How To Fix Black screen after startx In Backtrack 5

insert the DVD-live or your bootable backtrack media(live)

in the grub press TAB to edit boot

you well see somthing like this file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.gz

add xforcevesa noapic noapci nosplash irqpoll -- 

after initrd.gz

So All Done And Wait For My Next Tutorial...

ok i well explain it for you ..

bt5 is beseid on ubuntu 10.4 am i correct ?

ok..

ubuntu 10 had a problem in old intel and nevedia cards..

so..

when you install xorg-server >>this is before installing gnome or kde ..

you need to install vesa-driver pakage ,,so if you had a problem with the vesa driver (or it dosent work)

you well need to edit the boot or kernel parameters to solove the problem ..

so you need to add the parameter XFORCEVESA this well force vesa-driver to work

ok>>

the parameter NOPIC well STOP APIC service coz maybe its the problem

APIC service is for i/o your monetor ,keyboard, etc..

so on and so fort ..

i hope i cleared it out ..

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