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i recently got my ubuntu cd's and tried to install it on my mac
the install seemed fine but now when i boot it says it can't load the graphical interface
so it boots but its like all text and stuff
any ideas how i can fix this
this is my exact problem when booting ubuntu if it helps any
" I cannot start the X Server (your graphical interface). It is likely that it is not set up correctly. Would you like to view the X Server output to diagnose the problem? "
Originally posted by grimdaze this is my exact problem when booting ubuntu if it helps any
" I cannot start the X Server (your graphical interface). It is likely that it is not set up correctly. Would you like to view the X Server output to diagnose the problem? "
Hey ! what do you do when you see the last line ??
Press yes or y (press enter) and post back what you find.
well i hit enter and it shows me a bunch of stuff i don't understand
then it asks me to view the input and i hit enter and it shows me a bunch of stuff i don't understand
then i hit enter and it says it will disable the x server for now
Hey, you might need to reconfigure your X server. The command to do that in Ubuntu is :
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xfree86-server
Apart from this I cannot tell you more because I myself have never used Ubuntu.
Do this :
1) This site has a Ubuntu forum Go to the forum and search for your problem there. It's most likely that somebody has already posted a similar problem.
This might be a super stupid question, since I'm also a very green newbie, but I have Ubuntu installed on a Mac. I just wonder if you are sure you got the PPC version instead of the Intel version. I had no problems installing. But I wasn't even aware that there were two versions at first.
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