GUI not working... just ssh
 

I installed 9.3 and when I boot up for some reason it only allows me to use SSH and will not boot into KDE or anything. I tried logging into root and doing sax2 as I read on novell's site but it didn't do anything but say "Failed" after I did the command.

When you say SSH, do you actually mean the command prompt/terminal?

As for not being able to load the GUI, do this and tell us what the output is:

At the command prompt/terminal, do this:

login: root
(type root password)
startx

What does the error exactly say? I'm concerned about what it says next to the (EE) sections.

Please report back

yeah I mean the actually command prompt/terminal... i'll go try what u said right now, and I'll write down the error that I am getting with sax2...

Errors with StartX

auth: (stdin):1: bad "add" command line
auth: (stdin):2: bad "add" command line
auth: (stdin):3: bad "add" command line

(EE) Problem parsing config file
(EE) Error parsing config file

IXO: Fatal IO error 104 (connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0" after 0 requests (0 known requests) 0 events remaining

Errors with Sax2

XC: Sorry could not start config server



Thanks for any help ;)

OKay, do this:

when you're at the command prompt/terminal:

login: root
(type root password)
cd /etc/X11
xorgconfig

Go through the text based install. I recommend using VESA graphics card for right now to keep things simple.
After you're done with all that, type:

startx

Now what does it say (if anything)?

(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/mouse
(EE) Mouse1: cannot open input device
(EE) Preinit failed for input device "Mouse 1"
No core pointer

Failed to initilize core devices

When selecting the mouse, choose AUTO (or whatever mouse you have) and give it the name /dev/input/mouse1

By default it's /dev/mouse and that did not work for me. I had to change it to /dev/input/mouse1. If that doesn't work, try /dev/input/mouse, or /dev/input/mouse0, and lastly, try /dev/input/mice

Do you know what the 'vi' editor is? are you comfortable using it? If not, just do the whole xorgconfig all over again. Make sure you do the WHOLE thing. If you are familiar with vi, then just edit the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file and change the /dev/mouse to /dev/input/mouse1. Save it and exit back to command prompt/terminal.

Either way, type startx again.

Let us know what happens.

I'm pretty new to linux, the only distro I've succesfully installed was Mandrake 10.0 awhile back. I'm just real interested in learning more about it etc.

Well this is good to know because most LInux distros are now using X.org for this graphical server. Once you learn how to configure the X server using X.org, then you can work with all X servers in any Linux distro

YIPPIE!! I got in =D I can't thank you enough bro ;)

Few more questions though <<<:newbie:

I need to configure my Wireless network card... I have a D-Link DWL-g520... is there an easy way to go about this?

Also I'm only able to set a max of 800x600 for my res, how could I allow it to get up to 1600x1200 or something (I have a PowerColor ATi Radeon 9600 Pro (256MB))?


Thanks again

Yes, you can configure your wireless card. See in the lower right hand corner the little green "PCI card"? Click on that and that is your hardware settings. Then click on Network and click on the one that is your wireless card (eth0 or eth1). Then just click configure.

As for your video card and resolution, you should have been prompted when you ran xorgconfig. Choose the correct ATI video card and for the resolution, you need to select 1600x1200. Then you select the default bit-depth (8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit). Then run startx again.

If you get errors and it won't boot, then that means the wrong video card or monitor configuration was not done properly. Again, post the (EE) section for us to see.

I would try going to www.ati.com and downloading their recent Linux drivers and installing that. But before you do that, you need to run YAST (SUSE's control center). Then install kernel-source and install gcc. Then after all that, run the Online update (the green/yellow/red ball in the lower right hand corner). It will update kernel-source and gcc.

Report back

Ok i'm online now and going threw xorgconfig again but I forgot to ask you, what exactly is this identifier it wants for my video card?

The identifier can just be blank, which will resort to the default, which is okay.

If you're using xorgconfig IN KDE/GNOME GUI, then you have to "kill the X server" for you to see the changes. Presss CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE and it should kick you out to the Command prompt/terminal. Then do xorgconfig again (as root) and then type startx blah blah blah. ;)

Cool man thanks ;), yeah right now I'm doing those YaST update things, which seems like it'll be awhile ;) but as soon as those are done I'll go and do xorg but this is the first time I've ever been able to get online with Linux hehe ;) The only other time I had linux was with Mandrake and it wouldn't work ><

I have a Nvidia 6600GT video card, but I found this thread a few lines below that can assist you with installing the ATI drivers.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=356511

Again, remember to install the 'kernel-source' and 'gcc' or else you can't install the ATI video card drivers. Then remember to update the 'kernel-source' and 'gcc'

Maybe SUSE 9.3 already has installed the ATI drivers for you (assuming you set it up correctly with xorgconfig) and you may not have to get the ATI drivers. I don't know, but I know that the Nvidia drivers were not included with SuSE9.3 due to legal reasons.

Erm, welp my card shows up under "Unknown" but I can't configure it, you think thats because there isn't any drivers for it? Or is that due to wrong configuration to xorg?

Yes, that's because you don't have the ATI drivers install. Guess you will have to download and install the ATI drivers.

After you install the ATI drivers, I suggest you run xorgconfig again.

Weird, I tried to change my resolution from 800x600 to something a lil more suitable and when I did startx after xorg it was just a bunch of green diagonal lines...

Samsung SyncMaster 955DF thats my monitor if it would make a difference.

That is weird, but experiment and try different things. Is it the video card? is it the monitor refresh rates? is it the bit depths? First get the basics going like what you had (VESA, 800x600) and then download the ATI drivers and work from there and try to get it so that you can your 1600x1200 with 3D acceleration

Yeah I tried posting this in the Newbie forums but just got rude remarks, sorta embarssing lmao but I couldn't figure out how to install programs, browsed around for like an hour and just went from program to program that I needed to install programs and I couldn't install those programs >< Someone said something about YaST could do it or something.

That's too bad that those folks aren't newbie friendly. :(

Let's go back a step. What are you trying to do again? Set the monitor resolution higher than 800x600? If that's the case, I would do this:

1) set your xorgconfig back to the generic stuff like you did the first time. Just boot into KDE and get your wireless working
2) go to www.ati.com and download the ati driver
3) go to YAST and install kernel-source and gcc
4) update by clicking the little green/yellow/red ball to update kernel-source and gcc
5) open command prompt/terminal
6) in command prompt, type su
7) enter root password
8) install ATI driver (see the link I gave you for the ATI driver installation in SUSE)
9) kill X server
10) reconfigure xorgconfig and select your ATI drivers and set the resolution/refresh rate/bit depth
11) startx

You're practically almost there! You just need to get the ATI drivers installed. Just out of curiousity, can you also copy/paste your xorg.conf file? It's going to be long, but I want to see it so I can see what's going on and why you're not getting higher resolutions.

In KDE, click "My computer" and go to /etc/X11
look for a file called xorg.conf
open it using OpenOffice Writer or some text edit
Copy and paste into this thread