2.11 loading hangs after choosing Xvesa OR Xorg (Solved!)

Booting, installing, newbie
Message
Author
designengineer
Posts: 84
Joined: Wed 18 Oct 2006, 13:13

2.11 loading hangs after choosing Xvesa OR Xorg (Solved!)

#1 Post by designengineer »

Toshiba Portege 3110CT laptop
Mobile Pentium II 300MHz
192mb RAM
6.4GB HD
10.4 TFT 800x600 display
Trident Cyber 9525 Video
2.5MB Video Ram
ESSES1978 Sound Controller
Typell x2 Cardbus PC Card Controller

Everything installs fine until I am asked to pick Xvesa or Xorg. After choosing either one, it just sits there with a blinking cursor. I left it set for 1 hour each time, and it never went forward. It will respond to keystrokes (ctrl-alt-del), but never gets past that screen.
I am a total newbie to Linux and would appreciate any help. I have used Puppy on my desktop just fine and I have tried both 2.11 versions with and without the extended Xorg settings, so I feel comfortable it is not a defective disk.

User avatar
MU
Posts: 13649
Joined: Wed 24 Aug 2005, 16:52
Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
Contact:

#2 Post by MU »

It is a problem that you are new to Linux, as the solution is a bit complicated.

The Xserver (xorg) uses a configurationfile

/etc/X11/xorg.conf

Puppys wizard does not detect your card correct, so you must replace this config with this one:
http://dotpups.de/dotpups/XServer/confi ... /xorg.conf

But how do you do it as newbee?
If you have windows installed, try this:
download it to c:\

Then boot Puppy, and type these commands:

mkdir /mnt/hda1
mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1
cp -ax /mnt/hda1/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf
rm -f /usr/X11R7/bin/X
ln -s /usr/X11R7/bin/Xorg /usr/X11R7/bin/X

Finally try to start X:
xwin

If something does not work, write down the error-messages you get, and post them here.

Mark
Last edited by MU on Wed 18 Oct 2006, 14:56, edited 1 time in total.

Guest

Re: 2.11 loading hangs after choosing Xvesa OR Xorg

#3 Post by Guest »

designengineer wrote:Toshiba Portege 3110CT laptop
Mobile Pentium II 300MHz
192mb RAM
6.4GB HD
10.4 TFT 800x600 display
Trident Cyber 9525 Video
2.5MB Video Ram
ESSES1978 Sound Controller
Typell x2 Cardbus PC Card Controller

Everything installs fine until I am asked to pick Xvesa or Xorg. After choosing either one, it just sits there with a blinking cursor. I left it set for 1 hour each time, and it never went forward. It will respond to keystrokes (ctrl-alt-del), but never gets past that screen.
I am a total newbie to Linux and would appreciate any help. I have used Puppy on my desktop just fine and I have tried both 2.11 versions with and without the extended Xorg settings, so I feel comfortable it is not a defective disk.
You will need to manually edit the xorg.conf file to make Puppy work on your laptop....

These threads about LCD screens should point you in the right direction.
http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.p ... highlight=
http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.p ... highlight=
You also need to know the exact hardware on your laptop beside the display type and memory..
IE the max display Horizontal/Vertical refresh rates, and color depth (8,15,16,24 bit)

I have set it up on quite a few olderlaptops, and it is awsome, it makes Windoze look silly.. :roll:

Bob 8)

User avatar
MU
Posts: 13649
Joined: Wed 24 Aug 2005, 16:52
Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
Contact:

#4 Post by MU »

And you will need the Iso with additional xorg-drivers, like:
http://ftp.nluug.nl/ftp/pub/os/Linux/di ... gdrvrs.iso

but NOT:
http://ftp.nluug.nl/ftp/pub/os/Linux/di ... monkey.iso

Mark

Guest

#5 Post by Guest »

MU wrote:And you will need the Iso with additional xorg-drivers, like:
http://ftp.nluug.nl/ftp/pub/os/Linux/di ... gdrvrs.iso

but NOT:
http://ftp.nluug.nl/ftp/pub/os/Linux/di ... monkey.iso

Mark
Thanks MU, I missed that one... :roll:

I am used to 2.10, I haven't had a chance to use 2.11 yet. :shock:

Bob 8)

designengineer
Posts: 84
Joined: Wed 18 Oct 2006, 13:13

#6 Post by designengineer »

I AM using puppy-2.11-seamonkey-xorgdrvrs.iso . I tried puppy-2.11-seamonkey.iso just for grins but no dice. That is why I came here to you gurus.

designengineer
Posts: 84
Joined: Wed 18 Oct 2006, 13:13

#7 Post by designengineer »

MU wrote: But how do you do it as newbee?
If you have windows installed, try this:
download it to c:\

Then boot Puppy, and type these commands:

Mark
Download what? The configuration file you linked to? If so, as what kind of file?
Just for reference, I have loaded the Puppy files an my harddrive on a FAT partition and boot from Loadlin (described howto somewhere in the depths of this forum) But I can also boot from my USB CD. I can load any files needed to the same partition on my harddrive without any problems, I just need to know what files, and in what format and where.
Thanks

User avatar
MU
Posts: 13649
Joined: Wed 24 Aug 2005, 16:52
Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
Contact:

#8 Post by MU »

yes, the linked file.
It has the extension .conf , so it is a textfile.
You can save it in windows with a right-click -> save as.


