Ok so I logged into the Command Line version of ubuntu 10.10 and re-entered sudo aticonfig --initial --adapter=all
No errors were shown, and upon re-booting I am met with the exact same all black screen.
It does look as though something is (quickly) trying to start twice and then forcing me into the black console screen.
Topic: Ubuntu Desktop Becomes Ubuntu CLI Only After Rebooting? (Read 1343 times)
More than likely your Xorg configuration file is not being generated correctly causing the Xserver to crash on start-up and then sends you into CLI on next boot ...?
... you can display it's contents from the command line with a
$less /etc/X11/xorg.conf
it gets changed when you do the
$sudo aticonfig --initial --adapter=all
make sure you do this in a newly opened terminal or the environment variables may not be correct .... also if you have only 1 GPU in your set-up do only the
$sudo aticonfig --initial
... you can display it's contents from the command line with a
$less /etc/X11/xorg.conf
it gets changed when you do the
$sudo aticonfig --initial --adapter=all
make sure you do this in a newly opened terminal or the environment variables may not be correct .... also if you have only 1 GPU in your set-up do only the
$sudo aticonfig --initial
Thanks for that MOA.
Not sure if the problem is caused because I re-arranged the cards after updating or because I updated the operating system.
I have a 5870 and a 5970 plugged into the machine in question. Just recently moved PCIe slots for the 5970 though.
Should I maybe add sudo aticonfig --initial --adapter=all to my .bashrc file???
And what is the harm in adding --adapter=all to a command when/if I only have 1 GPU?
More than likely your Xorg configuration file is not being generated correctly causing the Xserver to crash on start-up and then sends you into CLI on next boot ...?
... you can display it's contents from the command line with a
$less /etc/X11/xorg.conf
it gets changed when you do the
$sudo aticonfig --initial --adapter=all
make sure you do this in a newly opened terminal or the environment variables may not be correct .... also if you have only 1 GPU in your set-up do only the
$sudo aticonfig --initial
... you can display it's contents from the command line with a
$less /etc/X11/xorg.conf
it gets changed when you do the
$sudo aticonfig --initial --adapter=all
make sure you do this in a newly opened terminal or the environment variables may not be correct .... also if you have only 1 GPU in your set-up do only the
$sudo aticonfig --initial
Anybody else notice this?
After following the instructions here: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.47489 and re-booting my computer...
I am asked to enter the username and password via a command line interface and no ubuntu desktop is ever shown.
I have a feeling it has something to do with the fact that we are removing video drivers in the beginning of the tutorial maybe?
Third time I will be re-installing ubuntu now because of it.
I suspect it might have something to do with automatic upgrades as well? Any harm in turning automatic upgrades off completely?
After following the instructions here: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.47489 and re-booting my computer...
I am asked to enter the username and password via a command line interface and no ubuntu desktop is ever shown.
I have a feeling it has something to do with the fact that we are removing video drivers in the beginning of the tutorial maybe?
Third time I will be re-installing ubuntu now because of it.
I suspect it might have something to do with automatic upgrades as well? Any harm in turning automatic upgrades off completely?
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