I figured out what the problem is.... in the live version I get three video adapter choices. nvidia (the default), AMD/ATI and intel. When I select the firsttwo choices it doesn't load x and it starts flashing but if I choose intel then x loads but video is jerky (not sure about sound though. So the installed version is selecting the default. :-)~MIKE~(-: On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 1:13 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > I just figured out the xserver is resetting itself when it flashesI > figured that out when I moved the cursor and then it flashed and when x > came back the cursor was back to its home position. > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 1:09 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> X -configure told me to run X -config /xorg.conf.new which kind of >> got X working. X was a screen of (best I can describe) gray weaves.. Then, >> after about 10 seconds it started to flash again on 10 second intervals >> with one second of nothing. >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 11:47 AM, Matt Graham wrote: >> >>> > I found xbmcbuntu and it worked great from the disk but after I >>> installed >>> > it the X server wouldn't work. >>> > (EE) Failed to load module "type1" (module does not exist, 0) >>> >>> Your xorg.conf file is trying to load the type1 X module, which this >>> distro >>> doesn't have. This is... odd if the distro ran an automatic X >>> configuration >>> tool while it was being installed. You may be able to generate an X >>> config >>> file that'll work better by running "X -configure" when X isn't running, >>> although you may have to edit that file and change its default color >>> depth to >>> 24 if it defaults to 8. 8-bit color is practically unusable in this >>> modern >>> age.... >>> >>> -- >>> Matt G / Dances With Crows >>> The Crow202 Blog: http://crow202.org/wordpress/ >>> There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >