New user : boot problem

[azure]

Hello im new to linux, after a bit of looking round chose kubuntu.

So i mounted the CD and stuck it in my Dell Inspiron 6400.

I get the common bin/sh cant access tty problem, ive tried installing with driver update cd option as this has worked for some but not for me.

I started and removed quiet splash which i thought could be of use for someone who could help, heres whats displayed:

[ 3.972000] SCSI device sda: 234441648 512-byte hdwr sectors (120034 MB)
[ 3.972000] sda: Write protect is off
[ 3.972000] SCSI device sda: write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't
support DPO or FUA
[ 3.972000] sda: sda1 sda2 < sda5 >
[ 4.192000] sd 0:0:0:0: attached scsi disk sda
[ 4.196000] sd 0:0:0:0: attached scsi generic sg0 type 0
[ 4.196000] sr 1:0:0:0: attached scsi generic sg1 type 5
[ 4.196000] sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 24x/24x writer cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray
[ 4.196000] Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20


Busybox v1.1.3 (Debian 1:1.1.3-3ubuntu3) Built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

/bin/sg: can't access tty; job control turned off
(initramfs) _

Havent been able to get knoppix to work, have partitioned my 120GB drive equally and have already installed XP.


helpeth?

[sky]

Re: New user : boot problem

Hi,

Why don't you try with a newer version of kubuntu like feisty for example ?

[Fintan]

Re: New user : boot problem

Or gutsy tribe5. It will have its final in a few weeks anyway and is veery stable. at least for me and my machine.

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/re...gutsy/tribe-5/

[pj_aranda]

Re: New user : boot problem

I installed kubuntu alternate on my old PC

P3-450 RAM 128

The installation was successful but after you start the PC it will load for a while but the monitor would shut off and I cant tell whether my CPU hung or not

[sky]

Re: New user : boot problem

Hi,

I guess it's trouble with video, you should try to press <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<F1>, then login and then you're sure that there's trouble with video.
What card do you own in this machine ?

Good luck

[pj_aranda]

Re: New user : boot problem

S3 trio or something like that 4mb

[pj_aranda]

Re: New user : boot problem

I got it when I press Ctrl + Alt + F1 but its only in command prompts how can I get to the desktop environment

[sky]

Re: New user : boot problem

In fact you should try to get it to work but I'm not sure if it's possible to get 3D acceleration or even good support with this kind of card...
First in this mode, you should try to find which driver you're using by this command :

grep Driver /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Then post it here in reply.

Anyway you can try to reconfigure your display by this command :

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

When it's done, try to restart your display by :

sudo /etc/init.d/kdm restart

And check how it's going...

Hope it helps

[dibl]

Re: New user : boot problem

Anyway you can try to reconfigure your display by this command :

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

On the first question when it asks if you want to auto-detect the video chip, answer "NO". On the second screen, pick "VESA" for the display type.