Ubuntu help required

mmj_uk · 26 Jun 2007 at 17:48

hi,

I just installed Ubuntu and got around to installing the nvidia drivers, the documentation told me to press alt+ctrl and f1 to enter CLI mode, I cant for the life of me figure out how to exit back to desktop and 30mins of googling hasn't helped one bit.

i'm sure it's a very simple answer but finding answers for simple things in linux seems to be like finding a needle in a haystack.

marc2003 · 26 Jun 2007 at 17:59

edit: what i posted doesn't work. you can just type 'reboot' to um reboot though...

mmj_uk · 26 Jun 2007 at 18:18

np mate i found out eventually, it's alt+f7.

i installed the nvidia driver following the guide perfectly, but get x-server error on startup, going to put windows back on..... ill give it another try next year...

marc2003 · 26 Jun 2007 at 18:36

mmj_uk said:
np mate i found out eventually, it's alt+f7.

i installed the nvidia driver following the guide perfectly, but get x-server error on startup, going to put windows back on..... ill give it another try next year...

obviously linux isn't for you if you're going to give up that easily....

i'm a die hard windows fan but i tried ubuntu for the first time at the weekend and not much went right first time for me either. but google (and bit of time) is all you need.

mmj_uk · 26 Jun 2007 at 18:46

yeah i dont have much time to waste, only messing around cos ive had the day off due to floods.

1hr of fannying around v 5 mouse clicks to install a simple video driver, the 5 mouse clicks wins everythime for me, especially when it runs thousands more games.

the install procedure was a lot more user friendly than last year when i tried it at least...

Cob · 26 Jun 2007 at 18:49

Couldn't you have used the Restricted Drivers Manager in System/Admin?

marc2003 · 26 Jun 2007 at 18:55

^^yup that really should be made clearer from the outset. the amount of guide/tutortials i've seen which blabber on about downloading and installing drivers manually is insane. when i discovered that, it worked first time with my ati x1950pro. no messing.....

and to get a feel of what's ubuntu is like without all the hardware woes is to run it a virtual machine within windows. that's what i did for a few days, decided i liked it and took the plunge and had a go at installing it for real. must admit, i'm cheating by dual booting at the moment - have to because of my games...

Cob · 26 Jun 2007 at 19:01

The only Ubuntu guide you need is here.

That and the official Ubuntu forums are a world of information.

brummie · 26 Jun 2007 at 21:49

startx

or failing that ctrl+alt+F7

GarethDW · 27 Jun 2007 at 00:14

and apt-get install automatix2 for your video card

Simian · 27 Jun 2007 at 07:50

GarethDW said:
and apt-get install automatix2 for your video card

DON'T DO IT!!!!!... Fubar'd my install when I used it!!!...

Google for 'Envy' and Linux!... its a program that automates the install of ATi and nVidia Drivers and sorts the Server Thing!! for you! :cool:

gumbald · 27 Jun 2007 at 10:40

Simian said:
DON'T DO IT!!!!!... Fubar'd my install when I used it!!!...

Managed to recover mine, but took a lot of hassle.

But don't do it, follow a guide

mmj_uk · 27 Jun 2007 at 13:09

Cob said:
Couldn't you have used the Restricted Drivers Manager in System/Admin?

Hi, I tried that first but it got stuck on boot with x-server error still, so then i re-installed the OS and tried nvidia method and pretty much same result as you can see above.

I might give it another try tomorrow, I was impressed by the UI (very clean) and install process (simple) but the install procedure for the nvidia drivers is quite simply ridiculous.

If it was a replacement for windows i would make more of an attempt to learn how to do this stuff, but i'll need to use windows for 99% of games anyway...