ClearOS Community 6.6 2.6.32-584.8.1.v6.x86_64
I was hoping this would fix it but it does not:
Peter Baldwin wrote:
I've re-installed the os multiple times as at first I thought maybe it was just the onboard Geforce 8300 not being liked... turns out I was wrong even with a PCI-E AMD Radeon 6450 it still not posting after the splash screen.
I've tried all the examples out there i've even edited the grub boot script pre boot after disabling nouveau and changing video=vesafb to video=nvidia and the splash screen goes crystal clear in 1080p on my TV over HDMI and then just locks up on the splash screen and ALT+F(1-7) return nothing, rebooting and hitting esc during splash screen to display verbose mode shows 0 errors other than the nforce2 smb error (that i'm hoping is irrelevant) loads up everything marks [ OK ] and then the blank screen where I should see a "first time setup" or a login or something... and Alt+F[1-7] works i can login to root from any of the 'screens' except for 1 and 7 2-6 are text.
I've even tried using a regular LCD 17" over DVI with both cards and still nothing (even after a fresh install over DVI with either card)
the only problem starts after
>startx:
I was hoping this would fix it but it does not:
Peter Baldwin wrote:
We seem to be having another round of blank screens in ClearOS 6.6. If possible, try changing the contents of /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/vm.conf to:
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
EndSection
And then reboot.
I've re-installed the os multiple times as at first I thought maybe it was just the onboard Geforce 8300 not being liked... turns out I was wrong even with a PCI-E AMD Radeon 6450 it still not posting after the splash screen.
I've tried all the examples out there i've even edited the grub boot script pre boot after disabling nouveau and changing video=vesafb to video=nvidia and the splash screen goes crystal clear in 1080p on my TV over HDMI and then just locks up on the splash screen and ALT+F(1-7) return nothing, rebooting and hitting esc during splash screen to display verbose mode shows 0 errors other than the nforce2 smb error (that i'm hoping is irrelevant) loads up everything marks [ OK ] and then the blank screen where I should see a "first time setup" or a login or something... and Alt+F[1-7] works i can login to root from any of the 'screens' except for 1 and 7 2-6 are text.
I've even tried using a regular LCD 17" over DVI with both cards and still nothing (even after a fresh install over DVI with either card)
the only problem starts after
>startx:
Loading extension GLX
(EE)
Fatal Server Error:
(EE) no screens found(EE)
(EE)
Please consult the RED HAT, Inc support
at https://www.redhat.com/apps/support/
for help.
(EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
(EE)
(EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
giving up.
xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server
xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.
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I have tried what Peter Baldwin suggested:
Peter Baldwin wrote:
We seem to be having another round of blank screens in ClearOS 6.6. If possible, try changing the contents of /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/vm.conf to:
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Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
EndSection
And then reboot.
The result is that the screen goes blank more quickly and I can now ctrl+alt+F2 to an alternate shell -
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Hi I have a similar situation my COS 6.6 fresh install on Hyper-V 2012 R2 hangs with
clearos 6.6 /usr/sbin/gconsole-setup: line 14: 1648 aborted
I tried Test 2 as above and now the screen goes black after starting syswatch - I set it up with a fixed ip and cannot ping it - cannot get to the web interface to configure it there either not sure what to do. -
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Dave Loper wrote:
Hans,
======= Test 2 =======
Switch to an alternate text console (Ctrl+Alt+F2) and login as root. Run the following:
rm -f /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/vm.conf
touch /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/vm.conf
reboot
If this test passes then your driver is fine and the Xorg configure is over-analyzing your situation.
Let me know how this goes.
I had the same problem.
TEST 2 fixed it thank you very much! -
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Hans wrote:
I then tried the reconfigure method
and also did not work after reboot./usr/bin/Xorg -configure
In the end I went into grub.conf and edited vga=0x314 into vga=917. I also removed "rhgb" since I like to see what's happening during boot when the monitor is connected.
