Re: 8.2 no X in Sony Vaio VGN-CR290E Intel GM965
Eric Kudzin composed on 2019-06-08 23:03 (UTC):
> If you are using the kernel cmdline cheatcode:
> no3d
> there is a problem on 8.2 which causes X to crash (continual re-spawning on boot). The simple fix is to use the cheatcode:
> nocompiz
> instead.
> I have tested this on 8.2 on my Sony Vaio VGN-NS325J (different chipset) and a Compaq tc4400 (Intel 945GM and has S-Video)
> You may still need use your kernel cmdline cheatcode.
> As far as installing, it depends how you want it installed. I think you can use:
> flash-knoppix
>>From runlevel 2. Use:
> flash-knoppix --help
Nocomposite 2 got it booted. Systemctl isolate graphical creates error message
unknown unit. Init 5 started X. I got as far as install to HD operation Gparted,
but couldn't figure out how to tell it to install to /dev/sda9. Exiting Gparted
seems to loop back to a point, then exit without any message after again selecting
sda.
> for more info, and be careful you select the correct drive, as some of the options will format the whole drive.
--help is terse, no language there I interpret to include ability to install to
existing HD partition. I tried
flash-knoppix -a -m p /dev/sda9 (EXT4 formatted 23GB)
and got error overlay size too small (minimum 400MB required. I added -p 800, and
got same error. I changed 800 to 8000 and still got same error, and same with 12000.
> I hope this helps.
Thanks for trying.
> P.S. If you are running Knoppix 8.1-8.3 you should also run the command:
> sudo apt-get -y purge eject
> as there is a data corruption problem (zero byte files) when a filesystem is ejected from the filemanager and re-mounted.
> If you need to, for example, eject a CD/DVD you can use
> /KNOPPIX/usr/bin/eject /dev/sr0
> afterwards.
> I know from experience this is a problem for 8.1 and 8.2 but I read it also affects 8.3. I don't have a copy of 8.3 (or 8.5 for that matter) because they were only released in the German version of the magazine, and not the U.S. version.--
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