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Hi,
I am using Fedore core Linux on Inspiron 5160 that has Nividia 64 MB Geoforce card. It was working fine till I used it for a presentation where I connected it to external projector.
Afterwards, when I restarted that system, Its rebooting successfully but before asking login information, its showing message as follows,
cannot start X server. it must not have set correctly.
Fatal server error.
disabling X server. restart GDM when it is configured properly.
its not showing the graphical interface and going to the command prompt.
I tried to install fedora and checked it. but still its not displaying the graphical interface.
I cannot format the system as it has important files.
Is there anyway I can set the display back to graphical interface.
can anyone please help me..its really important for me to get this thing done.
Your distribution must have a tool to configure X automatically. E.g., if you use SuSE, it is called 'sax' or 'sax2'. If you can't find one, there is a command-line tool called 'xf86config' which will probe your hardware and ask you questions. Make sure to have as much documentation on your machine as possible by your side.
Otherwise, you may want to look into your /etc/X11/XF86Config file (perhaps called xorg.conf) and see what the monitor section says.
khris, the xf86config is a command you type. After you log in as a user, you'll have to become "root" by:
su - <enter>
password: <enter your root password> <enter>
Then your $ prompt will change to a #
at the following prompt, type:
xf86config <enter>
Then follow all the prompts to the end. If you find you don't have enough data to complete the task, you can enter <ctrl>-c and break out of the program without changing anything. Then get all the data you need, and restart xf86config.
Check for this file if you cant find xf86config......./etc/X11/xorg.conf
If you dont have either type either of these xf86config or xorgconfig and answer the questions
That will help you create an xf86config or xorg.conf file
note: gather up as much hardware info as you can on your video card and monitor. That will help you answer some of the questions better.
You can't execute xorg.conf as it is not an executable. The executable name is 'xf86config'. You need to boot in runlevel 3 (console mode, no X). Then, log in as root and type
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