After start up I can't see SUSE 10.0 interface

memetali · 07-11-2006, 07:13 AM

One of my friends installed SUSE 10.0 in my Asus A6Vm laptop. First day I used the system, second day I made some online updatings. I was also trying to find suitable drivers to be able to get the best performance from my computer while running Linux. I completely want to move to Linux. But after the updates I restarted my computer, there was no problem. I made some other changes, all about monitor settings, I restarted again and the system opened in DOS format (or whatever it is called, 15 years ago we used to say DOS to this format where there is only commands that you can type.)

Now my situation is this: I start the computer with Linux. In DOS format it asks me to login. I write my id and password, then it says "have fun" and stays in DOS format and asks for commands (like this: memetali@linux~> ) I think I have somehow lost the Kernel Interface. What can I do right now? Do I have to install Linux again? Might there me any possibility to solve the probem without a new format and installation?

Sincerely,

Memet Ali

P.S: After I hanged the message I read related messages and do the followings:
First I wrote "startx" it said:

(EE) NVIDIA(0):Failed to allucate rankine object
(EE) NVIDIA(0):***Aborting***

Fatal Server error:
AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0
please also check the tag file "/var/log/x.org.0.log"
xIO: fatal IO error 104 (connection reset by peer)
on x server ":0.0"

There were a few more things but I think a wise computer person would understand from this. After seeing this message I wrote "xf86config" which I saw in another thread in this forum. The system started to ask questions. I tried to answer them as much as I know. I again wrote "startx" but the same problem continued...

chief_officer · 07-12-2006, 03:33 AM

Possibly you did a kernel update. Download the latest drivers from www.nvidia.com and install. This should solve your problem (I had the same problem with my SuSE boxes in the past and reinstalling the nvidia drivers solved the problem).

(EE) NVIDIA(0):Failed to allucate rankine object
(EE) NVIDIA(0):***Aborting***

In order to download the drivers, first login as root and then try startx. Most possibly you will have the graphical interface running. Download nvidia drivers.

Regards.

If you can't get to login screen, try links. Type links in the command prompt (that's what the DOS screen is called

) and then hit g and type www.nvidia.com. Navigate with the arrow keys and download nvidia drivers. Be sure to read the installation notes for SuSE users.

memetali · 07-13-2006, 03:01 AM

Thank you for your concern. I have tried "startx" many times. I always get the same error reports. I tried to type "links" to the command line as far as I could understand from your orientation but nothing happened. And the system said there is not such a command. I may seem funny, but I am a real uninformed person about computers in the last 10 years. So please do consider me as a stupid and explan this way.

Now, do I have a possibility to download the NVIDIA drives from command prompt? Or in all cases do I have to make a format and install Linux again? If the download is possible from the command prompt, can you please explain what I should do in details. And please do excuse me for my insistence but I am really desperate.

Sincerely,

Memet Ali.

abisko00 · 07-13-2006, 04:38 AM

Try to run graphical configuration again (sax2). You have to be root and you should do this in runlevel 3. From command line, login as root and type init 3 to change the runlevel, then sax2. Revert your changes and test the settings, save and exit. Then type init 5 to return to the graphical mode. You may also re-install the nvidia drivers with online update. Hope it works...

chief_officer · 07-14-2006, 07:59 AM

After you try what abisko00 said, you can do an NVIDIA driver download & install as follows (assuming that you have internet connection available in the console and assuming your laptop is 32-bit -I don't know if there are 64-bit laptops in the marker):

Code:

wget http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-8762/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8762-pkg1.run

This downloads the driver.

Following is what I have taken from NVIDIA's site for SuSE 10.0, 32-bit users:

Quote:

It is recommended to use YOU (YaST Online Update) for (re)installation of the nvidia driver. There are several reasons for this. First, it's simple. Second, and this is the most important one, you won't need to recompile the nvidia kernel module after a kernel update.

Inside YOU enable "Installable and Installed Patches" for "Show Patch Category" and select "Download NVIDIA(r) Graphics Driver" from the patches list (usually at the bottom of the list). Note, that you need to mark it as "Update" (right mouse click) if you already installed it before and the driver was uninstalled - for any reason. Proceed as usual now. After YOU has finished restart your Xserver (i.e. logout from your Xsession) and you're fine.

People who aren't afraid of recompiling the nvidia kernel module or
even reinstalling the nvidia driver each time the kernel has been
updated and want or need to use the latest and greatest nvidia driver can use the following steps 1-3. The others should use the
instructions above using YOU and skip the steps below.

1) Kernel sources must be installed and configured. Usually this means installing the 'kernel-source', 'make' and 'gcc' packages with YaST2. Update it - if not already done - via YaST2 Online Update (YOU).

2) Use the nvidia installer for 1.0-8762.

sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8762-pkg1.run -q

3) Configure X.Org with

sax2 -m 0=nvidia (0 is a digit, not a letter!)

NOTE: There is no need to try to enable 3D support. It's already enabled, when the nvidia driver is running.

If you don't know how to start YaST in the command prompt, type su and enter your root password. With root, type yast. You will be able to navigate with the keys in the screen.