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NVIDIA proprietary driver logging me to console instead of GUI
Firstly i want to apologise for any mistakes, English is not my native language.
My problem is I can't get NVIDIA proprietary drivers to work. I tried to install it on Ubuntu 12.04.1 32 and 64 bits, ...
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How to reset the Xorg / xserver?
xserver keeps crashing on my general user account both in unity 3d and 2d.
It doesn't do it on the guest account.
That's why I want to reset / rollback everything xserver related, hoping this is ...
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Problems with X server after trying to update drivers
I tried to install new video drivers manually, which failed entirely. I only was able to use a GUI again after doing
sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop
and
sudo apt-get intsall fglrx
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Can't log in to ubuntu 12.10
I can't log in to my ubuntu 12.10 Once I login I got returned back to the original screen after ente r right password
the xserver crash log is crash log
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nvidia drivers fail completely after update to 3.5.019
I'm running a duel-screen set-up and need the proprietary drivers because the standard ones won't drive the second screen at full resolution.
After updating to 3.5.019, downloading the latest linux ...
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Font alias for remote X server connection
I am connecting to remote server to launch an X application (qmon).
After I type ssh myserver -X and launch the application, I get the following error:
Warning: Cannot convert string ...
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Xserver crashes with ATI except for root
The xserver stopped working for any normal user except root. The error message and lspci output is posted at http://pastebin.com/VSU50WXW.
I have reinstalled fglrx and fglrx-amdcccle, didn't work. ...
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Ubuntu 12.04-2 on Apple Xserv early 2008
I have at work several xserv doing nothing, and I want to install Ubuntu. I booted from the CD choose Efi and edited the kernel option to add nomodeset so it boots normally.
Then the kernel loaded ...
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Xserver sometimes fails to start
I'm having problems with my Xserver sometimes failing to start. It doesn't happen consistently, but when it happens, instead of showing the login screen I get some vague one-line error message about ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 login screen finite loop and keep end my session
The difference between this issue and other threads about: "login screen loop" is that in my case it's a finite loop which means it runs five times and then I can type my password and start my ...
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Paste text into a running X application
Situation:
I have a running application in a x-window system (for example: Chrome on Ubuntu) and want to paste something with a script invoked through a keyboard shortcut.
The keyboard shortcut ...
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lightdm creating problem with multiseat configuration with 2 Graphics cards
I have multiscreen setup on my Ubuntu machine with Ubuntu12.10, Intel integrated HD Grahics and NVidia GeForce 210. The lightdm version is 1.2.3.
I am facing two problems on the setup
1) On ...
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/usr/share/apport/apport-gpu-error-intel.py - Another case of this issue on 12.04 update
I am aware that this has already been reported in various places, I've searched using the forum and the 'similar questions' but I've not seen any solutions as of yet. Hopefully this question will aid ...
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xserver-xorg-video-intel not installed
I keep receiving a crash report and when I view the details it says xserver-xorg-video-intel not installed.
I receive this crash report constantly. 5-10 times in a row. It is very annoying and I ...
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12.04: Fresh installation failed with kernel 3.5
I install a fresh install of 12.04.02 but kernel 3.5 seems to create bug with my intel graphic card Sandy Bridge (sometime frozen, ubuntu 3D ko...) . Before that, Kernel 3.2 was ok.
Is there a ...
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dual screen setup in ubuntu with Intel HD graphics
I have a ubuntu machine with integrated Intel HD Graphics with 2 monitors plugged into the two ports provided. With this setup both the monitors have exaclty same output. I needed to extend the X ...
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Nvidia optimus - Howto configure xserver on dual screen?
I have notebook with nvidia optimus technology. I have installed bumblebee and everything seems to work fine. The problem is that when I connected a second monitor to my notebook after login, it works ...
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multiple screens support in X server
I have some basic questions about support for multiple screens in X server. Probably these are dumb questions but it would very helpful if someone could answer and also point me where I can read more ...
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how to efficiently enable/disable GUI in ubuntu server 12.04?
I am using ubuntu server 12.04 and I intend to use some graphical tools to administrate the server. That's why in installed ubuntu-desktop.
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
and enable it with
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/etc/init.d/gdm command not found
am trying to install the Nvidia Driver but it keeps givin me close the X server.. I tried the usual way.. to kill the gnome manager.. didn't work because of an error :s
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop // ...
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Do X-Server/X-Org come with the kernel?
Do X-Server/X-Org come with the kernel itself or are they separate packages that are installed in distributions? What is difference between Xorg and Xserver?
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Touchpad is unresponsive on every reboot [duplicate]
I downloaded the intel graphics utility to fix the xserver-xorg-video crash and then my touchpad was unresponsive on every reboot.
In order to get the touchpad back, I had to
dustin@dustin:~$ sudo ...
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Installing the 3.5 kernel backport for 12.04
I would like to install the 3.5 kernel backport to 12.04 as per the answer to this question.. The solution is to install the package linux-generic-lts-quantal. However, in the release docs and the ...
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Mir the X Server replacement [closed]
I read much about the X Server replacement Mir, but I am not quite sure which benefits it will have. Ok it is a newer technologie, the currently used X server uses code that is twenty years old or ...
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Nvidia gt 640 Low profile (ZOTAC) drivers don't work on Ubuntu
I recently got a nvidia GT640, I went to the zotac website downloaded the driver moved the driver to the terminal then installed it after I installed it my system was kind of sluggish and UNITY did ...
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Why does X not start and xinit abort?
For the last four weeks i haven't been able to access my Kubuntu graphic environment.
After loging in this page appears for about one second
after that the login screen appears again with no sign ...
