X trouble. wont' start up. Did before

biojayc · 12-15-2006, 01:13 PM

hey guys. I'm using Kubuntu on a compaq Presario C307NR, and just started having this issue where X won't correctly work. Not sure why, was working fine before. I'm using Beryl with KDE, so I guess I'm usingg Xgl or whatever.

It's been working fine, however, the last couple times I booted it, KDM never showed up. when I do 'ps aux' it shows up in the list, however it isn't on vt7. Any ideas. I'll be glad to show you any needed configuration files or anything, i just don't know where to look. Thank you!

pljvaldez · 12-15-2006, 01:36 PM

The first place to look is in /var/log/Xorg.log (look around the /var/log directory anyway for something to do with xorg). You can try sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg and see if that helps. Make a copy of your old xorg.conf before you do it though.

Did you do anything between then and now? Do system updates? Update a video driver or kernel? For me, everytime Xorg updates or the kernel updates, I have to re-compile the nvidia drivers for my machine...

biojayc · 12-15-2006, 02:45 PM

Hey, I appreciate the reply. I don't believe I updated anything, though I may have. I don't believe it was a kernel or anything. I have an intel graphics card, so the drivers shouldn't really be an issue. Plus, if I'm using beryl, doesn't that mean I'm using Xgl and not xorg. I could be wrong because I don't really understand how all of it works. I will check those things out when I get the chance however. Again, thank you.

biojayc · 12-17-2006, 01:15 AM

I guess I figured it out. I found an old configuration file called "xorg.conf.1" that I guess some automated thing made as a backup. I copied it to xorg.conf and it works now. I guess some dumb autoupdate thing broke it. oh well, it works now. thanks.