Help on loading OS [LiveCD]

[Phoebus]

So far I have done these things on the LiveCD version of my Kubuntu 7.04:

1. typed "live" on the boot prompt
2. Kubuntu logo showed up
3. Some command prompt appeared 2 times, with all those instructions. I have had a glimpse of words like 'administrator', 'access', and a weird-looking command prompt.
4. the kubuntu logo showed up again, but this time, no blue bars loading

5. a blank screen appears, with a blinking underscore only.


what should I do?

[dibl]

Re: Help on loading OS [LiveCD]

Alt-F1, or possibly Ctrl-Alt-F1

The Live CD is "autodetecting" your graphics chip, and reaching the wrong answer.

When you get the text login prompt, after logging in you'll need to configure your system as a "VESA" display, for initial purposes. The routine to do this at the text prompt is:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

This starts a script. On the first screen, choose "NO" to autodetect, and on the second screen choose "VESA" as the display type. On the following screens, just accept the defaults unless you know a different configuration is needed for your system. On the monitor choices, just pick a comfortable resolution like 1024 x 768, and then a refresh rate compatible with your CRT or LCD.

When the script finishes it will dump you back to the text prompt. At that point, you can enter

startx

and then you'll be presented with a GUI.

Good luck!

[Cynath Arhain]

Re: Help on loading OS [LiveCD]

I have had the same exact problem both when trying to do the Kubuntu Live CD and after I have installed Kubuntu with the alternate text based installer. On the text based installer this problem does not arise until I start up Kubuntu after it has been sucessfully installed.

Dibl, I followed your instructions and it spat out

(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Jul 30 23:17:32 2007
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(EE) VESA(0): No matching modes
(EE) Screens(s) found, but none have a useable configuration.

Fatal server error:
no screens found
XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
after 0 requets (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.



I have been trying Ubuntu and Xubuntu as well and they could not work because of X server errors. The root of all these problems seems to be my ATI Radeon x1250 graphics card. Hopefully someone can help, this is my last swing at Linux (I have been trying to solve all those X server errors since the beginning of June)

[Snowhog]

Re: Help on loading OS [LiveCD]

Don't give up just yet.

Are you on a desktop PC or a laptop? Will you post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf for us to review? It may also help if you will post the results of:

lspci | grep 'Display'

[penguin.ch]

Re: Help on loading OS [LiveCD]

ATI Radeon x1250

http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html

[dibl]

Re: Help on loading OS [LiveCD]

ATI Radeon x1250

http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html

Yep, I see bad news there ...

[Cynath Arhain]

Re: Help on loading OS [LiveCD]

I am working with an HP Laptop that came with Business Vista

$ view /etc/X11/xorg.conf is a bit long which part do you wnat me to type up?

Section "Files"
Section "Module"
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Identifier "stylus"
Identifier "eraser"
Identifier "cursor"
Section "Device"
Identifier "Generic Video Card"
Section "Monitor"
Section "Screen"
Section "ServerLayout"
OR
Section "DRI"

also when I enter in
lspci | grep 'Display'
nothing happens

Yep, I see bad news there ...

Does that mean there is no hope? This graphics card was apperently built for Windows Vista. I am almost considering trying to return the laptop so I can get a laptop with Linux compatible hardware. Vista IS that bad ;-;

[dibl]

Re: Help on loading OS [LiveCD]

Does that mean there is no hope?

Well, I don't know about your reverse-engineering and programming skills, but for me an ATI card WITH a Linux driver was hard enough!

Seriously, if ATI doesn't claim your x1250 is supported in Linux, and if it won't behave with the standard VESA driver, I'd say there's not a viable path to happiness with that particular card. Sorry.

[Cynath Arhain]

Re: Help on loading OS [LiveCD]

thank you guys for all the effort

Im going to look into returning my laptop for a linux compatible one or atleast upgrading to Windows 2000. Vista just doesnt work for me