graphical subsystem could not be started

[zachern]

I remastered my KNOPPIX 6.2.1 CD When I boot with the new CD it says "The graphical Subsystem could not be stated or terminated unexpectedly. was there something I need to do before I created the ISO image??

[krishna.murphy]

I remastered my KNOPPIX 6.2.1 CD When I boot with the new CD it says "The graphical Subsystem could not be stated or terminated unexpectedly. was there something I need to do before I created the ISO image??

Did you verify the ISO md5sum after download, and verify the media after burn? It could be simple as re-burning at a slower speed.

Cheers!
Krishna:)

[zachern]

I am using the documentation at http://knoppix.net/wiki/Knoppix_Reamstering_Howto In this documentation it says that for >= Knoppix 6.0 I should use SHA1 instead of MD5 I also tried lowering my burn spped to 8x and am still getting the same result.

[jfotherg]

Was there ever an answer posrted for this???? I have the same exact issue.

[buddybonesbones]

Same problem here. Did anybody find a solution to this??

Details:
my remastered cd boots to the prompt and then displays the following message:

The graphical subsystem could not be started
or terminated unexpectedly.
Maybe your graphics adapter or monitor are not auto-configurable.

Please try to reboot and give some of the Knoppix-Cheatcodes
at the initial boot:-prompt, which match your graphics adapter.
Examples:
knoppix xmodule=radeon (or ati, nv, cirrus, ...)
knoppix xmodule=fbdev
knoppix xmodule=vesa
knoppix hsync=90 vsync=75


I can execute commands, navigate the filesystem, and ping URL's but the gui won't load and the above message keeps appearing about every minute or so.

the only changes I made in my remaster were to uninstall openoffice and change the background.jpg image.

[krishna.murphy]

Take a look at this thread (http://www.knoppix.net/forum/threads/28823-Problems-remastering-the-ISO) (also in the remastering forum) and see if that information points you in a good direction. Looks like the same type of problem, possibly. The manner in which the new master image is created is a bit tricky.

Cheers!
Krishna :mrgreen:

[boogrog]

The exact sme thing is happening to me. I have meticulously followed the directions. I get:
Details:
my remastered cd boots to the prompt and then displays the following message:

The graphical subsystem could not be started
or terminated unexpectedly.
Maybe your graphics adapter or monitor are not auto-configurable.

Please try to reboot and give some of the Knoppix-Cheatcodes
at the initial boot:-prompt, which match your graphics adapter.
Examples:
knoppix xmodule=radeon (or ati, nv, cirrus, ...)
knoppix xmodule=fbdev
knoppix xmodule=vesa
knoppix hsync=90 vsync=75

and if i startx manually it tells me something about "suspicious ownership root:root"

Any help..please?

[dinosoep]

this happened when I followed "re-master your flash installation" because I used a ntfs partition to copy my files to.
when I used another ext2 partition to copy the files to everything worked.

oh and do ctrl+alt+f6/f5 and you should be able to see more info?

[kl522]

this happened when I followed "re-master your flash installation" because I used a ntfs partition to copy my files to.
when I used another ext2 partition to copy the files to everything worked.

Good observation! Which means likely it's a file permission thingie, somewhere somehow in the remaster process certain files ownership/permission are not preserved properly.