So I Got My system running, all except my iPod, I had Everything loading, Beryl Working you name it.
Then last night I downloaded all the updates and POOF its gone.
It loads but then X crashes and I just get the prompt, If I type STARTX again it does the same thing, what can I do to get KDE running again without doing the noob thing and re-installing?
Thnx
Phil
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I think I saw an update to X one way or the other in KDE
You have to reinstall your video driver. Boot in recovery mode and issue the command
If you end up in a tty terminal type exit - if you end up in the desktop environment reboot immediately as you still are root - important!
My Cassandra KDE just started as normal - but I still think there was some X update. Unfortunately every time X is updated or a larger change to the kernel is made you have to reinstall graphics (and possibly more)
You have to reinstall your video driver. Boot in recovery mode and issue the command
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sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
My Cassandra KDE just started as normal - but I still think there was some X update. Unfortunately every time X is updated or a larger change to the kernel is made you have to reinstall graphics (and possibly more)
Recovery mode is a boot option on your grub menu. If you don't see the grub menu because you only have on distribution installed there will be a prompt that says press "e" or "ESC" or "F1" (can't remember for sure). That will show the grub menu and you select recovery mode from there.
This will boot you to a root# prompt at a tty screen. Enter the code that Husse suggested in his post at the prompt, etc.
This will boot you to a root# prompt at a tty screen. Enter the code that Husse suggested in his post at the prompt, etc.
Actually, the problem isn't with X, it's with the closed source ATI and nVidia drivers. If you install the ATI or nVidia proprietary driver then you'll need to reinstall it any time there is a kernel update. The last round of updates installed a new kernel so anyone running the ATI or nVidia drivers will have problems after the update.
If you enter the "dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg" command you will probably lose any 3D accelleration and special configs for Beryl, etc.
Exit out of the xserver error notice and hit Ctrl+Alt+F1 and log in to the shell. Once in the shell enter the following commands:
and install the appropriate driver. After envy has finished reboot the computer, and if you still have problems restore your xorg.conf file with:
Oh, and welcome to the world of closed-source drivers.
Aloha, Tim
If you enter the "dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg" command you will probably lose any 3D accelleration and special configs for Beryl, etc.
Exit out of the xserver error notice and hit Ctrl+Alt+F1 and log in to the shell. Once in the shell enter the following commands:
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sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup
sudo envy -t
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sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Aloha, Tim