StartX issue!! No screen found

[spideyz]

Hey BT users!! I am facing an issue with backtrack5 32 bit , i have no issues using the LiveCd as the startx command works perfectly.

But when installing the copy in dual boot with win7, evethg goes smoothly but i cannot launch startx

It returns errors saying screens found but no useable configuration

I will include a copy of the xorg.conf.new and Xorg.0.log.

I have the nvidia card 6150

Thanks for the help guys

xorg.conf.new --->

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
FontPath "built-ins"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dri2"
Load "extmod"
Load "dri"
Load "record"
Load "glx"
Load "dbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
EndSection

Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "HWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "VideoKey" # <i>
#Option "EXAPixmaps" # [<bool>]
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "nouveau"
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430]"
BusID "PCI:0:13:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

[r083rt]

rm /root/.kde/cache-root/icon-cache.kcache
rm /root/.kde/cache-root/plasma_theme_Volatile.kcache
rm /root/.kde/cache-bt/icon-cache.kcache
rm /root/.kde/cache-bt/plasma_theme_Volatile.kcache

if you can get login do the following

apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade
prepare-kernel-sources
cd /usr/src/linux
cp -rf include/generated/* include/linux/

download the driver
http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree8...-270.41.06.run nvidia 6150

chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86-270.41.06.run

log out

now install the driver

sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-270.41.06.run

r083rt

[spideyz]

@r083rt

Thank you for the fast reply!

my concern for this part

apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade
prepare-kernel-sources
cd /usr/src/linux
cp -rf include/generated/* include/linux/

i cannot get networking to start
my card is detected i see eth0 and wlan0
so i did try to manually configure the wireless with iwconfig

start networking
iwconfig wlan0 mode managed
iwconfig wlan0 essid VALUE key "key"

cannot get that to go giving me an error with encoding

but i did have the nvidia driver loaded on windows and i am able to retrieve when mounting the partition

The problem with that is it asks me for a kernel compiler and it cannot find one so the application exits....

Dunno what to try @ this point

[r083rt]

so you have a dual boot ??? right
so forget about windows then and the driver bt5 is installed separately its just using a partion
when you boot up bt5 the network should be up and running if not do

/etc/init.d/wicd start

next use wicd to try and connect using your lan (eth0)

ping a server to see if you got connection

ping -c 5 www.google.com

if you have connection do as I posted in the last post update and prepare the kernel before you install the nvidia driver

report back

r083rt

[spideyz]

@r083rt

Thank you very much , i am now in BT5, no issues with GUI.

Cheers!

[spideyz]

@r083rt

Lool yeah i'll give you that for sure !! Mind tipping me off as to what exactly meant that piece of code?

apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade
prepare-kernel-sources
cd /usr/src/linux
cp -rf include/generated/* include/linux/

im new to linux and im looking to learn the OS

Thanks!

[r083rt]

*apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade*
updates files from the repository example *windows updates* what ever is in the repositories example there's an update for windows you click update and your directed on to microsoftserver where you get the update they have loaded on the server

*prepare-kernel-source*
basically prepares the kernel for source tree update

*cd /usr/src/linux*
changes directory form where you are in to the directory you have pointed towards example 'cd Desktop' you are now in the desktop directory if you do an 'ls' this will give you a list of files in the current desktop directory

*cp -rf include/generated/* include/linux/*
cp (copy) -rf (remove force will override any requests to keep files and install kernel source files from tree in directory's listed


there just commands all rolled into one its not as script technical its not really code

I have a huge collection of training tutorials on bash,python,perl,java and all other aspects of penetration testing I will upload them for every one that wants to learn
these videos are from professional training tutors there not you tube videos

[vvpalin]

Wouldn't mind some of those videos .. the programing text stuff just never sinks in / doesn't keep my attention long enough.

[spideyz]

Thank you for the explanations!

I am very interested in these tutorials as i just started the CEH certification and i was told i needed to master linux in order to be successful.

I already tried some bash and python, but i still dont see the utility of these powerful tools.

LEt me know how we can set this up for the tutorials

Thanks again!

[vini113]

Hello,

Thkss r083rt for your help, I'm using gnome 32, so i need to type :

rm /root/.gnome/cache-root/icon-cache.kcache
rm /root/.gnome/cache-root/plasma_theme_Volatile.kcache
rm /root/.gnome/cache-bt/icon-cache.kcache
rm /root/.gnome/cache-bt/plasma_theme_Volatile.kcache

???


I tried both and got "No such file or directory".

A litle help will be enjoyable.

Thkss