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The last line I could read +</I>>><i> before it went blank was "Starting speech dispatcher..." +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> If I boot using safe mode the system doesn't lock, but doesn't give +</I>>><i> me a command prompt either. The last message is "Failed to issue +</I>>><i> method call: Transaction is destructive." +</I>><i> +</I>><i> OK, there may be several issues in play here. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Cauldron currently starts plymouth on tty1 to display boot messages, +</I>><i> and I think the design relies on a Display Manager (GDM, KDM) +</I>><i> signalling plymouth to exit, so if you boot to runlevel 3 (where no DM +</I>><i> is staretd, plymouth currently hangs around on tty1, and it looks like +</I>><i> it's hung. However, if you do ALT-F2 (or 3, 4, etc), switching to an +</I>><i> available tty that isn't running X should start getty there and give +</I>><i> you a login prompt. +</I> +Doing a default boot the system definitely locks up. Even the cap lock +key doesn't work. + +><i> +</I>><i> What I'm trying to determine is whether your line-mode tty video works +</I>><i> without X in the picture. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> If you could read "Starting speech dispatcher", then your tty was +</I>><i> working, and the blank screen was probably the result of starting X. +</I>><i> Maybe with systemd now, there is a different way of setting the +</I>><i> runlevel. Try booting in safe mode, doing ALT-F2, logging in as root, +</I>><i> and running XFdrake. Then uncheck the box which says start graphical +</I>><i> mode at boot, and try again. +</I> +When I boot using safe mode ALT-F2 does nothing. Interestingly +CTL-ALT-DEL works even though there is no command prompt. + +I installed mga2 as an upgrade to mga1 so the old boot entry is still +there. When I use it the system boots to the regular login screen, but +the mouse and keyboard don't work so there is nothing I can do from there. + +In the past I've used the net install disc and done an "upgrade" of the +installed system. Nothing is actually installed but it does allow me to +change some settings. Perhaps use that to uncheck the graphic interface box? + +>>><i> +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> I install over the network so the wired NIC is working during +</I>>><i> installation. The wireless NICs work as well but they usually need +</I>>><i> firmware installed first. I'll take a look at this once I can +</I>>><i> reliably get that far. Thanks for the help. +</I>>><i> +</I>><i> If your NICs worked under mga1, NM is most likely the culprit. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> If the wired NIC works during installation, then it doesn't need +</I>><i> firmware, and there's no reason it shouldn't work in the new system. +</I> +Correct, the wired NIC doesn't require firmware. The built in wireless +NIC needs additional firmware. When you set up the interface it asks to +install the firmware and it always has worked fine after that. The +PCMCIA wireless NIC has needed firmware in the past, but mga1 seems to +install everything it needs during installation. Installing Linux on a +laptop has always been difficult, but despite my current woes laptop +support has gotten much better over the years. +</PRE> + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="007135.html">[Mageia-discuss] Mageia 2 Experiences +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="007138.html">[Mageia-discuss] Mageia 2 Experiences +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#7136">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#7136">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#7136">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#7136">[ 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> |