Suse 11.0 loading only in Failsafe mode

To whom it may concern

Last week I posted this problem with my Intel Q945 or Q963 video install problem with suse 11.0 …

Intel Q963 Video driver problem with Suse 11.0 install - openSUSE Forums

Suggestion did not work for me …as a Newbie… I just did not know what you wanted me to do with the previous suggestion …
**
Now what is happening to me …**

I still can get the intel Video q945 to work on my suse 11.0 … the only way I could boot into suse 11.0 is to use Failsafe - OpenSuse 11.0 - 2.6.25.5-1.1 …

I am able to boot to failsafe but I am still getting an error message with my intel Video on when I load on Default setting of Suse 11.0 …

As a Newbie …step by step …why do I need to do to install the new Intel Video driver for Suse …

Is there an Repositories that I could load in order to install the SAX2 driver or Intel Video driver … thanks …

On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:36:04 GMT
suse2166 <suse2166@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:

>
> To whom it may concern
>
> Last week I posted this problem with my Intel Q945 or Q963 video
> install problem with suse 11.0 …
>
> ‘Intel Q963 Video driver problem with Suse 11.0 install - openSUSE
> Forums’ (http://tinyurl.com/69ehc8)
>
> Suggestion did not work for me …as a Newbie… I just did not know
> what you wanted me to do with the previous suggestion …
>
> NOW WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME …
>
> I still can get the intel Video q945 to work on my suse 11.0 … the
> only way I could boot into suse 11.0 is to use Failsafe - OpenSuse
> 11.0
> - 2.6.25.5-1.1 …
>
> I am able to boot to failsafe but I am still getting an error message
> with my intel Video on when I load on Default setting of Suse 11.0
> …
>
>
> As a Newbie …step by step …why do I need to do to install the new
> Intel Video driver for Suse …
>
> Is there an Repositories that I could load in order to install the
> SAX2 driver or Intel Video driver … thanks …
>
>
Hi
Ok, if you don’t start in failsafe mode, I’m assuming you get a black
screen after the system boots?

At the black screen, press the ctrl key and the alt key and F3 key as
one ( a bit like the alt+ctrl+del keys). This gets you to another
screen (text) where you can login.

Login as the root user at this screen, then at the command line enter

init 3 <press enter>

This command drops to the console (text) mode with no GUI running

Now run the command;

sax2 <press enter>

This should start a GUI where you can configure test/save etc. If all
goes well exit the sax2 program.

At the console screen enter;

init 5 && exit <press enter>

If all goes well you will get a GUI login or get auto logged in as
your user.

For your information alt+ctrl+F1 through F6 get up text sessions to
login, alt+ctrl+F7 gets you back to the GUI, alt+ctrl+F10 get the
kernel log messages.


Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SLED 10.0 SP2 x86_64 Kernel 2.6.16.60-0.23-smp
up 2 days 9:53, 1 user, load average: 0.10, 0.12, 0.18
GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - Driver Version: 173.14.09

On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:50:50 GMT
Malcolm <malcolm_nospamlewis@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:36:04 GMT
> suse2166 <suse2166@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
>
> >
> > To whom it may concern
> >
> > Last week I posted this problem with my Intel Q945 or Q963 video
> > install problem with suse 11.0 …
> >
> > ‘Intel Q963 Video driver problem with Suse 11.0 install - openSUSE
> > Forums’ (http://tinyurl.com/69ehc8)
> >
> > Suggestion did not work for me …as a Newbie… I just did not know
> > what you wanted me to do with the previous suggestion …
> >
> > NOW WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME …
> >
> > I still can get the intel Video q945 to work on my suse 11.0 … the
> > only way I could boot into suse 11.0 is to use Failsafe - OpenSuse
> > 11.0
> > - 2.6.25.5-1.1 …
> >
> > I am able to boot to failsafe but I am still getting an error
> > message with my intel Video on when I load on Default setting of
> > Suse 11.0 …
> >
> >
> > As a Newbie …step by step …why do I need to do to install the
> > new Intel Video driver for Suse …
> >
> > Is there an Repositories that I could load in order to install the
> > SAX2 driver or Intel Video driver … thanks …
> >
> >
> Hi
> Ok, if you don’t start in failsafe mode, I’m assuming you get a black
> screen after the system boots?
>
> At the black screen, press the ctrl key and the alt key and F3 key as
> one ( a bit like the alt+ctrl+del keys). This gets you to another
> screen (text) where you can login.
>
> Login as the root user at this screen, then at the command line enter
>
> init 3 <press enter>
>
> This command drops to the console (text) mode with no GUI running
>
> Now run the command;
>
> sax2 <press enter>

