Desktop version of ubuntu 9.10 32 bit freezing! HELP!

[ak47tom]

Hi, I have installed ubuntu 9.10 on my desktop, installation went fine, but when I've booted it up, after, it will freeze no matter what I do. Example: I will start a terminal, and it will freeze, or if I change wallpapers, it will freeze. This might be a hardware fault, but I was wondering if anyone was having a similar experience?

Lets hear those replies!

Tom.

[Sunflower1970]

It could be a video driver problem. I had something similar happen when I was trying to correct a problem with my graphics on my laptop. I had the incorrect driver for my ATI card, and had to switch it.

Without more info about your set up it is a bit hard to diagnose. What are the specs of your computer? What type of graphic card?

[RedSingularity]

And post the output of


cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf

[ak47tom]

Thanks for the reply, my spec: E2140, 2 gigs ddr2-800, seagate 320 gigs, intagrated graphics, 950g intel I believe.

Tom.

[ak47tom]

RedSingularity, Hi, it says its not a file nor a directory.

Any suggestions?

thanks.


tom.

[Sunflower1970]

Yeah, I think Ubuntu has done away with an xorg.conf in 9.10 (It's a mistake IMO, I've been able to correct so many problems in the past with an xorg.conf--even when I was a newbie), so you might have to create one (Copy of mine for my ATI laptop below). I had create one with both my computers running Karmic.

Did a quick search of the forum and came up with this thread for the Intel 950 graphics cards. It's for Jaunty, but there may be some useful tips for Karmic: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...ight=950+intel

(I'm afraid I can't be too much more of a help since I have nVidia and ATI graphic cards...)


This is my xorg.conf I had under 8.10, but it's working under 9.10 (sort of) too. You may be able to at least get an idea of how to create one.

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)	
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using values from the debconf database.						
#							
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.						
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#							
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*		
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of thexserver-xorg	package.		
#							
# Note that some configuration settings that could be done previously in this file, now are automatically configured by the server and settings here are ignored.						
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated again, run the following command: sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg	

Section "Device"	
Identifier    Configured Video Device
Driver		radeon	
BusID		PCI:1:0:0			    Option "AGPMode" "4" 
Option "AGPSize" "64"	
Option "RingSize" "8"	
Option "BufferSize" "2"
Option "EnablePageFlip" "true"	
Option "EnableDepthMoves" "true"	
Option "RenderAccel" "true"	
# Eyecandy Stuff
Option "AccelMethod" "4"
Option "EnablePageFlip" "true	
Option "DDCMode"
Option "SubPixelOrder" "NONE"
Option "ColorTiling" "false"				
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier	Configured Monitor		
EndSection							
Section "Screen"
Identifier	Default Screen	
Monitor		Configured Monitor	
Device		Configured Video Device

[RedSingularity]

No Way!! Why did they get rid of it?!? What do we use to configure now?!?!

[Sunflower1970]

I haven't done this part in a long time, but I think if you run

sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

in a terminal it will create one for you.

I've usually saved a copy of mine from version to version just in case something goes wrong with an install. That way I'll always have one.

[RedSingularity]

Oh ok......so it is there you just have to create it or bring your old one.