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I cant boot slitaz 4 on that machine (from a live usb) I always get a black screen
The last message i am seeing is (i think, but it is so fast)
* loading module intel-agp
then i hear the disk being accessed for a short while
ctrl atl F1 does not bring up a console
and adding option screen=text on grub line does not bring me to text
in fact the only thing i could do is bring up the command under limited "core" boot choice
System spec: intel celeron b847, 4GB ram
From ubuntu i get this:
christophe@christophe-X201EP:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Panther Point High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev c4)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev c4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point 6 port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation Panther Point SMBus Controller (rev 04)
02:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR8162 Fast Ethernet (rev 10)
christophe@christophe-X201EP:~$
Any hint ? or is the processor to recent to be supported properly by slitaz ?
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reading this post http://forum.slitaz.org/topic/installer-cant-find-partitions-eee-pc-900a
and the comments from domcox,
Could my problem be related to GPT ?
the disk use a gpt scheme
I was under the impression slitaz4 would boot from the USB, it does but there is a problem later, the last thing is see is the disk being accessed, could this be tied to gpt ?
any hint ?
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It could be drm module frame buffer acceleration which kicks in before xorg starts.
[c]nomodeset[/c] turns it off
Tab the core menu choice
Add [c]nomodeset[/c] after autologin
Enter
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Thanks.
I tried to force (successively) modeset, nomodeset, i915.modeset=0, and i915.modeset=1,
with no success 
Does it help to know that the only thing which booted "as expected" was the core kernel ?
(but then of course i am stuck with something i cant use....)
Is there any other flavor that would be worth it to try to tackle the issue ?
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The kernel (linux-2.6.37.tazpkg) refered as linux on a package.list is the same regardless of which flavor you boot the slitaz-4.0 core 4-in-1 into.
If your having xorg problems core,gtk+,and justx all include xorg and will fail.
Your system should boot to a login prompt choosing base flavor which has no xorg-server.
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okay,
base boot until login prompt and i can login as root
just-x does not go anywhere except black screen after * loading module intel-agp
But i can see it still accesses the disk
i checked that that processor was announced late in 2011
Could it be though that intel-agp would be outdated for that specific proc ?
or that the problem is tied to GPT (since i can hear it tries to access the disk)
or any other hint ?
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@ Mojo:
Just checked the embedded graphic is HD 2000 based
Could there be a driver issue here ? either needing some new driver or a different option at kernel building time ? Thanks.
(disappointed that slitaz still does not work on that machine)
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@ mojo
You were almost right
I made progress thanks to this post
http://forum.slitaz.org/topic/new-pc-and-black-screen-at-boot
So nomodeset has to be added BEFORE autologin, and i have to add screen = text at the end
then I log in as tux in text mode, and I run startx
i get the graphical interface (i cannot see the mouse, pointer but there is some pointer as i can open the application menu) and i can open from the menu a terminal
in which i will run openbox
At this point everything looks familiar, the cursor is visible (i think i still have a keyboard problem, the keyboard was setup properly at boot time as i can check from the console when logging in; however after startx in the sakura terminal i have a US keyboard).
Neither the wifi nor the ethernet adapter get recognized however, they are Atheros chips
~$ lspci | grep Atheros
02:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR8162 Fast Ethernet (rev 10)
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Any suggestion on how to proceed ? To solve both the network and graphical issues.
[this is a hd2000 based Celeron, so i would think this problem should be fairly common on the recent laptops]
Thanks
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@ Christophe,
Trick of the day : when you use the screen=text option, don't ask you anymore if you must place nomodeset before or after autologin, replace autologin with nomodeset...
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ok thanks, will try that, I still have some other issues...
Have you been able to make it work on the HD3000 ? is this on a mobile processor ?
I have an i3 which is hd3000 based and works flowlessy (from what i remember, I do not have enough time to work on it at this time)
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Yes it is on a mobile processor and yes it works on HD3000 adding nomodeset and screen=text options at boot (SliTaz 4.0 but not installed, LiveCD/USB and frugal install).
