I am running mx 14 on an old sony vaio (2001ish). The computer will boot but when I get to the point where X starts I get nothing.... it was working yesterday. I have it set to boot as vga=791 or 792 and acpi=off
--edit--
To save people from having to read the thread:
... Basically I learned that there was an upgrade to the open source drivers and that this broke my nvidia driver which necessitated that I boot into run level 3 and run nvidia_install again. To boot into run level 3 add '3' into the boot options. To get to boot options press 'e' at the boot screen. The boot option are on the line that starts 'linux'
It boots but X won't start.
It boots but X won't start.
Last edited by bmike1 on Tue Jul 01, 2014 7:18 pm, edited 2 times in total.
- rokytnji.1
- Global Moderator
- Posts: 723
- Joined: Sun Apr 13, 2014 9:06 pm
Re: It boots but won't start.
Will it boot in init 3 boot and using startx?
Re: It boots but won't start.
Have you had any recent updates or new package installs that might be causing the problem?bmike1 wrote:I am running mx 14 on an old sony vaio (2001ish). The computer will boot but when I get to the point where X starts I get nothing.... it was working yesterday. I have it set to boot as vga=791 or 792 and acpi=off
Have you checked the /var/log/Xorg.0.log? (you might need to do that while in a LiveCD/LiveDVD/LiveUSB session)
Re: It boots but won't start.
I'm trying to scp the log file to a working computer and when I try to push it from the computer in question from a tty <cntrl-alt-f1> I get a 'connection timed out' and when I try to pull it to the working computer it won't accept my password.
Re: It boots but won't start.
I just looked at the log file and towards the end it says that it found screens but that there wasn't a usable configuration.
Re: It boots but won't start.
I had some Wheezy xserver/xorg updates recently. That will throw things off if a proprietary video driver had been installed.
Yes, even I am dishonest. Not in many ways, but in some. Forty-one, I think it is.
--Mark Twain
--Mark Twain
Re: It boots but won't start.
well.... I did run the nvidia_install script. what should I do to fix this?
Re: It boots but won't start.
It would help to see the /var/log/Xorg.0.log, and maybe also the log that the nvidia-install script creates (/var/log/mx-nvidia-install_<datecode>.log).
I'm not familiar with scp. Is it possible to run a live session (CD,DVD,USB,etc.), mount the partition that the MX14 install is on, and post the log files (or a link to wherever you might have uploaded them to)?
You could also try running the nvidia-install script again in initlevel 3. (then be sure to do a shutdown & reboot before trying it again)
I'm not familiar with scp. Is it possible to run a live session (CD,DVD,USB,etc.), mount the partition that the MX14 install is on, and post the log files (or a link to wherever you might have uploaded them to)?
You could also try running the nvidia-install script again in initlevel 3. (then be sure to do a shutdown & reboot before trying it again)
Re: It boots but won't start.
I just booted into mx14 live and it just occured to me.... could I transfer the xserver/xorg files from the live sesion to the installed version?
Re: It boots but won't start.
You could also try running the nvidia-install script again in initlevel 3. (then be sure to do a shutdown & reboot before trying it again)
Sorry I didn't see this suggestion. I tried this but I have a question how do I get to initlevel 3? I tried it hitting <cntrl-alt-F1> but running nvidia_install didn't do anything.
Sorry I didn't see this suggestion. I tried this but I have a question how do I get to initlevel 3? I tried it hitting <cntrl-alt-F1> but running nvidia_install didn't do anything.
Last edited by bmike1 on Tue Jul 01, 2014 6:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.