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chinarut

Member

Registered: 2011-06-18

Posts: 7

MacBook stays on login prompt on boot

I have an Intel MacBook (late 2007) w 3GB RAM.

I'm using the Firefox LiveCD and it doesn't start the window manager on its own (like I observed booting the loram LiveCD to my old Pentium - it's alive - woo hoo!

if I log in as [c]tux[/c], I get dropped to the command line prompt:

[c]Type 'startx' to start a X window session[/c]

if I try to [c]startx[/c], it brings up Tazx:

[c]---Configure X---[/c]

[c]Window Manager: openbox[/c]

[c]X Server: Xorg[/c]

[c]xorg  Install or reconfigure Xorg[/c]

[c]text Disable X autostart[/c]

[c]quit Quit Tazx utility[/c]

I press return on [c]xorg[/c] and the next screen says:

[c]---Install Xorg---[/c]

[c]Window Manager: openbox[/c]

[c]X Server: Xorg[/c]

[c]quit Quitter[/c]

if I press return on [c]quit[/c] it goes to the command line:

[c]Quit...[/c]

[c]/usr/bin/startx: exec: line 11: /home/tux/.xsession: not found[/c]

any pointers?

mojo

Administrator

Registered: 2011-03-29

Posts: 2,174

Re: MacBook stays on login prompt on boot

Bootup connected to internet with ethernet.

Login as root password root at commandline.

lspci -nn | grep -i VGA

Let's say it's an intel graphics adapter.

Your internet connection is live:

#tazx

Choose Xorg Install or Reconfigure Xorg

OK

tazpkg recharges from repo over internet

Use up/down arrows choose intel OK

tazx download/installs intel driver and depends/autoconfigures xorg.conf

Your dropped back to console.

#/etc/init.d/slim start

Slim Login screen:enter/enter

Logged in as tux to Desktop

Without a live internet connection you have to download the driver tazpkgs from mirror.slitaz.org

Copy to flash drive,mount flash drive on laptop to install.

Hand edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Change Driver "vesa" to Driver "intel"

#/etc/init.d/slim start

Slim login screen:enter/enter

Logged in as tux to Desktop