upgraded to 8.10 and could not start the x server

[macvr]

hi all... i just upgraded to 8.10 from 8.04 , i'm not able to start ubuntu in normal mode... it just stops saying

COULD NOT START THE X SERVER DUE TO SOME INTERNAL ERROR. PLS CONTACT ADMIN or check your system log to diagnose .
in the mean time this display will be disabled

..... how do i correct this?
my xorg.conf file

# 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 the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# 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

# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
#Section "InputDevice"
#	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
#	Driver		"kbd"
#	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
#	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc105"
#	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
#EndSection

# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
#Section "InputDevice"
#	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
#	Driver		"mouse"
#	Option		"CorePointer"
#EndSection

# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
#Section "InputDevice"
#	Identifier	"Synaptics Touchpad"
#	Driver		"synaptics"
#	Option		"SendCoreEvents"	"true"
#	Option		"Device"	"/dev/psaux"
#	Option		"Protocol"	"auto-dev"
#	Option		"HorizEdgeScroll"	"0"
#	Option		"RightEdge"	"5400"
#	Option		"BottomEdge"	"4500"
#	Option		"LockedDrags"	"on"
#	Option		"LockedDragTimeout"	"500"
#	Option		"FingerHigh"	"21"
#	Option		"MaxTapTime"	"500"
#	Option		"SHMConfig"	"on"
#EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
	Driver		"fglrx"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
	Defaultdepth	24
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
  screen "Default Screen"
# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
#	Inputdevice	"Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection
Section "Module"
	Load		"glx"
        Load		"dbe"
EndSection

i also have a problem where at startup the system waits 5mins to continue with the booting, it stops at this line

start-stop-daemon:Unable to open pidfile '/var/run/klogd/kmsgpipe.pid' for writing : read only file system (reda only file system)

and after 5mins it says> [failed] and continues to boot where it stops at the x server error and shows just the command prompt.


previously i had a gdm problem which gave this error> i'm not sure if this has anything to do with the present error, but just mentioning

server authorization directory is set to /var/lib/gdm but is not owned by the user 106 & group 114. please correct the ownership or GDM configuration & restart GDM

i did a

sudo apt-get autoremove gdm --purge
sudo apt-get install gdm

which i think has corrected the GDM problem.

how do i correct the X server problem?
i'm using an ATI X1400 graphics card on my laptop and also not able to activate the restricted drivers ,fglrx.

[Ryadt]

Try

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

[macvr]

Try

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

that did not solve it... still same error, only able to enter via recovery mode..


also every time i try to activate the restricted driver fglrx it shows the progress bar but doesnt activate!!!

[phidia]

Everything has changed with the move to xorg 7.4

In recovery mode try entering

xfix

Report back.

[macvr]

Everything has changed with the move to xorg 7.4

In recovery mode try entering

Report back.

ok... did the xfix... but still same problem...

[macvr]

after the xfix my xorg.conf

# 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 the xserver-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"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
EndSection

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

if i try to actvate the restricted driver it changes to this

# 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 the xserver-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 "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
	DefaultDepth	24
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load	"glx"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
	Driver	"fglrx"
EndSection

but again i'v done the xfix and restored the first xorg...

is using ubuntu in recovery mode forever safe? i'v been with this in safe mode for a long time since morning!!!

i also have a problem where at startup the system waits 5mins to continue with the booting, it stops at this line

start-stop-daemon:Unable to open pidfile '/var/run/klogd/kmsgpipe.pid' for writing : read only file system (reda only file system)

and after 5mins it says> [failed] and continues to boot where it stops at the x server error and shows just the command prompt.

this makes it even tougher to reboot it ... how can this be solved ?

[phidia]

Sometimes an upgrade doesn't work correctly and a claen install is required-I'm not saying that's the case here, but it could be.

You can also keep an eye on ibex bug reports or make a report.

[horned0wl93]

I'm running into the same problem on my Acer laptop (Acer Aspire 3050, 1.7GH CPU, 2.5GB RAM, ATI Radion M video card). Seems that with the 8.10 upgrade, all my restricted drivers took a hike. FGLRX is nowhere to be found on my system, and neither apt-get nor wget can seem to find it (good internet connection - apt-get update seems to work fine...), and I seem to be stuck in terminal mode.

I've tried all the solutions I've seen in this thread, and still no good...

Help??

Cheers;
Ed

[macvr]

i'm also using an ACER ASPIRE 5672WLMi laptop...

[horned0wl93]

Hmm.. Try code:

sudo apt-get install fglrx

...and see the results... fglrx is apparently gone, and won't apparently download from anywhere... Big problem...

Cheers;
0wl