Re: F12: Won't start X? (was Re: Preup to F12, won't boot)
- From: "n2xssvv.g02gfr12930" <n2xssvv.g02gfr12930@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:46:19 +0000
On 21/11/09 02:20, Oliver Ruebenacker wrote:
Hello,
Now I have almost the same problem on another computer. Except that
I did not use preupgrate but upgrade via netinstal. The only thing I
know the computers have in common is that they are both Dell and have
flat screns. One is a desktop, the other a laptop.
After it says "Welcome to Fedora", it prints a number of messages
most of which just say it's starting something. Then it stops and the
screen flickers for a few seconds. The last message is entirely
different on both computers, so I am assuming it is not relevant.
I don't have access to the desktop computer, but the laptop actually
did boot, and I found out I can press Alt-F2 and then log in in text
mode. After I logged in, it says:
Can not open display "default display"
I am assuming its the same with the desktop computer, but can not verify.
I found earlier threads describing a similar problem with F12 alpha
and beta, but found no solution.
Any advice?
Take care
Oliver
On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Oliver Ruebenacker <curoli@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello,
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Gianluca Cecchi
<gianluca.cecchi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:51:05 -0500 Oliver Ruebenacker wrote:
If I edit away the "quiet" argument before booting, I see a few
lines instead. The last of those few lines are (hand-copied, may
contain typos):
fb0: nouveaufb frame buffer device
You ran preupgrade, and then reboot, but the actual upgrade phase has
not happened yet, correct?
Try to modify f12 upgrade kernel command line also adding at the end
something like
xdriver=vesa nomodeset
and see if it goes better...
Thanks, I will try (that computer is at a location I am usually only
on Thursdays. Sicne next week is Thanksgiving, this means again in two
weeks).
What do you mean the upgrade has not happened yet? I am assuming it has.
I also figured out that if you remove "rhgb" and "quiet", there is
some text, and it goes as far as jexec starting avahi or something
like that, and then the screen flickers for a few seconds, and then it
stops and nothing more happens. Until I press the power button briefly
(pressing it longer would cut power) and then the system seems to shut
down orderly.
Before I get to the point where it stops, it says something like
welcome to Fedora, press "I" for interactive setup, but even if I hold
my finger on "i" (or shift and "i") all the time, it never becomes
interactive.
Take care
Oliver
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Oliver,
I found I had to set up the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file with the files,
video card driver, screen, and monitor settings to get it to work
correctly with the nouveau drivers. Unfortunately the proprietary nvidia
drivers for Fedora 12 are still in testing, (they are buggy, I'm using
them, avoiding the bugs), so, for nvidia, you need to disable the Livna
display configuration from trying to reset to them. See below for an
example of what you might need.
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
# HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "whatever"
HorizSync 30.0 - 80.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nouveau"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 9800 GT"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
I hope this helps get you up and running
JB
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