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lightdm hangs on startup
My Linux installation on my ultrabook has graphics system unstability. Many times lightdm hangs on startup; I can open another tty session, log in and kills X server process and then I get a graphic ...
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Update Manager cannot update due to dpkg error… (Ubuntu 12.10)
I just downloaded the updates to Ubuntu 12.10; however, when I attempt to install these packages, I get this error [via Update Manager]:
installArchives() failed:
Preconfiguring packages ...
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is ubuntu phone (or tablet) use X for display server?
is ubuntu phone (or tablet) use X for display server?
if so, it should change the Ubuntu Desktop Application to Ubuntu Phone (or tablet) its much easier for developers.
if not, what Display Server is ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 - Nvidia Geforce 210 Driver install - “Error” xserver running
i've been trying to update my Nvidia driver, but I keep getting errors. As im quite new to ubuntu.
The following is the install log:
Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> The file ...
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bind ctrl+arrows to Home, End. xmodmap does not work
I'm on Ubuntu 12.04.
On windows I used to bind CTRL + Left to Home and Ctrl + Right to End via ahk.
Now I'm struggling to achieve this behavior in Ubuntu.
I've tried editing /etc/inputrc:
"\e[1;5C": ...
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X11-Forwarding ubuntu server
I'm trying to enable X11 forwarding from my headless ubuntu server (12.10) to regular ubuntu to forward virt-manager so I can install windows kvm machines. The problem is when I try to open an X ...
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Can I turn my mouse pointer off at login?
I am running an AMD graphics chipset, so I have the inevitable problem with the mouse pointer and lightdm login screen.
I just need to know: Is there is an easy, simple way to keep the mouse pointer ...
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X11 forwarding through SSH suddenly failed [closed]
As the title describes i have simply been using X11 forwarding SSH successfully for weeks, but suddenly this does no longer work:
rosrun rqt_graph rqt_graph
rqt_graph: cannot connect to X server ...
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How to get sound in a separate X server in Ubuntu 11.04 or later?
I configured my Ubuntu system so that I'm able to start any application in a separate X server. Running games or for example XBMC in a separate X server has some major advantages.
The problem ...
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Can only log-in through shell/terminal after doing dist-upgrade on ubuntu 12.04, can only connect to internet using phone modem through bluetooth PAN
I have 2 desktop environments installed, i'm using the x-swat version of nvidia drivers
which also got upgraded after doing "sudo apt-get dist-upgrade". Now i can only log-in using the terminal. tried ...
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Ubuntu Default Desktop not working [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Unity doesn’t load, no Launcher, no Dash appears
I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 after a while without use Linux frequently. As I needed to install CUDA Programming ...
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Flash - full screen video crashes X server, logs me out on Intel graphic card [closed]
I wasn't able to find a solution for this one, although I see it's not a new thing. I haven't experienced it before, it just started happening half an hohur ago. Apparently it's Intel graphic ...
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Boots into Console instead of GUI. GUI Wanted instead
My problem is that more often than not, when I boot into Ubuntu 12.04 it brings me to the Command-line prompt and asks for my login. After logging in I have to either try using
sudo rm ...
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Gnome Session crashes back to Login [closed]
I really think it has to do with drivers, since I've uninstalled VirtualBox. Still, I get an heading errors with Ubuntu Software Center's VirtualBox loading Windows OS.
Here are the reports
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Starting Teamviewer on a server without screen
I try to start Teamviewer on a server without screen:
export DISPLAY=:0<br>
/opt/teamviewer8/tv_bin/script/teamviewer
The result is:
Application tried to create a window, but no driver could ...
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How do I access my remote Ubuntu server via X-windows from my Mac?
I have an Ubuntu server (12.04 LTS) running remotely on a cloud hosting service. I have installed ubuntu-desktop via apt-get:
$ sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
It appears to have installed no ...
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KVM switch and screen resolution problem
I use 12.04. Till today I use it with an Acer trravelmate4070 and an LG screen in order to expand my desktop. Works great.
Till today that I decided to connect my LG screen to a KVM switch in order ...
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Ubuntu starts in tty1 only - no screens detected - cant' startx
I just rebooted my laptop and I can't start the gui. I logged in in text mode and startx says no screens detected.
I have tried to purge and install the nvidia driver,
I have tried to reinstall ...
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Autostart in .xinitrc
I want to run some program at awesomewm startup. I have in my .xinitrc this line:
exec awesome
It works. Then I added this:
exec guake
I got errors. So I did this:
guake
I put each of these ...
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USB2VGA device not listed as output device
When I type xrandr the usb2vga device "Magic Control Technology Corp. (USB2VGA dongle)" does not show up.
A reboot with the device plugged in doesn't change it.
The kernel.log shows that it has been ...
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Why my X Server won't start as a regular user and it starts as Guest?
It won't start X server automatically as a regular user but instead shows Logon screen. When I enter my password it flashes for a second and it's back to Logon screen again.
Then I tried to log in as ...
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How to get Nexus Mod Manager working on Wine?
I'm trying to get Nexus Mod Manager (Beta yet) working on wine, but after the configuration of NMM it crashes with an error.
During the startup it spams a lot of terminal stuff and at the end I find ...
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ubuntu 12.04.1 xserver problems
I have a problem with xserver on my laptop. Ubuntu 12.04.1 is installed. First, I can boot only in terminal mode. When I try to start xserver with command startx it fails.
lspci | grep VGA output: ...
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Gnome 3 always hangs after logon
The problem I'm having is that after logging into GNOME Shell 3.4.1 on Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS.
After a very short period of time (approx 0-2 minutes) gnome shell becomes unresponsive.
Hovering on the ...
