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Followed this link: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ServerGUI
Performing startx says no screens found... ???
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For some reason after following those instructions, I do NOT have an xorg.conf file... – Matt Dec 24 '12 at 17:59
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1OK, so someone should add this to the ServerGUI page: I had to do: sudo Xorg -configure sudo cp /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf This should really be spelled out in that servergui page, as mentioned above. Took me 30 minutes of searching. – Matt Dec 24 '12 at 18:05
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Sorry, couldn't add answer myself. Silly, that. – Matt Dec 24 '12 at 18:05
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1You'll be able to self-answer after a waiting period. – RobotHumans Dec 24 '12 at 18:14
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You *can* and *should* answer the question yourself. Just start typing into the "Your Answer" box at the bottom and when finished click the button "Post your answer" – fabricator4 Dec 24 '12 at 18:21
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OK, so someone should add this to the ServerGUI page: I had to do:
sudo Xorg -configureandsudo cp /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.confThis should really be spelled out in that servergui page, as mentioned above. Took me 30 minutes of searching. – Matt
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Does not work here, it is FreeBSD though. This is some sort of video card driver error I think. – inf3rno Apr 10 '20 at 06:29
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Turned out I had to install closed source nvidia drivers and load them as kernel module. – inf3rno Apr 10 '20 at 06:59