Rolling 20120324 - Xorg fix (Unofficial RC4 :-)

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Rolling 20120324 - Xorg fix (Unofficial RC4 :-)

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Started 13 years ago by pankso
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michaelbischof

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@nitrogen_widget:
No, first try Slitaz 3.0 and in case of ongoing trouble Slitaz 2.0 - no joke, on some old laptops I worked myself upstairs like this.

Posted 13 years ago #
nitrogen_widget

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well, I'd like to package up AdvanceMenu to launch some emulators on a recent version but I suppose I could just compile it on an older version then roll my own image for later use.

I'll give the older versions a try.

Posted 13 years ago #
mojo

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@nitrogen_widget
If thinkpad has internet login as root
tazx
Choose:
neomagic
After neomagic driver download/install is finished,start Xorg login manager:
slim

No internet:
Login root
X -configure
cp xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf
nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Follow directions: http://doc.slitaz.org/en:guides:xorg-xvesa
Adding Resolutions
Configuring X
1. Include HorizSync and VertRefresh (refresh timings) in the Monitor section:
3. Add an extra Mode to the line in the Display sub-section
Start Xorg/login manager:
slim

Posted 13 years ago #
nitrogen_widget

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despite having a lan connection,
wget can't get packages.
x-configure returns
sh: x-configure: not found

Posted 13 years ago #
mojo

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despite having a lan connection,
wget can't get packages.

ping 8.8.8.8
No reply,then you have no internet. Which would explain why tazx tazpkg wget will not download packages.

x-configure returns
sh: x-configure: not found

X is upper-case,followed by a space then -configure
The command is :
X -configure
Also check out:
which X
X --help

Posted 13 years ago #
nitrogen_widget

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Ok.
I have no lan connection.
I've followed instructions and it still won't work.
running Slim does nothing for a few seconds then I get my curser back.

Startx tells me Vesa (no modes) & can't start display 0.0

I have a desktop i think i'll try slitaz on. thanks.

Posted 13 years ago #
kultex

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@nitrogen_widget

it might be a Ram issue with your IBM Thinkpad 390e - I had once one I think and the max was 256MB Ram? and it was 64mb inside

Did you try the lowram or 3in1 iso?

http://mirror.slitaz.org/iso/stable/flavors/slitaz-3.0-xvesa.iso
http://mirror.slitaz.org/iso/stable/flavors/slitaz-3.0-3in1.iso
http://mirror.slitaz.org/iso/stable/flavors/slitaz-3.0-loram.iso

these are the isos for you to try......

Posted 13 years ago #
nitrogen_widget

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It has 184 MB of ram.
I've got another Open box distro running on it now.
So i'll stick with that on that particular machine.
I'm going to try slitaz 4.0 on a P4 system I have.

Posted 13 years ago #
domcox

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@nitrogen_widget
login as root, then run
```
# tazx
```
1. Select: Install or reconfigure xorg
2. Select: neomagic
3. Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/60-Device.conf:
  # sed -i 's/vesa/neomagic/' /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/60-Device.conf
as a regular user:
$ startx
Works on a thinkpad 240 with a neomagic graphic card adapter.

dom
Posted 13 years ago #
waspinator

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@domcox your instructions helped me start x, but all I see is a mouse cursor. I can right click but the selections do nothing. Thanks

Posted 12 years ago #
kultex

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I think you did not log out from root before you did startx

Posted 12 years ago #
waspinator

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@kultex

I tried both user accounts. Even after a reboot it doesn't show anything else. I see the login greeter, but after entering my username (tux) and an empty password it goes to the blank brown screen with a mouse cursor.

Posted 12 years ago #

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