[SOLVED] FX 5200 Xwindows won't start Fresh Install

[NateMan]

I just did a fresh install of ubuntu 8.04 on a machine originally installed with an upgraded copy of 8.04. The install went fine with no issues, however when it was starting for the first time xwindows would not start. I then manually downloaded and installed the newest nvidia display drivers and then restarted the computer. Xwindows still failed to load properly saying "Fatal error No screens found". I also updated and upgraded everything hoping that it may fix the problem, to no avail. I think it is some problem with auto detection of monitors. Any help would be appreciated.

[Pumalite]

Post:
cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
You can go to Recovery Mode and use xfix

[NateMan]

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder57) Thu Jul 17 18:39:19 PDT 2008

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 30.0 - 110.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

[NateMan]

It seems to hang on *Running local boot scripts (/etc/rc.local) OK
After that I have to use alt + F2 to change to another tty and enter commands. I can also ssh into the machine. I was connecting through a kvm, so I tried it not connected to the kvm with the same results. I've used this same kvm with ubuntu many times.

[Pumalite]

Run:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
Accept most defaults, choose 'nv' as the driver. See if you can get to the Desktop
This might be useful too:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=187177

[NateMan]

won't allow me to run it saying xserver-xorg postinst warning: overwriting possibly-customised configuration file; backup in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.20080803164113
and it doesn't go any further into the reconfigure.

[Pumalite]

Post:
uname -a

[NateMan]

Linux capricorn 2.6.24-16-generic #1 SMP Thu Apr 10 13:23:42 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

[NateMan]

Here's the error message I get when attempting to starx:

This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
It is not supported in any way.
Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release.
Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.

X.Org X Server 1.4.0.90
Release Date: 5 September 2007
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux Ubuntu (xorg-server 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu9.2)
Current Operating System: Linux capricorn 2.6.24-16-generic #1 SMP Thu Apr 10 13:23:42 UTC 2008 i686
Build Date: 13 June 2008 01:08:21AM

Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Aug 3 17:28:49 2008
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(EE) Failed to load module "type1" (module does not exist, 0)

(WW) NVIDIA: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:1:0:0) found
(EE) No devices detected.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

waiting for X server to begin accepting connections
giving up.
xinit: Connection reset by peer (errno 104): unable to connect to X server
xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.

[louieb]

Have an FX5200 in a couple of PCs. Did you try booting to recovery mode, selecting xfix, then resume normal boot?
What happens when you do that?