Sensayshun Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 ^You lost me after the first line :p I'll check the ATi site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rix Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 ^You lost me after the first line :pI'll check the ATi site. 586053634[/snapback] Right click it, go to properties > permissions, and tick the 'execute' box next to owner ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensayshun Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 ^Thanks, it gets me somewhere than says that it needs to be run by the 'super user' As far as I'm aware, I'm the only user, and hence I'm also the admin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted June 12, 2005 Veteran Share Posted June 12, 2005 Well, most likely, you have set up a root (super user) password that you should never log into. You probably also set up a user account. Since you got a message stating that you need to be super user, I assume that you are correctly logged in as your regular unpriveleged user. The best way to run the app is to open up a terminal (also frequently called a shell or console) and type su to Switch User (the default is to switch to 'root', if you don't specify). It will then prompt you for the password. You do remember what you used for the root password, right? Once you have entered the password, anything you type in the shell from that point on will be as 'root', not as your user. You have permissions to make system-wide changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensayshun Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 I don't remember ever setting up a root user, I don't remember that in the setup. And hence I don't know any password for it. Edit: If I go to root terminal it asks me for my root password and if I tell it the password I would have used there it lets me into 'root terminal' where I'm guessing I can do anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney T. Administrators Posted June 12, 2005 Administrators Share Posted June 12, 2005 If I go to root terminal it asks me for my root password and if I tell it the password I would have used there it lets me into 'root terminal' where I'm guessing I can do anything. 586053881[/snapback] That is correct........ and where you can mess up if you are not careful... Barney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted June 12, 2005 Veteran Share Posted June 12, 2005 Yes. If it accepted the root password, you are in. Now, to run the file... That may be a bit more 'fun', with you being new to this... :ermm: You can use cd to change directory (just like in the DOS days, if you remember those), and navigate to where your file is stored. The ls (that is a lower-case "LS") will list the files there (like the DOS 'dir' command does). Once you confirm that you are where your file is, run the following: ./filename the "./" specifies the current directory, so Linux doesn't look elsewhere for the file, and the filename is the name of the file. ;) You can type the first couple of letters and hit [TAB] to auto-complete (very useful for long or complex filenames). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensayshun Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Thanks man, I figured out the cd bit, and I vaguely remember the DOS days but I'm on 15 so I'm not brilliant on DOS. I managed to run the program but at the end it tells me that: There were errors during installation. Details can be found in /usr/share/fglrx/fglrx-install.log I went there and it says this: [Message] Kernel Module : Trying to install a precompiled kernel module. [Message] Kernel Module : Precompiled kernel module version mismatched. [Error] Kernel Module : No kernel module build environment - please consult readme. But I don't know what readme they're talking about. Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTerminator Posted June 13, 2005 Author Share Posted June 13, 2005 I cant remeber putting in a SU password, Ive tried all the ones it would have been i think. Do I have to reinstall now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EL Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 how the heck do i put my drivers for my sound card in alsa and configure it? https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=331306 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanobear Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 I cant remeber putting in a SU password, Ive tried all the ones it would have been i think. Do I have to reinstall now? 586056201[/snapback] I see you've got Ubuntu installed... there is no "su" password, Ubuntu uses "sudo" yourpassword. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTerminator Posted June 13, 2005 Author Share Posted June 13, 2005 Oh, that helps a lot then. So Id type "sudo ********" without the quoates of course. Correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight' Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 example $sudo make install (it then prompts you for a password) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTerminator Posted June 13, 2005 Author Share Posted June 13, 2005 what does sudo mean? Im assuming Super User Do ....command..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight' Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Well, most likely, you have set up a root (super user) password that you should never log into. You probably also set up a user account. 586053783[/snapback] There is no root user in Ubuntu, at least by default. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight' Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 what does sudo mean? Im assuming Super User Do ....command..... 