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    Boot Problems

    I'm having an issue when I boot my Laptop running Kubuntu. When it's booting, I get some colored lines on the screen and the mouse pointer appears, but then the screen goes blank. My only choice is to boot into recovery mode, launch kdm, and then change the init level. Any ideas of what could be causing this and what I can do to fix it?

    Thanks,
    ~ JimmyJam
    ~ JimmyJam<br />Web Applications Developer<br />Project Manager<br />http://www.expressdynamics.com

    #2
    Re: Boot Problems

    Look at How to get started with no GUI.
    Windows no longer obstructs my view.
    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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      #3
      Re: Boot Problems

      Thanks for the help, but when I boot into normal mode, I can't get to a text prompt. My only option appears to be to boot into recovery mode. I tried what the tutorial suggested, but that just made things even worse. I actually had to restore my xorg.conf file after following the tutorial because I couldn't get xserver to start at all. When I'm in recovery mode and type kdm it will launch KDE. I still get the colored lines, but then it loads fine. Any other ideas?

      ~ JimmyJam
      ~ JimmyJam<br />Web Applications Developer<br />Project Manager<br />http://www.expressdynamics.com

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        #4
        Re: Boot Problems


        Check what is wrong:
        Xorg.0.log is log file for X Windowing Server. It is in /var/log/.

        In text mode:
        Code:
        :~$ nano /var/log/Xorg.0.log
        "nano is a small, free and friendly editor".

        Markers in the Xorg.0.log
        Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
        Just looking errors:
        Code:
        :~$ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep "(EE)"

        Just looking warnings:
        Code:
        :~$ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep "(WW)"

        That is from:
        Topic: HOWTO : Repairing xorg.conf
        http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3082808.0
        Before you edit, BACKUP !

        Why there are dead links ?
        1. Thread: Please explain how to access old kubuntu forum posts
        2. Thread: Lost Information

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          #5
          Re: Boot Problems

          This is the results I get from the previous reply, but I have no idea what any of it means

          For errors:
          Code:
          jarmes@jarmes-laptop:~$ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep "(EE)"
              (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
          (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/wacom
          (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/wacom
          (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/wacom
          For warnings:
          Code:
          jarmes@jarmes-laptop:~$ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep "(WW)"
              (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
          (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
          (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
          (WW) I810(0): Bad V_BIOS checksum
          (WW) I810(0): Extended BIOS function 0x5f11 not supported.
          (WW) I810(0): Bad V_BIOS checksum
          (WW) I810(0): config file hsync range 28-51kHz not within DDC hsync range 30-95kHz
          (WW) I810(0): config file vrefresh range 43-60Hz not within DDC vrefresh range 50-160Hz
          (WW) I810(0): Bad V_BIOS checksum
          (WW) I810(0): Extended BIOS function 0x5f05 failed.
          (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x23
          (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x24
          (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x25
          (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x26
          (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x27
          (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x28
          (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x29
          (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x2a
          (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x2b
          (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x2c
          (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x2d
          (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x2e
          (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x2f
          (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x30
          (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x31
          (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x32
          ~ JimmyJam
          ~ JimmyJam<br />Web Applications Developer<br />Project Manager<br />http://www.expressdynamics.com

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            #6
            Re: Boot Problems

            That "(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/wacom" error is probably this:

            Topic: X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168
            http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=7964.0


            (WW) I810(0): Bad V_BIOS checksum
            Sounds bad.

            (WW) I810(0): config file hsync range 28-51kHz not within DDC hsync range 30-95kHz
            (WW) I810(0): config file vrefresh range 43-60Hz not within DDC vrefresh range 50-160Hz
            Hmm- check your manual. Are xorg.conf HorizSync and VertRefresh OK ?


            Links (if you have Intel i8xx or i9xx):

            i810
            https://help.ubuntu.com/community/i810

            FixVideoResolutionHowto
            https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Fi...esolutionHowto

            Bugs in xserver-xorg-video-i810 in ubuntu
            https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source...deo-i810/+bugs

            Before you edit, BACKUP !

            Why there are dead links ?
            1. Thread: Please explain how to access old kubuntu forum posts
            2. Thread: Lost Information

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