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So, I recently installed the newest version of opensuse. I boot it up and log in as root user then type startx BUT then the screen does a few flickers of a black screen and i get some graphical errors. so i goto forums.opensuse.org/information-new-users/advanced-how-faq-read-only/438705-opensuse-graphic-card-practical-theory-guide-users.html i go through these steps thinking it might solve any problems Xorg -configure cp /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf this did not solve any issues then i go here opensuse.org//SDB:Configuring_graphics_cards to try nomodeset but i get different errors after startx: fail to load vnc no devices detected fatal server error no screens found the same happens in failsafe mode Is there anything I'm not doing correctly to get the GUI to load?
1) We really need more info about your graphics card. Code: /sbin/lspci -nnk One of these might help single out the graphics card chipset details Code: /sbin/lspci -nnk|grep Graphics Code: /sbin/lspci -nnk|grep VGA Post the output here. Edit: Better advice.
/sbin/lspci -nnk
/sbin/lspci -nnk|grep Graphics
/sbin/lspci -nnk|grep VGA
Last edited by deano_ferrari; 02-Apr-2011 at 19:01.
On 04/03/2011 12:06 AM, 240 wrote: > > So, I recently installed the newest version of opensuse. I boot it up > and log in as root user then type startx that puts you in the GUI as root...which you don't really want, instead use init5 if root > Is there anything I'm not doing correctly to get the GUI to load? a default install of openSUSE 11.4 will boot directly to the GUI selected during install--why yours does not needs to be answered.. and, i see 'vnc': are you working a distant machine, or in a VM? please give more info.. -- CAVEAT: http://is.gd/bpoMD Tried LibreOffice? Do that and help at http://is.gd/dZ9j2W [NNTP via openSUSE 11.3 + KDE4.5.5 + Thunderbird3.1.8]
What video card are you using? If nVidia, see my post #323, from a CLI add the nVidia repository to update your driver to latest stable using zypper NVIDIA 260.19 Issues HTH, Tony
Originally Posted by deano_ferrari 1) We really need more info about your graphics card. Code: /sbin/lspci -nnk One of these might help single out the graphics card chipset details Code: /sbin/lspci -nnk|grep Graphics Code: /sbin/lspci -nnk|grep VGA Post the output here. Edit: Better advice. there was a lot of output but heres the bit on VGA vga compatible controller [0300] :nVidia Corporation gf108 [geforce gt430] [10de:0de1] (rev a1) Subsystem: device [196e:0828] kernel driver in use :nouveau Originally Posted by DenverD On 04/03/2011 12:06 AM, 240 wrote: > > So, I recently installed the newest version of opensuse. I boot it up > and log in as root user then type startx that puts you in the GUI as root...which you don't really want, instead use init5 if root > Is there anything I'm not doing correctly to get the GUI to load? a default install of openSUSE 11.4 will boot directly to the GUI selected during install--why yours does not needs to be answered.. and, i see 'vnc': are you working a distant machine, or in a VM? please give more info.. -- CAVEAT: C A V E A T Tried LibreOffice? Do that and help at Welcome » LibreOffice Funding Challenge [NNTP via openSUSE 11.3 + KDE4.5.5 + Thunderbird3.1.8] I have no clue why it does not boot into the GUI I was also under the assumption that you need to be root user to startx and i am in init 5 :S i typed init 3 then init 5 but no GUI loads up
On 04/03/2011 07:06 PM, 240 wrote: > I was also under the assumption that you need to be root user to startx well, i may be wrong, but i thinks one can launch startx as a user...but, i've not tried in an interval of time sufficiently short to allow recall > and i am in init 5 :S > i typed init 3 then init 5 but no GUI loads up well....hmmmmm, since you say you tried nomodeset as boot option and that didn't help then i want to assume you have a bad install, did you do this prior to beginning the install: http://tinyurl.com/2ebcf27 if you have a good install, and have not 'fiddled' with the system, and put nomodeset in the Boot options line at the first green screen, then it MUST launch X or give reason why.... check /var/log/messages -- CAVEAT: http://is.gd/bpoMD Tried LibreOffice? Do that and help at http://is.gd/dZ9j2W [NNTP via openSUSE 11.3 + KDE4.5.5 + Thunderbird3.1.8]
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