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by bmike1
Mon Nov 10, 2014 12:45 am
Forum: Older Versions
Topic: nvidia_install
Replies: 4
Views: 3414

Re: nvidia_install

DUDE! How did I miss that?
by bmike1
Sun Nov 09, 2014 11:00 pm
Forum: Older Versions
Topic: nvidia_install
Replies: 4
Views: 3414

Re: nvidia_install

thank you so much for letting me use it.... well.... not me but other people. it is actually for people using ubuntu or mint. I'm going to put it on a board at bleepingcomputer.com and if I ever hear of anyone else having driver problems. could you post the script somewhere for me? actually, I'm goi...
by bmike1
Sun Nov 09, 2014 7:33 pm
Forum: Older Versions
Topic: nvidia_install
Replies: 4
Views: 3414

nvidia_install

I was wondering about the nvidia_install script. I participate in other boards in which some members complain about installing the drivers for nvidia. Could I possibly tell them about your nvidia_install script? Would they need to compile it from source for it to work for them or else is there a deb...
by bmike1
Tue Jul 01, 2014 8:05 pm
Forum: Older Versions
Topic: more security
Replies: 0
Views: 1432

more security

It is neat. I was asked to show a log file on a machine who's x server was not running so I jumped on the machine and I could log in to a tty. so I ran: scp <file to copy> <user>@<ipaddress>:<file> Well scp would not work. It replied 'Connection timed out'. So I jumped on the other computer and trie...
by bmike1
Tue Jul 01, 2014 6:51 pm
Forum: Older Versions
Topic: It boots but X won't start.
Replies: 13
Views: 5557

Re: It boots but won't start.

running nvidia_install from run level 3 did it! I restarted the computer and it went throug the boot screen, then all the text ran by and x started and I sat there for a couple of miutes until I realized that this is what was broken. Thank you so much for your help. Now I need to write this into my ...
by bmike1
Tue Jul 01, 2014 5:22 pm
Forum: Older Versions
Topic: It boots but X won't start.
Replies: 13
Views: 5557

Re: It boots but won't start.

You could also try running the nvidia-install script again in initlevel 3. (then be sure to do a shutdown & reboot before trying it again) Sorry I didn't see this suggestion. I tried this but I have a question how do I get to initlevel 3? I tried it hitting <cntrl-alt-F1> but running nvidia_inst...
by bmike1
Tue Jul 01, 2014 5:12 pm
Forum: Older Versions
Topic: It boots but X won't start.
Replies: 13
Views: 5557

Re: It boots but won't start.

I just booted into mx14 live and it just occured to me.... could I transfer the xserver/xorg files from the live sesion to the installed version?
by bmike1
Tue Jul 01, 2014 4:00 pm
Forum: Older Versions
Topic: It boots but X won't start.
Replies: 13
Views: 5557

Re: It boots but won't start.

well.... I did run the nvidia_install script. what should I do to fix this?
by bmike1
Tue Jul 01, 2014 3:36 pm
Forum: Older Versions
Topic: It boots but X won't start.
Replies: 13
Views: 5557

Re: It boots but won't start.

I just looked at the log file and towards the end it says that it found screens but that there wasn't a usable configuration.
by bmike1
Tue Jul 01, 2014 2:47 pm
Forum: Older Versions
Topic: It boots but X won't start.
Replies: 13
Views: 5557

Re: It boots but won't start.

I'm trying to scp the log file to a working computer and when I try to push it from the computer in question from a tty <cntrl-alt-f1> I get a 'connection timed out' and when I try to pull it to the working computer it won't accept my password.

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