I have to log as root and type commands
# mkdir /home/tux/.config/slitaz
# cp /etc/slitaz/applications.conf /home/tux/.config/slitaz
# slim
as well as with Live than frugal on this computer (Fujitsu Siemens Lifebook S752)
(http://forum.slitaz.org/topic/unable-to-do-a-frugal-install-of-slitaz-40)
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by the way my proc is not a i3 but a celeron g530 and not a mobile processor, obviously. Sorry.
Thanks.
I will try if my problem on the laptop is similar to yours (for the graphics). I still have to find a solution for the Atheros network adapter though.
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@christophe
[c]lspci -nn | grep Atheros[/c]
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~$ lspci -nn |grep Ath
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter [168c:0032] (rev 01)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR8162 Fast Ethernet [1969:1090] (rev 10)
~$
tx for your hints
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02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter [168c:0032] (rev 01)
[c]# modprobe ath9k[/c]
[c]# echo "168c 0032" >> /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ath9k/new_id[/c]
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR8162 Fast Ethernet [1969:1090] (rev 10)
atlxx-compat-2.6.37.tazpkg => http://www.mediafire.com/?78uu0xnqx06z84s
[c]# tazpkg install atlxx-compat-2.6.37.tazpkg[/c]
[c]# modprobe alx[/c]
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modprobe ok
but ifconfig does not show any additional interface
what am I missing ?
Tx
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Open a second terminal:
[c]tail -f /var/log/messages[/c]
Google any errors you see while you modprobe the drivers.
If the output of:
[c]ls /sys/class/net[/c]
show no additional alias for network interfaces after modprobe and echo new_id then you will have to compile compat-wireless on Slitaz-4.0 yourself. If that doesn't work your out of luck because ath9k and athxx drivers(atheros) are only available with compat-wireless unlike most the others (ralink,realtek,broadcom,etc.) which have an alternative driver available from the manufacturer.
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i see a bunch of these:
Apr 13 03:15:31 (none) daemon.err udevd[1883]: error binding udev control socket
Apr 13 03:15:31 (none) daemon.err udevd[1884]: error: runtime directory '/run/udev' not writable, for now falling back to '/dev/.udev'
Apr 13 03:15:31 (none) daemon.err udevd[1884]: bind failed: Address already in use
Apr 13 03:15:31 (none) user.info kernel: cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
Apr 13 03:15:31 (none) daemon.err udevd[1884]: error binding udev control socket
Apr 13 03:15:31 (none) daemon.err udevd[1885]: error: runtime directory '/run/udev' not writable, for now falling back to '/dev/.udev'
Apr 13 03:15:31 (none) daemon.err udevd[1885]: bind failed: Address already in use
Apr 13 03:15:31 (none) daemon.err udevd[1885]: error binding udev control socket
Apr 13 03:15:31 (none) daemon.err udevd[1887]: error: runtime directory '/run/udev' not writable, for now falling back to '/dev/.udev'
note the calling CRDA in the middle of the mess
I take all these messages as not being real issues though, am I right ?
ls /sys/class/net
does not show any additional alias for network interfaces after modprobe and echo new_id
I can recompile compat-wireless, where do I get the source code ? is it on a slitaz server ?
I have already installed the development toolchain on a disk.
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I am having a bunch of other issues though, as i mentionned.
I have to boot with nomodeset and screen=text
then login as tux and startx
but I get a graphical interfact with openbox not started i have to start it manually from sakura
The sakura terminal has a us keyboard; if i redefine the keyboard as french then tazusbwritefs and reboot, then the graphical interface will start, EXCEPT THERE IS no lxpanel, and left/right clicks wont work so I cannot rightclick to start a sakura terminal to start openbox (and lxpanel); so I had to revert to the previous rootfs.gz, and i am stuck with that US keyboard (uncomfortable, and it does not support the "pipe" )
Any suggestion for that one too ?
I also see the infamous MTTR message at shutdown time (and at other time also, if i do not follow that complex startup procedure i mentionned...)
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The support for that machine looks horrible, I know. At least I can hope other could benefit from that experience if we can solve this.
Thanks
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