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Have to restart the +machine with Ctrl+Alt+Del! At second try the startup process went +through to kdm without failure. All reboots after this worked ok. +- [minor] selecting the Activity Manager display shows no background +graphic nor picture, just a black background - can be changed easily +but should be avoided. + +- [success] after reboot wifi is available, sound working, major apps working +- [success] device manager recognizes USB keys & harddisk, data dvd, +music cd, etc. +- [success] using data dvd and windows 7 partitions via dolphin (and +MC) works out-of-the-box + +Remark: After setting up package media the known bug with rpmdrake set +in. After erasing the lock files (2 of them) and the old __db files +AND rebuilding the rpm database AND updating rpmdrake (via urpmi) the +error is gone and rpmdrake is working ok - known bug, fixed by +rpmdrake update. + +Remark 2: During installation the free nouveau graphic driver is +installed and works ok. After setting up package media (including +non-free and tainted) the installation of the proprietary nvidia +driver fails. Details: + - I open MCC -> Hardware -> Configure graphics server and click on +the graphic card (selection is correct), then on OK. Normally there +should be a message box telling me that there is a proprietary driver +available. This message box is not displayed, the process ends as if +everything is ok. + + - started from a konsole window (XFdrake) the error message reads: + +"The program 'XFdrake' received an X Window System error. +This probably reflects a bug in the program. +The error was: 'BadWIndow'. +(Details: serial 21486 error_code 3 request _code 153 minor_code 3)" + + - Now I go to tty2, login and open XFdrake on the CLI. This time the +message about the proprietary driver is shown and the usual procedure +(installing devel and dkms packages, building the module) works as +expected. After reboot the nvidia splash comes up and the performance +matches the proprietary driver. +</PRE> + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="006755.html">[Mageia-discuss] First impressions of Beta2 (fresh installation) +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#6753">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#6753">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#6753">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#6753">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">More information about the Mageia-discuss +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |