lines.) i just
> restart my comp and go
> into single user mode (don't know what made me do
> that) then i do the same
> command and switch back to nv driver. back to where
> i started... as for
> booting in single user mode... i do that, but what
> do i do next? how does
> booting without x get my desktop running? how do i
> add -s to the kernel
> command line? what does that do?
>
> Specs:
> gigabyte s-series ga-ma790x-ds4 am2/am2+ socket
> type...
> bfg tech nvidea 8800 GT
> amd dual core 64 bit processor (am2 socket)
> 4 GB ddr2 1066 ram
>
> if you need to know anything else just ask, and as
> for how it is set up... i
> have award bios let me know how to find out what
> set-up things you need to
> know and ill tell you how its set up lol. thanks
> for the help guys
You might try booting from a live CD (e.g.,
www.knoppix.net). If X comes up okay, then you can
inspect the configuration file(s) (e.g., xorg.conf) to
get some clues as to what's amiss with your own
installation.
>
> On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 7:35 AM, Robert Isaac
> <rjisaac@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 9:09 PM, Lance Ferrer
> <lferrer18@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Im getting
> > > XIO: Fatal IO error 104 (connection reset by
> peer) on X server ":0.0"
> > > when I try to boot debian. I'm new to linux and
> computers in general,
> > so
> > > any help would be great. I have a BFG NVidea
> 8800 GT if that helps. If
> > you
> > > need any more specs or anything just let me
> know.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Edit the Driver line of the Device section of
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf to
> > use vesa instead of nv.
> >
> >
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Scott Edwards
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