Acer E 11 - new install from live USB - failure

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#1

This is the 32GB eMMC 11.6 netbook, fresh out of the box

It came witth UEFI and Windows 8.1

Ran 13.2 live from a USB stick, all seemed good so choose the install option.

Chose “use entire disk” option and let openSUSE do its stuff.

boot sequence goes through Grub loading, Welcome to GRUB! to menu to “Loading Linux 3.16.6.2-2-desktop”, “loading inititial ramdisk”

After the 13.2 background picture, the system is seemingly frozen

hitting “esc” reveals

[OK] Started Show Plymouth Boot Screen
[OK] Reached target Paths
[OK] Reached target Basic System

after a while screen goes blank

Trying again with live USB

now the boot sequence loops around a timeout failure for activation of LVM2

No idea what to do, grateful for any help

#2

This could be a graphics problem.

On the boot screen, hit ‘e’ to edit the command line.

Scroll down to find the line that begins “linux” (or, probably, “linuxefi”).
Hit the END key. Then append " nomodeset" to the end of the line.
Continue booting (there will be a message on the screen saying how to do that).

See if it comes up this way. Report back on what happens.

#3

Same result with btrfs or ext4

Just tried with full ISO to same outcome

#4

Thank you

I amended the boot line as suggested. It rendered the boot information illegible, replacing characters with large blobs of white (this is with the full ISO not the live USB). Seems to be frozen somewhere but now can’t see where.

#5

Did you try nomode set. I doubt seriously that it has anything at all to do with the file system used. I looks like a classic graphic driver problem. What graphic chip is used in that computer. Also is it a Intel+NVIDIA GPU notebook?? If so it takes special handling

#6

yes, made text illegible

I doubt seriously that it has anything at all to do with the file system used.

I looks like a classic graphic driver problem. What graphic chip is used in that computer. Also is it a Intel+NVIDIA GPU notebook??

The spec is silent on the actual chip, but it’s “Intel HD Graphics”

#7

It seems that the graphics chip uses the IEGD. If the IEGD kernel module “IKM” is in openSUSE 13.2 how may I check if it’s installed or installable?

I found this but if it’s relevant, I’m out of my depth:

http://www.nanoant.com/linux/compiling-kernel-iegd-10x-module-for-any-linux-distribution

#8

On Fri 13 Mar 2015 11:06:02 PM CDT, gerrygavigan wrote:

It seems that the graphics chip uses the IEGD. If the IEGD kernel module
“IKM” is in openSUSE 13.2 how may I check if it’s installed or
installable?

I found this but if it’s relevant, I’m out of my depth:

'http://www.nanoant.com/linux/compiling-kernel-iegd-10x-module-for-any-linux-distribution

’ (http://tinyurl.com/yeaneo7)

Hi
Here is an old thread, but seems it was related to the screen setting…
https://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php/463542-how-to-install-iegd-driver-for-Intel-GM45

It has intel hd graphics if it’s the celeron cpu (so should use i915),
if you boot into rescue mode, can you post the output from;


/sbin/lspci -nnk |grep -A3 VGA

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#9

I had to remove nomodeset from the rescue boot option to restore readibility.

It gets a long way along a list I assume to be systemd outputs (?)

Booting is not completed (it doesn’t arrive at a command line) but still seems to be launching X11 (should I remove that too?)

but within that list I can see that its i915 graphics

#10

Actually after about 20 minutes, it did arrive at a command prompt.

The graphics have been intiialised but the last few of lines of journalctl suggest the process is failing to find the hard disk


[linux-zmxo kernel: sda: sda1 sda2
[linux-zmxo kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk
[linux-zmxo kernel: random: nonlocking pool is initialized
[linux-zmxo dracut-initqueue[209]: Warning: Could not boot.
[linux-zmxo dracut-initqueue[209]: Warning: /dev/disk/by-uuid/7530eca7-0f51-4d4d-8921-536224d3022d does not exist.
[linux-zmxo systemd[1]: Received SIGRTMIN+21 from PID 216 (plymouthd).
#11

On Sat 14 Mar 2015 01:16:01 AM CDT, gerrygavigan wrote:

gerrygavigan;2699592 Wrote:
>
>
> It gets a long way along a list I assume to be systemd outputs (?)
>
> Booting is not completed

Actually after about 20 minutes, it did arrive at a command prompt.

The graphics have been intiialised but the last few of lines of
journalctl suggest the process is failing to find the hard disk

Code:

[linux-zmxo kernel: sda: sda1 sda2
[linux-zmxo kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk
[linux-zmxo kernel: random: nonlocking pool is initialized
[linux-zmxo dracut-initqueue[209]: Warning: Could not boot.
[linux-zmxo dracut-initqueue[209]:
Warning: /dev/disk/by-uuid/7530eca7-0f51-4d4d-8921-536224d3022d does
not exist. [linux-zmxo systemd[1]: Received SIGRTMIN+21 from PID 216
(plymouthd). --------------------

Hi
Are you installing from the DVD iso image on USB or the live, if live,
try the full dvd.

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#12

From
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1127779

the suggestion is that it’s the kernel version, the easiest way around this for me could be to install 13.1 to try a different kernel. Any views, please?

#13

except openSUSE 13.1 live doesn’t boot

#14

You could try Tumbleweed for a newer kernel.

#15

Thank you - Tumbleweed uses kernel version 3.19.

Installation ISO seemed to go well but got stuck at the same place.

The reason I chose this netbook was because of this: http://www.zdnet.com/article/installing-opensuse-fedora-and-ubuntu-on-my-new-acer-aspire-e11/

I am using the eMMC version not the hard disk version but there seems to be a lot of stuff out there about eMMC drivers for Linux?

#16

I think I’ve found out I don’t have a solution unless someone can help me forward

http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.mmc/28281

https://dev-nell.com/rpmb-emmc-errors-under-linux.html

#17

That’s probably a correct assessment. I’m certainly stuck at this point.

#18

On Sun 15 Mar 2015 10:26:02 PM CDT, gerrygavigan wrote:

gerrygavigan;2699774 Wrote:
> seems to be a lot of stuff out there about eMMC drivers for Linux?

I think I’ve found out I don’t have a solution unless someone can help
me forward

http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.mmc/28281

https://dev-nell.com/rpmb-emmc-errors-under-linux.html

Hi
You could try asking on the openSUSE kernel mailing list or raising a
bug on the kernel and see if the kernel folks can help with a
solution…

https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Mailing_lists
opensuse-kernel{at}pensuse{dot}org

https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Submitting_bug_reports

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#19

Well, I’ve asked… thx

#20

On Mon 16 Mar 2015 12:16:02 AM CDT, gerrygavigan wrote:

malcolmlewis;2699805 Wrote:
> Hi
> You could try asking on the openSUSE kernel mailing list or raising a
> bug on the kernel and see if the kernel folks can help with a
> solution.

Well, I’ve asked… thx

Hi
A bug? Can you post the number?

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