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ufarooq
March 8th, 2009, 06:37 AM
I have installed Ubuntu 8.10 i386 but after successful installation I am not able to lag on because Ubuntu freezes before log on screen comes, sometimes log on screen comes but i cannot type user name because my keyboard and mouse does not work.:(
I am using Dell gx270, 2.4 GHz, 764 mb Ram.
Please help me.

sanus|art
March 8th, 2009, 08:46 AM
Try to type "startx" (without quotes) after the login.
If not - 'cd /tmp' + 'ls -a' + find something like ".X0.lock", then remove that file (type 'sudo rm /tmp/X0.lock' or whatever it is named and after removal type 'startx'.