Install failed, cannot startx 2010.10

[Mad_Sunday]

I should have left it alone :-( Anyway, I did a complete re-install using Phoenix so I could be without KDE. The live disk (USB stick) loaded fine apart from setting the "wrong" resolution. I'm using a Toshiba 42" LCD with a native 1080p resolution (1920 x 1080 and the Nvidia settings manager knows this) but the live disk sets it up as 1024 x 768 and the Nvidia manager uses GPU scaling to stretch the image to fit.

This is usable but not perfect. If I try to load the display configuration tab I get "Unable to load X server display page" error. I can install OK but when I try to reboot I get the "unable to start X" message and an option to try and re-configure (without luck I might add) and there are no options for any "monitors" with a native 16:9 option that I can see.

The message from the nvidia settings is that "no screens found in X11.conf file" Can anyone recommend a fix?

I did have the "wrong" resolution probs with my KDE install but managed to mess around until I got right after the install, ie it booted fine.

Edit my KDE install was of 2010.7 so it looks like an issue with this release?

Heeeeeeeeelllllllllpppppppppp :-)

Pete
 
Asus Mboard with onboard intel atom 330 dual core and Nvidia ION chipset 2GB ram 256mb shared with graphics

[Mad_Sunday]

Here's the xorg.conf file. It seems to have NO settings available for a "widescreen" TV/Monitor? If someone can suggest settings I'll have a go at hacking it.

# File generated by XFdrake (rev )

# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the xorg.conf man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************

Section "ServerFlags"
    Option "DontZap" "False" # disable <Ctrl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
    #DontZoom # disable <Ctrl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
    AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Disable "dri"
    Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
    Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
    Load "extmod"
    Load "glx" # 3D layer
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "monitor1"
    VendorName "Generic"
    ModelName "1024x768 @ 60 Hz"
    HorizSync 31.5-48.0
    VertRefresh 50.0-70.0
   
    # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
    # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
    ModeLine "768x576"     50.00  768  832  846 1000   576  590  595  630
   
    # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
    ModeLine "768x576"     63.07  768  800  960 1024   576  578  590  616
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier "device1"
    VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
    BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 6100 and later"
    Driver "nvidia"
    Option "DPMS" "false"
    Option "DynamicTwinView" "false"
    Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "screen1"
    Device "device1"
    Monitor "monitor1"
    DefaultColorDepth 24
   
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 8
        Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
   
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 15
        Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
   
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 16
        Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
   
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 24
        Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier "layout1"
    Screen "screen1"
EndSection

[Joble]

Are you at the command line?
as root type
video
or
XFdrake
or
pcc

One of those should get you to your video setting.  Navigate by using the arrow keys and enter.
or can you boot into vesa by putting dovesa (I think) in the grub prompt line, if you know how to do that.

[Mad_Sunday]

Hi,

video is not known

XFdrake gives no suitable monitors

pcc does nothing when I go to display?

Had a go at hacking the conf file (put some different resolutions in there) but still got the same result. Going to "borrow" the conf file from the live disk to see what that does.

[Joble]

Good move.   

[Mad_Sunday]

Going to re-install just in case it was a bad one?

Edit, just the same, going to try and find the 2010.7 iso

Pete

[Mad_Sunday]

Installed KDE 2010.7 and it all went fine. I've looked at the xorg.conf file and it looks the same as the other one so that's not the problem. There were some other messages about not being able to start the Nvidia server, maybe that's where the problem is?

Anyway, it's doing the updates (over 600 lol) but at least it works again.

I've got a spare hard drive that I can test any modifications on if needed.

1.30am and I'm off to bed :-)

Pete