586059216[/snapback] No idea, though, you're on the right lines ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTerminator Posted June 13, 2005 Author Share Posted June 13, 2005 Ok, Im in linux now, I wanna change my res without my monitor going all screwy. So I have to edit my xorg.conf correct? I open it up and I see this: # /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file) # # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using # values from the debconf database. # # Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page. # (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.) # # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only* # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg # package. # # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated # again, run the following commands: # # cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.custom # sudo sh -c 'md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf >/var/lib/xfree86/xorg.conf.md5sum' # sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg Section "Files" FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server # if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi" # paths to defoma fonts FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType" FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID" EndSection Section "Module" Load "bitmap" Load "dbe" Load "ddc" Load "dri" Load "extmod" Load "freetype" Load "glx" Load "int10" Load "record" Load "type1" Load "vbe" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Keyboard" Driver "keyboard" Option "CoreKeyboard" Option "XkbRules" "xorg" Option "XkbModel" "pc104" Option "XkbLayout" "us" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "CorePointer" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon 9800 XT (RV350 NJ)" Driver "ati" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Generic Monitor" Option "DPMS" HorizSync 28-49 VertRefresh 43-72 EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon 9800 XT (RV350 NJ)" Monitor "Generic Monitor" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 1 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" Screen "Default Screen" InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" InputDevice "Configured Mouse" EndSection Section "DRI" Mode 0666 EndSection So all I should do is add "1280x1024" before "1024x768" correct? So I do. Well I try, but it wont let me type anything. Its like its read only, but I cant find anywhere to change it. Whats the porblem here? edit: it says in properties>permissions that the owner is root and that I am not the owner so I cant change any permissions. How do I log on as root? Or how do I change it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2687 Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 You need to do: sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf or replace nano with gedit or another text editor of your choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTerminator Posted June 13, 2005 Author Share Posted June 13, 2005 (edited) It worked, thanks. edit, I was able to change it to # /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file) # # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using # values from the debconf database. # # Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page. # (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.) # # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only* # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg # package. # # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated # again, run the following commands: # # cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.custom # sudo sh -c 'md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf >/var/lib/xfree86/xorg.conf.md5sum' # sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg Section "Files" FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server # if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi" # paths to defoma fonts FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType" FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID" EndSection Section "Module" Load "bitmap" Load "dbe" Load "ddc" Load "dri" Load "extmod" Load "freetype" Load "glx" Load "int10" Load "record" Load "type1" Load "vbe" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Keyboard" Driver "keyboard" Option "CoreKeyboard" Option "XkbRules" "xorg" Option "XkbModel" "pc104" Option "XkbLayout" "us" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "CorePointer" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon 9800 XT (RV350 NJ)" Driver "ati" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Generic Monitor" Option "DPMS" HorizSync 28-49 VertRefresh 43-72 EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon 9800 XT (RV350 NJ)" Monitor "Generic Monitor" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 1 Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" Screen "Default Screen" InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" InputDevice "Configured Mouse" EndSection Section "DRI" Mode 0666 EndSection ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- But now, when I go to system>preferences>screen resolution I still see the same 3 options, did I edit the right file? Edited June 13, 2005 by TheTerminator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted June 14, 2005 Veteran Share Posted June 14, 2005 Did you restart X? That file is only read on X init, I believe. CTRL+ALT+[backspace] will quickly kill X (and it will likely restart automatically, depending on your initdefault). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTerminator Posted June 14, 2005 Author Share Posted June 14, 2005 I did restart, I also just did a ctrl+alt+backspace and I relogged in and I still only get 3 options. I doubt it matters but Im running 64-bit Ubuntu(I have an athlon 64 3000+) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTerminator Posted June 14, 2005 Author Share Posted June 14, 2005 anyone have an idea here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thechitowncubs Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 It could possibly have something to do with your HorizSync and VertRefresh rates, go look up the spec sheet of your monitor and replace the frequencies you found on the spec sheet with the ones you have in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted June 14, 2005 Veteran Share Posted June 14, 2005 Yeah, your VertRefresh is very low for a maximum setting (unless you have an LCD). I would imagine that if you have a CRT that it would help to plug in the right values. You can usually google your CRT model in a few keywords like "hz vertical specifications" (adding or removing words to adjust your hits). If you can't find anything, post your model here, and we will see what we can dig up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTerminator Posted June 15, 2005 Author Share Posted June 15, 2005 K I pretty sure i screwed up my xorg.conf, the visual portion of Ubuntu wont come up anymore, it stays at the Terminal, like dos promt. How can i restore it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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