[SOLVED] No boot Debian Live install on Fujitsu Siemens 1703

_temp · 10-04-2011, 04:55 AM

Hi all,

I need some help.

Recently installed Debian Live (x64)on a Fujitsu Siemens 1703 laptop along an existing XP install. GRUB works, XP boots, the Linux install starts booting and screen blanks out, I can not get a console either - to me it seems a hardware issue, however I just do not know how to start debugging. As far as I can tell it has to do with X server failure, however not even a console (CTRL+ALT+F1,F2, ...) works.
So far couldn't get anything on the subject that might help.

Fujitsu Siemens hardware:

CPU Type: mobile DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-53, 1700 MHz (8.5 x 200)
Motherboard Chipset: VIA K8M890CE, AMD Hammer
Display: Video Adapter VIA Chrome9 HC IGP (128 MB)

Debian Live from here: http://live.debian.net/archive/image...64/iso-hybrid/ - the Gnome Desktop version.

Could anyone point me as to how to start looking for possible fixes?

Thank you!

rch · 10-04-2011, 09:55 PM

Escape into the grub prompt, and boot into single user mode. Write back how things go.

_temp · 10-05-2011, 05:52 AM

Hi,

Managed to do some things.

Single user mode worked - I can log in now (single user, text mode).

For the moment what I checked was to see if openChrome driver (this should work with VIA Chrome9) was loaded:

root:~# grep openchrome /var/log/Xorg.0.log

gives me

(II) LoadModule: "openchrome"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/openchrome_drv-so
(II) Module openchrome: vendor="http://openchrome.org/"
(!!) For support, please refer to http://www.openchrome.org/.

I conclude that driver is loaded, was expecting to have problems on this side. It seems though that hardware was correctly reported at install and driver was installed accordingly.

"startx" command still gets me to blank (black) screen.

rch · 10-05-2011, 06:43 AM

What is the content of /etc/X11/xorg.conf? Also, see if Xorg is throwing any error. Does grep -i error /var/log/Xorg.0.log return anything interesting? What does tail -c 20 /var/log/Xorg.0.log return?

rch · 10-05-2011, 06:49 AM

Also, if X configuration is the problem, then reconfigure X.

Code:

cd /etc/X11/
Xorg -configure

_temp · 10-05-2011, 07:07 AM

Initially there was no xorg.conf in /etc/X11.
Had tried to reconfigure X, and it produced a xorg.conf.new , placed in /root. I attempted to put it in /etc/X11, cutting the .new from file name, still nothing.
The xorg.conf lists the "openchrome" as driver, I assumed that part is ok.

grep -i error /var/log/Xorg.0.log returns nothing (except for (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. )

tail -c 20 /var/log/Xorg.0.log returns: oot/xorg.conf.new

_temp · 10-05-2011, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rch

Also, if X configuration is the problem, then reconfigure X.

Code:

cd /etc/X11/
Xorg -configure

This is what produced the /root/xorg.conf.new

rch · 10-05-2011, 08:38 AM

If there is no /etc/X11/xorg.conf, move the newly created xorg.conf.new to /etc/X11/xorg.conf. If nothing else works, try the vesa driver and see if it gives you a X output.

_temp · 10-10-2011, 04:20 AM

Moving the xorg.conf.new was one of the things I did, no result. I have to finish installing things on a workstation first, the laptop will have to wait. I will try some more things and in case nothing works, I will go for a Debian Squeeze, though I should expect same issues, I suppose. A few days brake for this laptop for now, I will be back.

_temp · 10-11-2011, 06:06 AM

Ok,

Out of curiosity I did a Debian netinstall, and everything is like before: install goes well, machine boots, dual booting works, and booting into Debian still produces black screen. I will be away for a few days, but after that I will try to solve this issue, right now I have no time for it.
Hopefully I can get this fixed.

EDDY1 · 10-11-2011, 07:02 AM

You may have to reinstall the package & restart
xserver-xorg-video-openchrome

_temp · 11-12-2011, 06:16 AM

Hi all,

Thanks for your time, and for the help.

I had the problem finally solved (after a break from this issue).

The solution came from here: http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/ubu...lo-la1703.html

I only had to copy the xorg.conf and put it into my system, and now it boots the GUI. I still have to fine tune it, as the touch pad still does not accept anything else than pointing (I have to perform click and double click with the buttons beneath the touch pad) - but luckily now I can go on now, and start using the laptop

As links can go down, i will post here (in case it will come to the aid of others looking for solution in the same matter) the contents of the xorg.conf:

Code:

