Linux - SoftwareThis forum is for Software issues.
Having a problem installing a new program? Want to know which application is best for the job? Post your question in this forum.
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
I cant post the error code (an important part though is fatal screen error:no screens found) because i had to hop on my other computer to post this but heres the issue:
I recently installed amnesia the dark descent demo to see what the game was like but, my driver was not able to run it so i installed the NVIDIA driver in order to play better. Worst mistake of my life, i ran -xconfig for the driver and then did a reboot. When i did a reboot i was able to login perfectly but then i tried to startx it didnt work and i got the fatal screen error:no screens found. How do i fix this?Can i uninstall the driver?
Also im wanting to reset backtrack to default, is there a command to do so?
Well, "resetting back to default" could be done by doing two things;
1) Replacing your xorg.conf with a known-good copy (if your Distribution even uses it) 2) Removing the nVIDIA driver (or replacing it with the one you had before).
The big question is; how did you install the nVIDIA driver?
Did you grab a bundle from nVIDIA and follow some random online guide, or are you using a Linux Distribution that has a supported version of the driver in their repository?
this is " backtrack " you say ?
backtrack 5 i am guessing
just rebuild the boot image .
You using BT you SHOULD already know HOW to make a new boot image ,just like spoofing your ip address
these are things that BT assumes that you " know like the back of your hand "
that is a normal everyday thing that you MUST do when moving from the opensource nouveau driver to the nvidia binary blob
backtrack was explicitly built for the VERY VERY experienced system CRACKER , White Hat CRACKERS .
however if you are a " new to linux" young and ,soon to be "script kiddy "
i would recommend you install the current Ubuntu ( if you want to stay in the "Ubuntu" family ) and get a few years of experience under your belt FIRST
then come back the BT.
this is " backtrack " you say ?
backtrack 5 i am guessing
just rebuild the boot image .
You using BT you SHOULD already know HOW to make a new boot image ,just like spoofing your ip address
these are things that BT assumes that you " know like the back of your hand "
that is a normal everyday thing that you MUST do when moving from the opensource nouveau driver to the nvidia binary blob
backtrack was explicitly built for the VERY VERY experienced system CRACKER , White Hat CRACKERS .
however if you are a " new to linux" young and ,soon to be "script kiddy "
i would recommend you install the current Ubuntu ( if you want to stay in the "Ubuntu" family ) and get a few years of experience under your belt FIRST
then come back the BT.
Well thanks on that, im wondering, can i do a live boot off a cd with ubuntu and then remove backtrack 5 while im running ubuntu off the cd and set then install the contents from the cd?
Well thanks on that, im wondering, can i do a live boot off a cd with ubuntu and then remove backtrack 5 while im running ubuntu off the cd and set then install the contents from the cd?
Yes you can
choose either
"erase & use entire drive"
or
"Other"
Yes you can
choose either
"erase & use entire drive"
or
"Other"
Well i was able to get a cd burned with 12.04 but it seems to be a bit unstable or missing something as it failed to install grub any reason why this might have happened?
If you want stable try Debian
I've had that situation where grub didn't get install & there was a fault with the usb, so I reinstalled.
Problem solved, i simply installed ubuntu 12.04 but the 32 bit version even though i have a 64 bit machine (will that cause future problems?). I have an online site to back up my files so i think im going to move to another distro but im not sure right now since ubuntu seems the best for gaming right now but, finally got my computer running well.
32 bit distros run just fine on 64 bit hardware. The only caveat is that you are limited to 4G addressable memory. (that and you cannot run 64 bit apps, but that is seldom a major issue)
It's rare that an average home use will ever need more than 2G ram anyway so it shouldn't be an issue any time soon
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.