computer broke? Options

[jmjlinux586]

Hello,
I just finished updating some programs with
synaptic, and tried rebooting and it did not
completly reboot.
I unplugged it and tried to restart the computer,
it started to boot and I see a lot of lines going by with
green ok's.
It gets so far and then I get a blank black screen,
and no x window.
I hit control+alternate+delete and the screen shows
shutting down lines go by.
I don't know why it is hanging somewhere between
boot start and x windows.

Any Ideas???



I am writing this from the live CD.

This works right but the installed version won't boot,
What's up with that????????

[securitybreach]

First of all you can really mess up an install by hard shutdowns. I would suggest the SysRq key method described by Bruno in the Tips for Linux Explorers: Skinny Elephants ( if all else fails )

That said what distro are you having this problem on? It sounds like X has some sort of update and since it did not restart completely, the configuration files were not updated. Also, check your xorg log. My log is located in /var/log/Xorg.0.log so your should be something similar in the /var/log directory.
Hope this helps.

Thanks

This post has been edited by securitybreach: Jun 9 2008, 01:45 AM

[securitybreach]

I see your signature has a link for pclinuxos. If you are running PClinuxOS, try running the command XFdrake --auto as root to reconfigure X.

Thanks

BTW the command is XFdrake dash dash auto. I dunno if its my fonts but it looks like one dash on my post

This post has been edited by securitybreach: Jun 9 2008, 01:39 AM

[Bruno]

Yep I agree with securitybreach . . . XFdrake is the tool to use in order to get your X back. You can run "XFdrake --auto" automatically or if that does not help just use "XFdrake" ( casesensitive !! ) and work yourself through the sections to re-configure your graphics.


Bruno

[tommyj12]

Maybe a nvidia update, and dkms isn't running at start up?

[Bruno]

Maybe a nvidia update, and dkms isn't running at start up?

Yep, that or a kernel upgrade . . . or the latest x-server that has compatibility issues with older nvidia drivers.

Temporary switching to the "nv" drivers could do the trick.


Bruno

[tommyj12]

Yep, that or a kernel upgrade . . . or the latest x-server that has compatibility issues with older nvidia drivers.

Temporary switching to the "nv" drivers could do the trick.
Bruno

Unless he added back kernel latest or manually updated a kernel then it wouldn't be that. Could be the new x??

I dunno but these latest updates are causing issues for a bunch of users. The repos were buggered for a day or so as well.

I have been very fortunate and haven't broken my system in a long time, and I think it's a record for an install lifetime.

[jmjlinux586]

Hello,
I tried XFdrake and it still didn't boot X.
I don't have a ndvida driver.

Anyway, I did a reinstall and still
had problems:
1. After the reinstall it went to the x windows
and I was able to log in as a user ok.
2. When I tried to open the mozilla firefox
icon in the task bar it looked like it would
start but never did.
3. Anyway, that was an 8 year old HP pavilion
that was used hard, so I retired it.
4. I had another 8 year old computer that I bought
on Black Friday in 1999 that was hardly used.
I had installed PCLinuxOS on it before we moved.
5. Anyway the old HP didn't go down without
leaving something behind. I stole the cd-burner,
the ethernet card and a usb hub from it.

So now I am writing from my 8 year old emachines/HP
computer with PCLinuxOS 2007.

[Bruno]

Anyway, that was an 8 year old HP pavilion that was used hard

Maybe at that age you would need a *light* ( maybe even "ultra-light" ) version of the distro . . . . .

Anyway, glad you are back in business


Bruno

[zlim]

My HP Pavilion purchased in 2000 and updated to 192MB of RAM was running Vector Linux SOHO 5.1.1
(I've since donated the computer).
If you can't find any place with a download and want to tackle it sometime, send me a PM with a mailing address and I will burn a CD and ship it off to you.

[jmjlinux586]

Hello,
This e-machine/HP computer is updated with 256 ram.
PCLinuxOS runs great, it doesn"t need a light version.
I am not a gamer so I don't need all that speed.
I just need a computer that works and PCLinuxOS
is just right for me.

Thanks