Ubuntu Problem

Rob7865 · 12 Apr 2007 at 20:56

Hi All.
I am interested in trying out Ubuntu, I have just downloaded and burnt the AMD64 .iso image file okay, but when I boot from the CD and choose to Start / Install Ubuntu, I get a error saying that X Server failed to load and then thats it.

I have read on a few other Linux boards about changing the xorg.conf file to use vesa drivers - but this also seems not to work.

Has anyone else come across this problem or even know how to fix.

Have heard a lot of good stuff about Ubuntu and would like to give it a go!

Many Thanks!

chex · 12 Apr 2007 at 21:21

try the i386 version

I couldn't get the amd version to work either (though I didnt try v hard), but the i386 version worked fine on my opt146

Rob7865 · 12 Apr 2007 at 22:10

Thanks Chex... As I only want to give it a go at the moment, I'll take your advise and try the i386 version...

Maybe the next release will have the 64Bit sorted! :confused:

Cheers

Rob :cool:

Una · 12 Apr 2007 at 22:12

Well it would help if you said what errors you got and why X windows crashed and what gfx card you have... Then it may be possible to fix it.

Rob7865 · 12 Apr 2007 at 22:18

Not to worry - have now sorted it.

I had to edit the xorg.conf and change the "ati" drive to Radeon.

It now boots ok!

Cheers all

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Dureth · 12 Apr 2007 at 22:41

Rob can you list the exact changes you needed to make as I'm having the same problem as you but can't figure out how to fix it.

chex · 12 Apr 2007 at 23:32

im guessing he ran terminal and ran the following command

sudo gedit /etc/x11/xorg.conf

scroll down the list of devices to the gfx card, and change the driver from 'ati' to 'radeon'

ofc this won't necessarily work, and definitely won't work if you don't have an ati card.

Rob7865 · 13 Apr 2007 at 08:31

Hi

Sorry, yes for those having the same problem as I was, I am using an ATI GTO x800 card.

When the error about Xserver failing appears and you get back to the black screen, pres CTRL + ALT+F1 to enter the terminal, then as Chex said enter the command:

sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf (the X11 is uppercase X)

Scroll down to the Device for Screen and change "ati" to "Radeon".

Sorry if this sound a bit Noobish, but I am an experianced Windows User and a compleate Noobie to Linux - but like what I see so far!!

Cheers all

Rob

Dureth · 13 Apr 2007 at 09:19

Ah cheers Rob, same graphics card here (x800gto2). I knew I needed to change the xorg.conf file but wasn't sure what I needed to change in it!