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MSantangelo
06-11-2003, 06:16 AM
Okay... As I go through the standard boot up sequence for Knoppix I get this...
Starting X11.....
Retrying with Server XFree86(vesa) .
Retrying with Server XFree86(fbdev) .
Error: No Suitable X-Server found for your card.
I am at a complete loss, as I know the cd works (It works in my desktop PC), and the failsafe command does not work.
at the command line I use
knoppix lang=us screen=800x600 noscsi failsafe
(stalls if I do not include noscsi)
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
garyng
06-11-2003, 07:03 AM
take away the screen= line and see if you can start with the vesa driver at 640x480.
you didn't tell what graphic chipset you have.
I have an inspiron 2500 which use i810 and had minor problem with XFree 4.21 and the XF86Config-4 shipped in early version of KNOPPIX. XFree 4.3 however works fine out of the box.
stonent
06-11-2003, 08:21 AM
Yeah there's at least a dozen inspiron models. Like saying "My GM doesn't start"
garyng
06-11-2003, 08:38 AM
Yeah there's at least a dozen inspiron models. Like saying "My GM doesn't start"
That is easier to answer, get a Toyota or Honda :wink:
stonent
06-11-2003, 08:40 AM
Aside from the NSX, Japanese cars don't do much for me. 8)
MSantangelo
06-11-2003, 12:39 PM
1) Inspiron 2600 using that very finicky I810 chipset from Intel for the video.
(Apologize for forgetting that - I shouldnt have posted at 2 in the morning lol)
2) I'll go ahead and try that vesa driver at 640.
Tried now.. It didn't go - same problem - no suitable X-Server. =/
I got Knoppix to go ahead and load completely with the following command line
knoppix lang=us xserver=XF86_SVGA xmodule=vesa noscsi noagp
however the screen resolution is so small as to prevent any real use.
(If I miss something really obvious, don't leave it out... I'm almost a complete Knoppix/Linux noob. =/)
Also, I don't know if it's useful, but every time I boot, I get the message
You passed an undefined mode number.
Press <RETURN> to see video modes available. <SPACE> to continue or wait 30 secs.
I'm not sure what to do here =/
garyng
06-11-2003, 01:53 PM
As far as I know, 2600 is almost the same as my 2500 and it should work with i810 which KNOPPIX detected out of the box. You may try the following :
KNOPPIX 2
to get into runlevel 2 and "startx", much easier to debug as you can play around with the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 settings without reboot.
MSantangelo
06-11-2003, 04:41 PM
What should I go about editing in this XF86Config-4 file?
Nevermind that I found some good stuff by other users on this =P
Stephen
06-11-2003, 04:49 PM
1)
knoppix lang=us xserver=XF86_SVGA xmodule=vesa noscsi noagp
however the screen resolution is so small as to prevent any real use.
(If I miss something really obvious, don't leave it out... I'm almost a complete Knoppix/Linux noob. =/)
Also, I don't know if it's useful, but every time I boot, I get the message
You passed an undefined mode number.
Press <RETURN> to see video modes available. <SPACE> to continue or wait 30 secs.
I'm not sure what to do here =/
Have you tried putting vga=normal in the cheat code?
MSantangelo
06-11-2003, 04:50 PM
For all the editing I do, whenever I try to start the modified X-Server config (i got this error BEFORE I tried editing it as well)
(EE) I810(0): No Video BIOS modes for chosen depth.
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
Fatal server error: no screens found.
XIO: Fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0' after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining
garyng
06-11-2003, 04:56 PM
post the XF86Config-4
My experience is that, remove ALL modelines is the best.
MSantangelo
06-11-2003, 04:59 PM
I tried the vga=normal, the same problem occurs. However I no longer pass an undefined mode number with the modules with that cheat
Remove ALL the modelines? Oy vey!
::goes to edit configs again::
MSantangelo
06-11-2003, 05:07 PM
On a wild whim, I attached a working external monitor to my laptop. All is working now. Thanks anyways guys.
mrspy1001
07-20-2004, 04:19 PM
i am trying to load knoppix into an inspiron 2500 as well, but i can't even get past the first driver detection, it just sits there. something to do with SCSI, but it's being a pain. i will have to take the laptop's hd out, load knoppix to the hd from a desktop system, and see if it will boot then, un less anyone knows how to get around the scsi thing.
"Welcome to KNOPPIX live Linux-on-CD!
Probing SCSI... aic7xxx.o" (and here it stays...)
Markus
07-20-2004, 04:29 PM
Have you tried the noscsi cheatcode (http://www.knoppix.net/docs/index.php/CheatCodes)?
mrspy1001
07-20-2004, 07:45 PM
wow, didn't know about these, thanks! YES IT WORKS! :D :twisted: :D :twisted: :D :twisted: :D
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