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Hello,
Initially, my problem was just that every time I boot up the computer, I have to press Ctrl+Alt+Backspace for it to recognize the "é", "à", "@"... and when I want to change "oss" to "fr" in the xorg.conf file in front of Option "XkbLayout" and to "latin9" in front of Option "XkbVariant" as recommended in many forums, my keyboard layout goes haywire.
But now, when I start the computer, it’s as if under Windows it boots into DOS, I can only type commands!!
Here’s what I did:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart
(But then I have to put “oss” back in my xorg.conf file, otherwise my keyboard layout freaks out.)
Everything is up to date:
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
And even...
aptitude update
aptitude safe-upgrade
I looked on http://www.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich 3957681 pb avec mon clavier to purge my xorg files.
sudo aptitude remove --purge xorg xorg-docs xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-kbd xserver-xorg-input-mouse xserver-xorg-video-mga xserver-xorg-video-v4l xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-video-vga
sudo aptitude install deborphan
deborphan
deborphan | xargs aptitude remove --purge
(to be repeated until deborphan no longer produces any lines: that’s the case now).
For more information:
- the response to the command grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log is:
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(EE) Failed to load module "synaptics" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) VESA(0): No valid modes
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
- in my xorg.conf file we have:
...
Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Driver "UseFBDev" "true"
EndSection
...
If anyone can help me, it would really take a thorn out of my side!!!!
Thanks in advance.
PS: where can I find information on the language used by Ubuntu, so I can at least find the commands that could help me recover my data before I reinstall everything cleanly and simply.
Initially, my problem was just that every time I boot up the computer, I have to press Ctrl+Alt+Backspace for it to recognize the "é", "à", "@"... and when I want to change "oss" to "fr" in the xorg.conf file in front of Option "XkbLayout" and to "latin9" in front of Option "XkbVariant" as recommended in many forums, my keyboard layout goes haywire.
But now, when I start the computer, it’s as if under Windows it boots into DOS, I can only type commands!!
Here’s what I did:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart
(But then I have to put “oss” back in my xorg.conf file, otherwise my keyboard layout freaks out.)
Everything is up to date:
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
And even...
aptitude update
aptitude safe-upgrade
I looked on http://www.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich 3957681 pb avec mon clavier to purge my xorg files.
sudo aptitude remove --purge xorg xorg-docs xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-kbd xserver-xorg-input-mouse xserver-xorg-video-mga xserver-xorg-video-v4l xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-video-vga
sudo aptitude install deborphan
deborphan
deborphan | xargs aptitude remove --purge
(to be repeated until deborphan no longer produces any lines: that’s the case now).
For more information:
- the response to the command grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log is:
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(EE) Failed to load module "synaptics" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) VESA(0): No valid modes
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
- in my xorg.conf file we have:
...
Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Driver "UseFBDev" "true"
EndSection
...
If anyone can help me, it would really take a thorn out of my side!!!!
Thanks in advance.
PS: where can I find information on the language used by Ubuntu, so I can at least find the commands that could help me recover my data before I reinstall everything cleanly and simply.
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For the last question, here you have what you need to learn how to navigate the directory tree, mount devices, and copy your data.
https://openclassrooms.com/fr/courses
https://openclassrooms.com/fr/courses
Thank you very much LeYaude,
I should have thought of the Zero site !!!!!
I'm learning while waiting for a supergnome to come save my life... ;-)
I should have thought of the Zero site !!!!!
I'm learning while waiting for a supergnome to come save my life... ;-)
Rule number 1: Always think of the Zero Site! lol
If you don't find everything you want, there are also a lot of things on www.lea-linux.org that can be useful to you.
If you don't find everything you want, there are also a lot of things on www.lea-linux.org that can be useful to you.
Hello,
to understand the hierarchy you can also look here
I can only type commands !!
Are you sure you have installed a desktop?
xorg is just the X server, but you also need to install Gnome or Kde or another desktop to have the graphical interface
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to understand the hierarchy you can also look here
I can only type commands !!
