View Full Version : [ubuntu] no graphical display after upgrading from 8.04 to 8.10
Mateus909
November 2nd, 2008, 05:02 PM
hey yall,
just upgraded yesterday and it seems that my graphical display is completly gone...
when it boots its as if i have the terminal and nothing else. when trying to load something like firefox i get a graphical display error...im guessing during the upgrade i must have deleted the X file and now im stuck with no graphical display at all...
i still have my 7.10 CD so im not worried about starting from scratch(plus i liked 7.10 alot better than 8.04).
any and all help would be appreciated.
-Matt
PmDematagoda
November 2nd, 2008, 05:17 PM
You can try and create an xorg.conf file using:-
sudo X -configure
which creates a new xorg.conf file in /root as xorg.conf.new, once the configuration is complete, copy the new xorg.conf file over with:-
sudo cp /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf
then try starting X with:-
startx
Pumalite
November 2nd, 2008, 05:17 PM
Can you get into Recovery Mode?
If so; try 'xfix'
Mateus909
November 2nd, 2008, 05:44 PM
i will give it a shot tonight see how it goes.
you'ill be hearing from me soon enough hehe.
Mateus909
November 2nd, 2008, 11:56 PM
reporting back
xfix doesnt fix the problem.
and as soon as i type sudo X -configure the screen goes black and nothing happens...
any suggestions or should i just pop in the 7.10 CD and re-install?
yobster
November 3rd, 2008, 12:01 AM
is it the same as this problem??
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=966315
because that's what I've got, and it's to do with the Nvidia drivers, and there's a fix for it. But I didn't really understand the solution well enough to start editing my xorg.conf
Mateus909
November 3rd, 2008, 12:08 AM
is it the same as this problem??
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=966315
because that's what I've got, and it's to do with the Nvidia drivers, and there's a fix for it. But I didn't really understand the solution well enough to start editing my xorg.conf
i dont believe so as mine did this after the reboot of the upgrade.
im also running an ATI graphics card and not an NVIDIA.
yobster
November 3rd, 2008, 12:11 AM
ok, well good luck finding a solution!
Exactly the same symptoms so if you have crossfire then it's because one isn't set as the primary I'd guess.
bensei
November 3rd, 2008, 12:37 AM
That sounds exactly like the problem I am currently struggling with:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=966032&highlight=bensei
Friendly people have suggested solutions to me, but unfortunately nothing helped. Maybe some of their suggestions work for you. Please let me/us know!
Mateus909
November 3rd, 2008, 12:42 AM
sorry to dampen your hopes but i am re-installing 7.10 as we speak.
going to try and run the upgrade later again and hope it works this time. cheers.
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