Not sure the last thing did the trick but I now have a visual. I'm okay. Sorry for not having proper test results. :S
I had to re-install the same day because I went app crazy and installed a bunch of apps at once these apps are neat since the last time I used this OS was when it was ClarkeConnect Community 4.0.
upon second time of fresh install I once again had no screen on first boot so I first tried to edit the grub on boot to vga=791 nomodeset and that did not help so then I did the xorg replace
/usr/bin/Xorg -configure
rebooted and did not reedit the grub on boot and I still had once again no screen so reboot and edit grub with vga=791 nomodeset and bam I get visuals again.
So really this bug has to do with vm.conf and vga=0x314, is there a way on first boot you can issue /usr/bin/Xorg -configure to self populate a vm.conf that is catered to each system? also I have no idea why changing vga to '791' plays a big roll also doesn't matter if the display is a Widescreen Monitor over VGA/DVI or a 4:3 LCD Monitor or an 1080p TV over VGA/HDMI vga=791 fixes it as long as you rebuild the vm.conf. -
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Dave,
Before I read your anwser I've tried one or two things.
One solution from the other thread did not work:
Peter Baldwin wrote:
We seem to be having another round of blank screens in ClearOS 6.6. If possible, try changing the contents of /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/vm.conf to:
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
EndSection
And then reboot.
I then tried the reconfigure method
and also did not work after reboot./usr/bin/Xorg -configure
In the end I went into grub.conf and edited vga=0x314 into vga=917. I also removed "rhgb" since I like to see what's happening during boot when the monitor is connected.
Not sure the last thing did the trick but I now have a visual. I'm okay. Sorry for not having proper test results. :S -
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Hans,
Please attach a copy of the /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/vm.conf file.
Then, perform these separate tests:
======= Test 1 Baseline =======
Switch to an alternate text console (Ctrl+Alt+F2) and login as root. Run the following:
rm -f /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/vm.conf
/usr/bin/Xorg -configure
mv /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11
reboot
Let me know the results of this test. It will probably fail because this is what the script does. But if it works then that is a clue.
======= Test 2 =======
Switch to an alternate text console (Ctrl+Alt+F2) and login as root. Run the following:
rm -f /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/vm.conf
touch /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/vm.conf
reboot
If this test passes then your driver is fine and the Xorg configure is over-analyzing your situation.
Let me know how this goes. -
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Fixed with help from:
Dave Loper wrote:
Our upstream linux distribution changed some fundamental things which renders the Xconsole a bit wonky. In the past we had included a config that was very stripped down and very basic. That doesn't seem to work here now for some and some users (even some users of ClearBOX) will end up with an invalid Screen set. We will have a fix for the mainline code that should work and we need people to test the update that fixes this. Peter will give some info for testers.
If you really, really need a quick fix you can remove the vm.conf file and recreate one that works with your monitor. Perform the following steps to do a manual intervention of your Clearconsole:
1) Exit the console session to another screen by typing Ctrl+Alt+F2.
2) Log into this console as 'root'
3) Kill the Xwindows session with 'killall xinit'
4) move the vm.conf file:
mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/vm.conf /root/vm.conf.bad
5) recreate a new config:
/usr/bin/Xorg -configure
6) Move this new file into place:
mv /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/vm.conf
7) Switch back to the Text console by pressing typing 'exit' and Enter. Then type Ctrl+Alt+F1
8) Log into the TUI console by supplying the root password for the 'Administrator' login.
9) "Launch Graphics-mode Console" by pressing F2 or by pressing <Enter> with that option highlighted.
But the real magic is having to change/add "vga=791 nomodeset" and bam screen shows up. so far only edited during boot have to hardcorded it I guess.
System:
- Motherboard: XFX MDA72P7509 AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 750a
- CPU: AMD Athlon X2 x64 2.5Ghz
- RAM: 8GB OCZ 800Mhz DDR2
- 2 NIC: TP-Link TG-3468
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