Step 1. Create a xorg.conf in /etc/X11 with the following. I tried Step 2 without doing this and it failed exactly as it had before.

Section "Device"
Identifier "VNC Device"
Driver "vesa"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "VNC Screen"
Device "VNC Device"
Monitor "VNC Monitor"
SubSection "Display"
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "VNC Monitor"
HorizSync 30-70
VertRefresh 50-75
EndSection

Step 2

STEP 1

#
sudo gedit /etc/default/grub

this will open the grub file. Now find the line that says GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX and add "nomodeset".

you'll have to end up with something like this:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="nomodeset"

now update the grub from terminal with

#
update-grub

JunHu: JunHu/Memo/HeadlessUbuntu (last edited 2010-09-07 10:55:55 by JunHu)