Re: Graphical Interface Crashes
2009/6/23 Andreas Juch <debian-user@juch.cc>:
> Am Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:06:11 -0500
> schrieb Curtis Tyndall <curtist@hytekmb.com>:
>
>> I have recently installed Debian 5.01 Lenny on my machine. I used a
>> network mirror during the installation. However, during the initial
>> boot after the installation, my graphical interface always crashes
>> right before the login screen. I have tried GDM, KDM and XDM for the
>> interfaces, and all of them do the same thing. Howerver, a friend of
>> mine uses the exact same motherboard and processor, but a different
>> ATI video card, he can do a full install with absolutely no problems.
i had a lot of trouble in lenny with my HD3870 especially if i didn't
use the proprietary driver (google ati linux driver if you don't have
it)
boot into single user mode and set your xorg to use the vesa driver.
that way you can use your desktop and then look at whether
fglrx/radeon/radeonhd will work with your card.
the fglrx driver that worked best for me was 8.6 on lenny. (google
should help getting older drivers.)
if a driver has been set in xorg.conf you can also comment it out and
see if the xseerver will pick the correct driver, i can't remember if
x was very good at that with lenny.
>> My system specs are:
>>
>> Intel Quad-Core Q6700
>> 4 GB Ram
>> VisionTek Radeon HD2600 XT
>> Asus P5N-D Motherboard
>>
>> However, if I do just a basic install (no Desktop selected), and
>> manually install xserver-xorg-core, kdm and XFCE. Everything works
>> like a charm. I would just prefer to not have to manually add all
>> the programs that I want to use, since I am fairly new to Debian.
>>
>> On a second note, my home computer when I do a full desktop install
>> and when I do the reboot after the installation, as soon as the
>> graphical interface wants to load, I keep getting a "Input Not
>> Supported" on my screen. This happens when I use either the onboard
>> video or a seperate video card. When I do a manually install as
>> stated above (xorg, kdm, xfce), I can change the screen resolution to
>> 1440x900 @ 75 hz. However, the sync rate is 15 to high (monitor is
>> rated at 60 hz for sync). My home specs are:
>
> The monitor seems to be reporting the wrong parameters via DPMS. I
> googled and found this:
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup/browse_thread/thread/4064612fda01838b
>
> 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg' should ask for the resolution and sync
> rates.
>
>> AMD Athlon X2 7750 Black Edition
>> Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-UD2H w/Radeon HD3200 video
>> 4 GB Ram
>> BFG nVidia 9400GT OC
>> Acer x193w monitor (1440x900 @ 60hz)
>>
>> Any help on either of these issues would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Andreas
>
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