Slackware not "reading" my processor in-built graphics chip?
1. KDE will open cleanly only in "failsafe" mode.
2. Xfce & other options will not open cleanly at all. 3. Tried to install Salix 14 and got same fragmentation. 4. Mint running like mint. 5. Install media is not corrupt. 6. Changed back to older screen and got exactly same resutls as at 1 thru to 5 above. |
Do you see differences in /var/log/Xorg.0.log from Mint when compared to Slackware and Salix?
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However, as your post implies, I must nut it out, if I am to get anywhere. Thanks for bringing me back to the obvious: I'll do it and get back to this thread tomorrow. Meantime, interesting damn problem, n'est-ce pas? |
What is the kernel version that is being used in Mint?
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uname -r output: 3.5.0-17-generic |
I've attached as a file the output of /var.... 0.log from mint
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I've attached the output of /var...0.log from terminal in Mint 14.
thanks Allend |
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18.292 18.558 respectively. A closer look reveals this though: Code:
10.556] (II) intel(0): Output VGA1 connected |
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If not: merci beaucoup; c'est tres gentil et tres perspicace de vous de me le signaler. Amicalement, Tex (australien de souche, pourtant un qui se passionne pour le francais) Poste Scriptum: I tried your suggestion; malheureusement, je reste toujours dans le petrin! Allend continues - heroiquement!- to help me get to the bottom of this problem, as a glance at page 2 (!!??) of this thread will reveal: we are deep in Xorg logs..... |
Your Mint install is using X.Org X Server 1.13.0 and kernel 3.5.0-17, which are later versions than in Slackware 14.0 which is using X.Org X Server 1.12.3 and kernel 3.2.29 ( or X.Org X Server 1.12.4 and kernel 3.2.45 if fully patched).
Slackware 14.0 included newer versions of libdrm and X video drivers for intel in /testing. From README.TXT Quote:
Alternatively, you could consider upgrading to Slackware-current which is using X.Org X Server 1.13.4 and kernel 3.9.5 |
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I would have acted on your suggestion regarding "current" but for the fact that I'm having difficulty reading anything or navigating around my slack 14 install; but this has given me an idea to try. Again, many thanks; I really appreciate your time in looking at this and responding so informatively and rapidly. Big respect. Edit: course, it just occured to me: i don't need to go into gui to upgrade to -current :) .... Now I got me marching orders! (I'll let you know how it goes) |
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OT: to type accented characters using an English keyboard, press together Ctrl+Shift+u, release these three keys then type the four hex digits of the UTF-8 code of the character. That works in LQ's post editor. |
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Just to check I have understood: do I place the text, exactly as is written above, inclusive of "Section ... EndSection"? In other words: everything, as is, between the full-colon and end code brackets, in a config file which I create, then place in /etc/X11 directory? |
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