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After power failure, hd install stopped booting
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likemindead


Joined: 23 Feb 2008
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Location: Amarillo, Texas, USA
PostPosted: Sat 23 Feb 2008, 22:46    Post subject:  After power failure, hd install stopped booting
Subject description: Hangs after "Executing personal config script /etc/rc.d/rc.local... done"		  
I'm new to Puppy but I'm loving it! Installed on an old etower 566ir up at my office and everything was fine 'til tonight. I was up and running, left for a couple of hours, came back, and the computer was powered off. When I booted back up, everything was going great 'til I got this:


Code:
Executing personal config script /etc/rc.d/rc.local...     done

#_ (blinking)


I'm booting from the hdd and I haven't touched a thing, as far as settings go. I'm not terribly well versed in Linux. All I've done is a bit of word processing, spreadsheets, and internet browsing. Please help!? Thanks in advance....
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muggins

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PostPosted: Sat 23 Feb 2008, 23:03    Post subject:  
Hello likemindead,

Maybe you've had a power outage, or something, and the window manager has died. Have you tried entering xwin to resuscitate it?
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likemindead


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PostPosted: Sun 24 Feb 2008, 02:46    Post subject:  
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Maybe you've had a power outage, or something, and the window manager has died. Have you tried entering xwin to resuscitate it?


I will try that and get back to you. Thanks!
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gary101


Joined: 08 Oct 2006
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Location: Boston, Lincs. UK
PostPosted: Sun 24 Feb 2008, 04:36    Post subject:  
Hi likemindead

If you are still getting the blinking # (cursor) type in mp /etc/rc.d/rc.local

this will open a file in a text editor, at the end of that file add the following:

echo -n "false" > /etc/.XLOADED

Press ctrl+a for options and save and close the file.

Now type: reboot

If it still hangs then type: xwin

and if that still does now do it, type xorgwizard.

Hope this helps

Gary
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likemindead


Joined: 23 Feb 2008
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PostPosted: Sun 24 Feb 2008, 11:39    Post subject:  
Will do. Many thanks. I'm headed to work here in a few and I'll be replying from that Puppy box (hopefully) soon to let you know if it worked. Otherwise I'll be back here at home later replying from my Ubuntu box. Wink
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likemindead


Joined: 23 Feb 2008
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Location: Amarillo, Texas, USA
PostPosted: Sun 24 Feb 2008, 12:10    Post subject:  
When I type

Code:
mp /etc/rc.d/rc.local


I get this now

Code:
#this file called from rc.local0                                               x
#you can edit this file                                                        x
#When firewall is installed, will append lines to this file...                 x
                                                                               x
if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.firewall ]; then                                          x
  /etc/rc.d/rc.firewall start                                                  x
fi                                                                             x
                                                                               x
echo -n "false" > /etc/.XLOADED


Is everything there okay? I still had to type xwin to get up and running. Much appreciated.
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alienjeff


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PostPosted: Sun 24 Feb 2008, 14:24    Post subject:  
What version Puppy?

Have you tried rerunning xorgwizard from the command prompt?
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gary101


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PostPosted: Sun 24 Feb 2008, 15:45    Post subject:  
With the line you added, if you have another bad shutdown and it happens again, all you will have to do is type xwin.

Glad you got it sorted.

Gary
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