Are you sure you have installed a desktop?
xorg is just the X server, but you also need to install Gnome or Kde or another desktop to have the graphical interface
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Ubuntu is still the kind of distribution that installs a basic desktop without us having to ask, so I don't think the problem comes from there, but it doesn't hurt to check, that's true.
Unless the user:
a) messed up and used the server installation.
b) messed up and used the alternate installation and asked not to have a desktop.
c) messed up and deleted the desktop or modified its init.
d) has two left hands with ten thumbs (it's rarer but it happens ;) ).
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Intel Q6600 + Ubuntu 8.04 // Debian Lenny // Gentoo
Under Linux, 99% of bugs are located between the keyboard and the office chair...
a) messed up and used the server installation.
b) messed up and used the alternate installation and asked not to have a desktop.
c) messed up and deleted the desktop or modified its init.
d) has two left hands with ten thumbs (it's rarer but it happens ;) ).
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Intel Q6600 + Ubuntu 8.04 // Debian Lenny // Gentoo
Under Linux, 99% of bugs are located between the keyboard and the office chair...
Hello,
Ubuntu is still the kind of distribution that installs a base desktop without us having to ask for it,
I agree with you ;-)
However, it's exactly for this reason that in this kind of distribution, we shouldn't end up with this I can only type commands!!, right?! ;-))
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Ubuntu is still the kind of distribution that installs a base desktop without us having to ask for it,
I agree with you ;-)
However, it's exactly for this reason that in this kind of distribution, we shouldn't end up with this I can only type commands!!, right?! ;-))
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Hello everyone,
Thank you for your responses, I solved the problem by educating myself... while browsing through my directories, I found the file I had created by doing:
dpkg --get-selections > selections.txt
(As wise mamiemando advised)
So I was able to do:
sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude upgrade && sudo dpkg --set-selections < selections.txt && sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade
to revert back.
Now, my desktop displays correctly. However, I still have my original problem that I’m bringing to you.
I chose the option not to display the page where you choose the user and enter the password at startup: it goes directly to the desktop. And then it doesn’t recognize accents or @ (and probably many other keys lol).
When I press Ctrl+Alt+Backspace, it shows this "user selection" page:
- if I click on the user in the list (there is only one) and enter my root password, everything works fine, my keyboard functions normally.
- if I wait 10 seconds, it "logs" in automatically, like a normal computer startup, and then my keyboard malfunctions...
Thanks again for your responses!
Thank you for your responses, I solved the problem by educating myself... while browsing through my directories, I found the file I had created by doing:
dpkg --get-selections > selections.txt
(As wise mamiemando advised)
So I was able to do:
sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude upgrade && sudo dpkg --set-selections < selections.txt && sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade
to revert back.
Now, my desktop displays correctly. However, I still have my original problem that I’m bringing to you.
I chose the option not to display the page where you choose the user and enter the password at startup: it goes directly to the desktop. And then it doesn’t recognize accents or @ (and probably many other keys lol).
When I press Ctrl+Alt+Backspace, it shows this "user selection" page:
- if I click on the user in the list (there is only one) and enter my root password, everything works fine, my keyboard functions normally.
- if I wait 10 seconds, it "logs" in automatically, like a normal computer startup, and then my keyboard malfunctions...
Thanks again for your responses!
NB for Franzux
By elimination, I have to respond "answer d," but that's far from my final word!!!
I'm just starting with Ubuntu, and you can make mistaken maneuvers when trying to solve a problem that is beyond you.
By elimination, I have to respond "answer d," but that's far from my final word!!!
I'm just starting with Ubuntu, and you can make mistaken maneuvers when trying to solve a problem that is beyond you.
Re,
Here is the response to the local command:
LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
LC_CTYPE="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_TIME="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_COLLATE="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_MESSAGES="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_PAPER="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_NAME="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_ADDRESS="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_TELEPHONE="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_MEASUREMENT="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_ALL=
Here is the response to the local command:
LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
LC_CTYPE="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_TIME="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_COLLATE="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_MESSAGES="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_PAPER="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_NAME="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_ADDRESS="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_TELEPHONE="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_MEASUREMENT="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_ALL=