Another reason to love linux.

Well, guys, I ended up reformatting my entire computer because I didn't want to wait :D

It was for the better, I was planning on doing it anyways. So, not I have to try and get the 'shiny graphics' to work again.
 
Killerah said:
Best of luck in that, hopefully everything goes smoothly this time.
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ill second that!

if you ever get the time/extra space, try out the different distros. Im personally favoring gentoo for all of its tools, and the fact that i can do practically anything i want to.

my most hated moments with linux are when im not in gentoo and i have to manually install something. then next best is when i have to mess with the init scripts without rc-update (shipping a without rc-update should be a felony!), the next comes from having to use kde(aka bloatware).

favorite moment: the nice purring sound your computer makes as you sleep and your computer is busy compiling all your favorite programs.
 
Well... I got the same problem again. Here's the basic thing it says (after rebooting).

1. Failed to start the X server.
2. Install the X server or correct GDM configuration and restart GDM.
3. X Server disabled.

It then takes me to something like the terminal. When I type in "thefuture" as I am supposed to to start it all up, it says...
1. /usr/bin/thefuture: line 2: gnome-window-decorator: command not found
2. compiz: command not found

... I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do. Any ideas guys?
 
Code: 
Section "Device"
	Identifier              "Geforce" #you need to change the identifiers to match
	Driver		"nvidia" #your graphics driver
	Option 		"RenderAccel"    "true" #usually on by default but it doesnt hurt
             Option                 "NoLogo"          "True" #removes the nvidia logo, brilliant!
EndSection
i would recommend against putting the busID in there. try a startx after you have made changes, seems the identifier was wrong in his guide, it had the wrong formatting :(

a common mistake when installing software from a guide is to copy the entire line directly into a command line, if it contains a break it will execute on the text it has received and proceed with the stuff before the break

I would run apt-get again, make sure to check that you have everything on the line.
Code: 
sudo apt-get install compiz xserver-xgl libgl1-mesa xserver-xorg libglitz-glx1 compiz-gnome
 
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the identifier doesnt really matter, you just have to make sure it matches up with section that points to the different identifiers.
Code: 
Section "Screen"
    Device      "GeForce" #needs to be the identifier used on your video

usually only 1 or 2 devices call on another
 
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you can leave your machine up and forward port 22 to it, then you can remote login to it via ssh. I do that occasionally when i have work to do.
 
Well... I tried undoing the damage using "sudo edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf" but all it did was give me this warning...

Warning: unknown mim-type for "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" -- using "application/*"
Error: no "edit" mailcap rules found for type "applicatoin/*"

I have no idea what it's talking about. I'm lost, I'm alone, I'm scared, I'm cold. Please help!
 
try using nano, that is really weird that it would not recognise, if you cant open it, best bet is to start the xorg config over.
 
*should* be the same thing as edit, most distros ship with edit symlinked to nano.

you can also see if you can read the file with less:
$ less /etc/X11/xorg.conf
 
Well... wish I could say I'm all good to go, but I'm not that lucky :(

My first problem was after making the changes to Section "Device." This is what it said (upon reboot)

GDM: Xserver not found: /usr/bin/Xgl :0 :0 -fullscreen -as -accel glx:pbuffer -accel xv:pbo -asth /var/lib/gdm/:0.xauth -nolisten top v67

Error: Command could not be executed!
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Second, when I put the
sudo apt-get install compiz xserver-xgl libgl1-mesa xserver-xorg libglitz-glx1 compiz-gnome
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in it said...

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package compiz
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I'm at a complete loss. Should I just reformat again and start over?
 
I was doing some searching online, and it says I need to get my 3d accelerator enabled. I have NO idea what that means, or what I am supposed to do. I searched on google, but all of it was completely confusing and left me wondering one questions........... What?
 
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