[sllug-members]: RE: sllug-members Digest, Vol 35, Issue 3

Fri Jul 6 21:48:01 MDT 2007

Hello Thankyou for responding I'm sorry I wasn't very specific. I have since loaded on ubuntu with the text install and the same happens I have tried fiddling around after pushing Ctrl-Alt-F1 but I didn't know enough to do anything I'm going to try what was suggested by Paul but I don't know how to extract the .etc.X11.xorg.conf file so like I said I'm very new to linux. 
So here is all the information I can think of that might be of help to you about my system

Motherboard  Intel 965plt
CPU Intel D 945 running @ stock 3.4ghz(both cores)
RAM 2 gigs
Video Card PowerColor x1600xt 256meg vram
Sound Card Sound Blaster Audigy 2zs gamer
Hard Drive 1 Western Digital 250 gig sata (Windows Media Center Partition)
Hard Drive 2 Seagate 320gig Sata (Ubuntu-Linux anything I can get to work Partition)
Cat Eye HD Tv Tuner
Ati theater Pro 550 tv tuner
Monitor  Westinghouse 27inch LCD TV running at 1280 X 720 @75hz refresh rate (Connected via dvi no drivers)
2 dvd drives 
That's pretty much it. One thing I tried was using the ubuntu graphical installer and choosing a low vga resolution which actually aloud me to see more before the screen blanked out but that's the only thing to report I see what I can do in telinit 3
Jared

> Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 12:00:23 -0600> From: sllug-members-request at sllug.org> Subject: sllug-members Digest, Vol 35, Issue 3> To: sllug-members at sllug.org> > Send sllug-members mailing list submissions to> sllug-members at sllug.org> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit> http://www.sllug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sllug-members> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to> sllug-members-request at sllug.org> > You can reach the person managing the list at> sllug-members-owner at sllug.org> > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific> than "Re: Contents of sllug-members digest..."> > > Today's Topics:> > 1. small contract available (D. Turnbull)> 2. Re: small contract available (Remo Mattei)> 3. Newbie Needs Help (Jared Hackett)> 4. Re: Newbie Needs Help (Paul Koshevoy)> 5. Re: Newbie Needs Help (Knight Walker)> 6. Re: Newbie Needs Help (Faris Chebib)> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > Message: 1> Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 12:51:23 -0600> From: "D. Turnbull" <turnbud at gmail.com>> Subject: [sllug-members]: small contract available> To: sllug-members at sllug.org> Message-ID:> <6a8a85c50707051151x7c39f3aek2fe3039f8cdee8c5 at mail.gmail.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed> > Hello all,> > I have a small contract ($300) available for anyone who can get a> web-based helpdesk system up and running for a DharmaTech, a local> nonprofit organization. If you're interested/available, please contact> me directly at turnbud [at] gmail [dot] com. Read on for system> requirements.> > Regards,> > Dave Turnbull> > **Support Ticket Process Requirements**> > Definitions> Requester: the party requesting support> System: the support request and job tracking system (a web interface,> database, email system, etc.)> > Steps in the Support Ticket Process> 1.Requester logs in to support web site (http://support.dharmatech.org)[1]> 2.Requester creates a support request ticket with the following information:> a)Title> b)Description> c)Priority:[2]> i.High (to be resolved within 48 hours)> ii.Normal (to be resolved within two weeks)> iii.Low (to be resolved within a month, like a "wish list")> 3.System auto-assigns support tickets to support account(s)> 4.System emails support address(es) with notification of new ticket creation[3]> 5.DharmaTech needs to be able to track impact and outcome, primarily> by tracking the number of lost hours (by client, before problem is> resolved) and by tracking the number of hours DharmaTech invests in> solving the problem.> 6.Client must be able to login to the system and see status of their> tickets, sortable by (at least) date and status. Status states are:> a)new> b)open> c)hold> d)closed> e)closed/measured (for impact tracking)> 7.DharmaTech needs to be able to run reports, including a list of> issues and their states> > Notes:> [1] An organization gets a user name and password to the support> system as part of new-client creation process. All support requests> for an organization will be entered via that single account.> [2] Interface should contain information explaining priority level> meanings, so end-users can assign priority accurately.> [3] At time of document creation, the applicable email addresses are> dtsupport at dharmatech.org and sammy at usicomputer.com> > > ------------------------------> > Message: 2> Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:13:54 -0600> From: Remo Mattei <remo at italy1.com>> Subject: Re: [sllug-members]: small contract available> To: Salt Lake Linux Users Group Discussions <sllug-members at sllug.org>> Message-ID: <468D5F12.3030807 at italy1.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"> > An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> URL: http://sllug.org/pipermail/sllug-members/attachments/20070705/ad8db19e/attachment.html> > ------------------------------> > Message: 3> Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 03:28:33 +0000> From: Jared Hackett <jaredhackett at hotmail.com>> Subject: [sllug-members]: Newbie Needs Help> To: <sllug-members at sllug.org>> Message-ID: <BAY142-W372F75EDB245272A1DA6DD3010 at phx.gbl>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > Hi I'm Jared and I just joined sllug. I have been trying to dual boot linux and windows. my windows is already set up and I just bought a new hard drive the the linux half. I've tried installing ubuntu 7.04 and fedora core 7 both screens go blank after the intiall install and I don't know how to change it fedora correctly found my graphics card and the graphical install worked well but when I tried to boot it runs through a screen of text and blank nothing else. so if anyone would be willing to help a noob it would be greatly appreciated.> Jared> _________________________________________________________________> Local listings, incredible imagery, and driving directions - all in one place! Find it!> http://maps.live.com/?wip=69&FORM=MGAC01> -------------- next part --------------> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> URL: http://sllug.org/pipermail/sllug-members/attachments/20070706/1de76f52/attachment-0001.html> > ------------------------------> > Message: 4> Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:59:01 -0600> From: Paul Koshevoy <paul at aragog.com>> Subject: Re: [sllug-members]: Newbie Needs Help> To: Salt Lake Linux Users Group Discussions <sllug-members at sllug.org>> Message-ID: <468E58B5.5000009 at aragog.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed> > After the screen goes blank, wait a couple of seconds then press > Ctrl-Alt-F1 -- that will switch you to the first text console. You can > log in there as root. Then type telinit 3 -- this will take you to the > command line runmode. You should stay there until you sort out issues > between your graphics card and the X server. Actually, until you resolve > those issues you should disable graphical login -- edit /etc/inittab and > change id:5:initdefault: to id:3:initdefault: -- this will prevent > your box from starting the X server on every reboot. You can still start > the X server from the command line using the startx command. You can > kill the X server using Ctrl-Alt-Backspace. You can reboot using > Ctrl-Alt-Delete. As far as configuring your X server -- it would help if > you would post information about your graphics card, display, and your > /etc/X11/xorg.conf file here so we can take a look at it.> > This should get you started.> Paul.> > > Jared Hackett wrote:> > Hi I'm Jared and I just joined sllug. I have been trying to dual boot > > linux and windows. my windows is already set up and I just bought a > > new hard drive the the linux half. I've tried installing ubuntu 7.04 > > and fedora core 7 both screens go blank after the intiall install and > > I don't know how to change it fedora correctly found my graphics card > > and the graphical install worked well but when I tried to boot it runs > > through a screen of text and blank nothing else. so if anyone would be > > willing to help a noob it would be greatly appreciated.> > Jared> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------> > Local listings, incredible imagery, and driving directions - all in > > one place! Find it! <http://maps.live.com/?wip=69&FORM=MGAC01>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------> >> > ______________________________________________________________________> > See http://www.sllug.org/ for latest SLLUG news, information, links.> > Join SLLUG and other UT LUG members on irc.FreeNode.net channel #Utah> > sllug-members at sllug.org> > http://www.sllug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sllug-members> > > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 5> Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2007 09:25:06 -0600> From: Knight Walker <kwalker at kobran.org>> Subject: Re: [sllug-members]: Newbie Needs Help> To: Salt Lake Linux Users Group Discussions <sllug-members at sllug.org>> Message-ID: <1183735506.4291.2.camel at nc6320.kobran.org>> Content-Type: text/plain> > On Fri, 2007-07-06 at 03:28 +0000, Jared Hackett wrote:> > Hi I'm Jared and I just joined sllug. I have been trying to dual boot> > linux and windows. my windows is already set up and I just bought a> > new hard drive the the linux half. I've tried installing ubuntu 7.04> > and fedora core 7 both screens go blank after the intiall install and> > I don't know how to change it fedora correctly found my graphics card> > and the graphical install worked well but when I tried to boot it runs> > through a screen of text and blank nothing else. so if anyone would be> > willing to help a noob it would be greatly appreciated.> > Jared> > Is your video card an ATI card? If so, you'll probably need special> drivers for it, which will come from different places for Ubuntu and> Fedora Core.> > -KW> > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 6> Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 09:05:21 -0600> From: "Faris Chebib" <siraf.lyrics at gmail.com>> Subject: Re: [sllug-members]: Newbie Needs Help> To: "Salt Lake Linux Users Group Discussions"> <sllug-members at sllug.org>> Message-ID:> <1aa34de50707060805m742a4fafu4d154c2d88065310 at mail.gmail.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > can you send us the specs of the machine you're trying to load the OS on? hd> info, desktop/laptop, type of screen, and how you currently have partitions.> Thanks> > On 7/5/07, Jared Hackett <jaredhackett at hotmail.com> wrote:> >> > Hi I'm Jared and I just joined sllug. I have been trying to dual boot> > linux and windows. my windows is already set up and I just bought a new hard> > drive the the linux half. I've tried installing ubuntu 7.04 and fedora> > core 7 both screens go blank after the intiall install and I don't know how> > to change it fedora correctly found my graphics card and the graphical> > install worked well but when I tried to boot it runs through a screen of> > text and blank nothing else. so if anyone would be willing to help a noob it> > would be greatly appreciated.> > Jared> >> > ------------------------------> > Local listings, incredible imagery, and driving directions - all in one> > place! Find it! <http://maps.live.com/?wip=69&FORM=MGAC01>> >> > ______________________________________________________________________> > See http://www.sllug.org/ for latest SLLUG news, information, links.> > Join SLLUG and other UT LUG members on irc.FreeNode.net channel #Utah> > sllug-members at sllug.org> > http://www.sllug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sllug-members> >> >> > > -- > -The Great Siraf> www.biolyrics.com> -------------- next part --------------> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> URL: http://sllug.org/pipermail/sllug-members/attachments/20070706/4a8968fa/attachment-0001.htm> > ------------------------------> > ______________________________________________________________________> See http://www.sllug.org/ for latest SLLUG news, information, links.> Join SLLUG and other UT LUG members on irc.FreeNode.net channel #Utah> sllug-members at sllug.org> http://www.sllug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sllug-members> > > End of sllug-members Digest, Vol 35, Issue 3> ********************************************
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