Mark

designengineer
Posts: 84
Joined: Wed 18 Oct 2006, 13:13

#9 Post by designengineer »

Ok, I see that. Had a brain fart. Did not realize it was a linked file, thought it was a web page with text.
Since this is still new for me, let me go over this again so I have it straight.
I have two partitions on my harddrive, a NTFS (WindowsXP) and a FAT. I have Puppy 2.11 copied on there and can boot to that drive from Loadlin (Windows boot floppy, to get me into the FAT directory, then a batch file that starts Loadlin which starts Puppy) Loadlin uses a text file that has a configuration setup in it called options.txt. This text file has this in it.
vmlinuz
root=/dev/ram
rw
initrd=initrd.gz
vga=normal
ramdisk_size=100000
init=/etc/init
lang=es
apm=power-off
nomce
noapic
noacpi
noscsi
quiet
BOOT_IMAGE=pup_211.sfs


It loads amazingly fast until the video stuff. Since I cannot get past that, how then can I
Then boot Puppy, and type these commands:

mkdir /mnt/hda1
mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1
cp -ax /mnt/hda1/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf
rm -f /usr/X11R7/bin/X
ln -s /usr/X11R7/bin/Xorg /usr/X11R7/bin/X

Finally try to start X:
xwin
Is Puppy running at that point? Please explain a little more.
Thanks.

Guest

Re: 2.11 loading hangs after choosing Xvesa OR Xorg

#10 Post by Guest »

Read my 1st thread, you need to change in to the second console, login as root-no password, and type xorgconfig at the prompt....
My preveous post's 1st thread has better details....

Once you edit xorg.conf , save it, you type xwin at the prompt and if you selected the correct settings, your GUI for Puppy will come up...

Bob 8)

User avatar
MU
Posts: 13649
Joined: Wed 24 Aug 2005, 16:52
Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
Contact:

#11 Post by MU »

can't you enter these commands at the blinking cursor?
If not, try this:
press CTRL-ALT-F2

This switches to a second console.
Enter
root
to login.
No password required, so hit "enter" when it asks for it.
Now you should be able to enter the commands.

Mark

designengineer
Posts: 84
Joined: Wed 18 Oct 2006, 13:13

#12 Post by designengineer »

I will try it this evening when I get home. Thanks and I will post how it went.

User avatar
MU
Posts: 13649
Joined: Wed 24 Aug 2005, 16:52
Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
Contact:

#13 Post by MU »

ok, good luck :)
keep us informed.
Mark

designengineer
Posts: 84
Joined: Wed 18 Oct 2006, 13:13

#14 Post by designengineer »

Success! I am typing this from my laptop right now. I did the xorg wizard and it worked.
I have one question. My USB mouse does not work initially. I have to use the mouse wizard, but the next time I boot, it does not work again. How can I save that setting?

Again, I thank you for helping me turn an old slow dog into a bullet fast Puppy.

Greg

User avatar
Flash
Official Dog Handler
Posts: 13071
Joined: Wed 04 May 2005, 16:04
Location: Arizona USA

#15 Post by Flash »

Yay, Mark and Bob! What teamwork. :D

User avatar
MU
Posts: 13649
Joined: Wed 24 Aug 2005, 16:52
Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
Contact:

#16 Post by MU »

great :)

open in the texteditor
/etc/X11/xorg.conf

replace:
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
with
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

Save and reboot.
Not shure, if this is sufficient, but try this first.

If that does not work immedeatly, open a consolewindow, and type:
modprobe usbhid
Maybe you must restart X then.
If that works, we could add it to the startscript.

I go asleep soon, so might reply only tomorrow, but certainly Bob and others will help, too :)

Mark

designengineer
Posts: 84
Joined: Wed 18 Oct 2006, 13:13

#17 Post by designengineer »

MU wrote:great :)

open in the texteditor
/etc/X11/xorg.conf

replace:
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
with
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

Save and reboot.
Not shure, if this is sufficient, but try this first.

If that does not work immediately , open a console window, and type:
modprobe usbhid
Maybe you must restart X then.
If that works, we could add it to the startscript.

I go asleep soon, so might reply only tomorrow, but certainly Bob and others will help, too :)

Mark


If it does not work, it will not shut off the built in mouse (looks like a pencil eraser in the keyboard) will it? That one works now ( it is just hard to use), and I would not want to be mouseless.

User avatar
MU
Posts: 13649
Joined: Wed 24 Aug 2005, 16:52
Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
Contact:

#18 Post by MU »

ok, do you have to type
modprobe usbhid
after every reboot now?

designengineer
Posts: 84
Joined: Wed 18 Oct 2006, 13:13

#19 Post by designengineer »

I did not try that. I went to the mouse and keyboard wizard and clicked on USB which makes the USB mouse work instantly but does not save that info.

designengineer
Posts: 84
Joined: Wed 18 Oct 2006, 13:13

#20 Post by designengineer »

designengineer wrote:
MU wrote:great :)

open in the texteditor
/etc/X11/xorg.conf

replace:
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
with
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

Save and reboot.
Not shure, if this is sufficient, but try this first.

If that does not work immediately , open a console window, and type:
modprobe usbhid
Maybe you must restart X then.
If that works, we could add it to the startscript.
I checked /etc/X11/xorg.conf and it already has
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
So then I did the console window modprobe usbhid which works immediately. But it will not keep it. I have to do it at every boot. How can I make it permanent?

Post Reply