Section "ServerFlags"
	Option "DontZap" "Off"
        Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "true"
        Option "blank time" "0"
        Option "standby time" "0"
        Option "suspend time" "0"
        Option "off time" "0" 
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Identifier "Touchpad"
  Driver "synaptics"
  Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
  Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
  Option "LeftEdge" "1700"
  Option "RightEdge" "5300"
  Option "TopEdge" "1700"
  Option "BottomEdge" "4200"
  Option "FingerLow" "25"
  Option "FingerHigh" "30"
  Option "MaxTapTime" "180"
  Option "MaxTapMove" "220"
  Option "VertScrollDelta" "100"
  Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
  Option "MinSpeed" "0.09"
  Option "MaxSpeed" "0.18"
  Option "AccelFactor" "0.0015"
  Option "SHMConfig" "on"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver "synaptics"
  Identifier "ALPS Touchpad"
  Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse0"
  Option "Protocol" "event"
  Option "LeftEdge" "130"
  Option "RightEdge" "840"
  Option "TopEdge" "130"
  Option "BottomEdge" "640"
  Option "FingerLow" "7"
  Option "FingerHigh" "8"
  Option "MaxTapTime" "180"
  Option "MaxTapMove" "110"
  Option "EmulateMidButtonTime" "75"
  Option "VertScrollDelta" "20"
  Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
  Option "MinSpeed" "0.25"
  Option "MaxSpeed" "0.50"
  Option "AccelFactor" "0.030"
  Option "EdgeMotionMinSpeed" "200"
  Option "EdgeMotionMaxSpeed" "200"
  Option "UpDownScrolling" "1"
  Option "CircularScrolling" "1"
  Option "CircScrollDelta" "0.1"
  Option "CircScrollTrigger" "2"
  Option "SHMConfig" "on"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Identifier "Appletouch"
  Driver "synaptics"
  Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
  Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
  Option "LeftEdge" "100"
  Option "RightEdge" "1120"
  Option "TopEdge" "50"
  Option "BottomEdge" "310"
  Option "FingerLow" "25"
  Option "FingerHigh" "30"
  Option "MaxTapMove" "220"
  Option "TapButton1" "1"
  Option "TapButton2" "3"
  Option "TapButton3" "2"
  Option "MinSpeed" "0.79"
  Option "MaxSpeed" "0.88"
  Option "AccelFactor" "0.0015"
  Option "SHMConfig" "on"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
  Identifier "Monitor0"
  VendorName "unknown"
  ModelName "unknown"
  Option "DPMS" "true"
  HorizSync    30-75
  VertRefresh  55-70 
EndSection

Section "Device"
  Identifier  "Card0"
  Driver "vesa"
  BoardName "unknown"

  Screen 0
 #Option "UseDisplayDevice" "dfp"
 #Option "MonitorLayout" "crt,crt"
 #BusID  "PCI:1:0:0"
 #Option "sw_cursor" # needed for some ati cards
 #Option "hw_cursor"
 #Option "NoAccel"
 #Option "ShowCache"
 #Option "ShadowFB"
 #Option "UseFBDev"
 #Option "Rotate"
  Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"

  Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true"

# savage special options, use with care
 #Option "NoUseBios"
 #Option "BusType" "PCI"
  Option "DmaMode" "None"

# nvidia special options, use with care
  Option "CursorShadow" "1"
  Option "CursorShadowAlpha" "63"
  Option "CursorShadowYOffset" "2"
  Option "CursorShadowXOffset" "4"
  Option "FlatPanelProperties" "Scaling = native"
  Option "NoLogo" "true"
  Option "UseEDID" "true"
  Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
  Option "RenderAccel" "true"
 #Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
  Identifier  "Card1"
  Driver "vesa"
  BoardName "unknown"

  Screen 1
 #Option "MonitorLayout" "crt,crt"
 #BusID  "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
  Identifier "Screen0"
  Device "Card0"
  Monitor "Monitor0"
  DefaultColorDepth 16
  
  SubSection "Display"
  Depth 8
  Modes "1280x800" "1280x768" "1024x768" "800x600"
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
  Depth 15
  Modes "1280x800" "1280x768" "1024x768" "800x600"
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
  Depth 16
  Modes "1280x800" "1280x768" "1024x768" "800x600"
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
  Depth 24
  Modes "1280x800" "1280x768" "1024x768" "800x600"
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
  Depth 32
  Modes "1280x800" "1280x768" "1024x768" "800x600"
  EndSubSection
  
  # Only the official NVIDIA driver supports twinview
  # these setting are an example
  Option "TwinView" "false"
  Option "SecondMonitorVendorName" "unknown"
  Option "SecondMonitorModelName" "unknown"
  Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-75"
  Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "55-70"
 #Option "MetaModes" "1024x768, 1024x768"
  Option "TwinViewOrientation" "RightOf"
  Option "ConnectedMonitor" "dfp,dfp"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
  Mode 0666
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
  Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

I just took a better look at the xorg.conf contents now (I hurried to post the solution) - I can see there is plenty of fine tuning to make, but at least I know that there are no big problems left

Thanks agai!

Somebody (moderators? or who has to do it?) - attach a "Solved" tag to this thread

Edit: Marked it "Solved".