On 21/10/13 11:09, Dale wrote: > William Kenworthy wrote: >> On 21/10/13 07:52, Dale wrote: >>> Edward M wrote: >>>> On 10/20/2013 2:19 PM, Dale wrote: >>>>> I still think this is a kernel issue. I just don't know which part. I >>>>> have tried switching stuff on/off and such but nothing works. I'm >>>>> thinking about putting my sledge hammer to work. :/ >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> >>>> Have you tried booting into a linux distro that offers a >>>> recent live cd to see >>>> if that distro can properly detect and load the needed >>>> drivers? And If they work, then you can find out which drivers were >>>> loaded. >>>> >>>> >>> I did once before and it failed to boot with a error. I didn't write it >>> down. I may try that later on tho. I have since updated sysrescue. >>> While it is not like I want it, the mouse does move when I poke it. lol >>> >>> Thanks for the reminder tho. I'll post results when I try it. >>> >>> Dale >>> >>> :-) :-) >>> >> sysrescuecd is gentoo based ... try ubuntu or linuxmint to provide a >> better "spread" of capabilities. >> >> Have you checked the bios for usb parameters (i.e., defaults to off, or >> wrong mode?) - whats on offer "in" the bios may not be the same as when >> you exit it. >> >> Billk >> >> >> > I rebooted and the newest sysrescue still wouldn't boot up. It says it > can't find /sysrcd.dat which I think is caused because it can't use the > USB port that the sysrescue stick is plugged into. So, I booted Knoppix > instead from DVD. Success. I got a list of drivers from lspci and plan > to research them and see if I am missing something. If not, I may just > start with a fresh config and see if that helps. > > At least the mobo is working tho. That's a good thing. It's a start at > least. > > Dale > > :-) :-) >
Ive found that with gentoo/sysrescuecd before - the other distros do a better job of detection - I have a dell system here that wont work on SRD for instance. But after using ubuntu to find what was missing, its running gentoo fine. Billk