Forgot to add you may also wish to try the command;

sax2 -r 0=vesa <press enter>

This will give a default vesa driver if the first command doesn’t work
and at least get you up and running to sort out the intel driver.

>
> This should start a GUI where you can configure test/save etc. If all
> goes well exit the sax2 program.
>
> At the console screen enter;
>
> init 5 && exit <press enter>
>
> If all goes well you will get a GUI login or get auto logged in as
> your user.
>
> For your information alt+ctrl+F1 through F6 get up text sessions to
> login, alt+ctrl+F7 gets you back to the GUI, alt+ctrl+F10 get the
> kernel log messages.
>


Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SLED 10.0 SP2 x86_64 Kernel 2.6.16.60-0.23-smp
up 2 days 10:02, 1 user, load average: 0.71, 0.26, 0.18
GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - Driver Version: 173.14.09

I am getting SAX2 access denied … and Yeah I am login in into the root with my adminstrator password …

On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:46:03 GMT
suse2166 <suse2166@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:

>
> I am getting SAX2 access denied … and Yeah I am login in into the
> root with my adminstrator password …
>
>
Hi
Just to confirm you are not in failsafe mode now?

The prompt is red color and looks like

somename:~ #

and you are entering sax2 all lowercase?

What is the output of the command (they are lowercase L in the
following commands);

ls -la /usr/sbin/sax2

and

ls -la /usr/sbin/SaX2


Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SLED 10.0 SP2 x86_64 Kernel 2.6.16.60-0.23-smp
up 2 days 11:03, 1 user, load average: 0.14, 0.15, 0.16
GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - Driver Version: 173.14.09

  • suse2166 wrote, On 07/03/2008 05:46 AM:
    > I am getting SAX2 access denied … and Yeah I am login in into the root
    > with my adminstrator password …

Can you boot normally when you pass the kernel parameter “acpi=off” on the grub screen?

Uwe

Hi Malcom

Yes… I am login with Safemode … the icon is red. …

Yes … I am entering it lowercase (sax2) and I am getting access denied …

I am getting this message …"sax: access to your display is denied"

SaX: startup
Sax: using cache data…

Cursor on the bottom blinking and nothing happening …

I try the command of ls -la /usr/sbin/SaX2…Cursor blinking nothing happening …

Question? Do I need to be on the network or internet as I am typing this command …

I resolved it by Reinstall Suse 11.0 from scratch and install KDE 3.5 instead of 4.0 …

During the install of Suse 11.0 … You could scan for additional Reposistories or Add repositories …

I added VLC video repositories
I added NVIDia Driver Repositories
I added ATI Driver Repositories
and I added Packman Repositories for Suse 11.0 During the install …

Then After I install Suse 11.0 … ** I login into Suse 11.0 Failsafe mode (Not Default KDE)** … FailSafe mode and ran the updated repositiories for internet …

Then when to my Hardware Display to set the my video display to 1600x1200 UXGA and **set bit 16 instead of 24 bit ** …

after I reboot the machine and login into the Default setting of KDE 3.5 … I think the KDE is 2.6.26.-9 default (I think) …

Now my Video driver works fine with no problem Suse 11.0 with using KDE 3.5 … not KDE 4.0 … …