I don't think that I could pull that off. If I put another install on the same system, would it let me copy the files?
On Thu, 2011-03-31 at 12:19 -0500, Chris Knadle wrote: > On 2011-03-31 11:11, Mark Wallace wrote: > > It ran and gave me another command that I ran, but it still cannot find > > a screen > > If you're able to boot a LiveCD that gets to a graphical screen, another > trick you can do is to examine the /etc/X11/xorg.conf that it creates > for itself, mount the root partition on your laptop, and then copy that > file onto the hard disk on the laptop. [I suggest making a backup of > the old xorg.conf file first, of course.] > > If Synaptic makes a log of package additions/removals/purges, look > through the log to see if perhaps some of the xserver- packages may have > been removed or if perhaps kdm was removed without also installing gdm. > -- A vote for Harper is a vote for more polarized politics and another election in two years. He is too polarizing to get a majority. Jack Leyton is a great guy but he is not going to be the next prime minister of Canada. Gilles Duceppe wants to tear Canada apart, do you? Mike Ingnatief wants to help you with your family. Mark Robert Mark Wallace 60 Delaware Road Newburgh, NY 12550-3802 Tel: (845) 566-0586 US Cell (845) 541-7396 Ca Cell: (902) 314-4521 _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Apr 6 - Introduction to IPv6 May 4 - Inkscape Jun 1 - Zimbra
