''Noticed that it say gOS 2.6.x.x. I thought the latest version was 3.0?''
No those are two separate things, the 2.6.x.x is the Linux kernel that gOS is based on (see the technical FAQ), the gOS version should still be 3.0. Try if the live_CD boots on another PC, perhaps at work, or at your neighbor, or friends PC. X-windows, or the "X windows system" is the low-level graphics system for Linux systems, its the piece of software that handles driving all the different video hardware, controls the mouse cursor, and makes it possible for another piece of software, the "window manager" to create overlapping Windows, and all the other stuff that makes up a Graphical User Interface. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-windows Your initial question mentions that you have problems with the "sr0" device, which is your CD/DVD player, this error points to problems with reading data from the CD/DVD, rather than problems with the video driver. It is possible that you just have a flakey CD/DVD player, and that gOS just crashes while trying to read (boot) data. and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_manager It is rare for gOS not to be able to boot up X-windows at all, especially if not even safe mode works, as gOS uses very conservative defaults to ensure that X-windows at least runs. On 15 dec, 19:15, klimpan <[email protected]> wrote: > Same thing happens on my desktop with and without "safe video mode" > Noticed that it say gOS 2.6.x.x. I thought the latest version was 3.0? > Downloaded the torrent from the official site and the file name state > that it is gos 3.0. Perhaps not a dealbreaker, but I maby should try > downloading a new file and see what happens. > > On 15 Dec, 17:59, klimpan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > X-windows? Anyway I tried booting in "safe video mode" no differens at > > all. I also tried the other choices you got, noapic, nolapic edd=on, > > and different combinations of them, all with the same end-result. Is > > there some kind of command i can type in to start this X-windows > > thing? I'm gonna try the cd on my desktop computer to see what > > happens. > > > On 15 Dec, 11:45, mahjongg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > could be, if so gOS might be unable to start the X-windows system, and > > > stops at an earlier "run-level", at which you are given a command > > > line. > > > > Try booting in "safe video mode", by pressing a function key (see the > > > boot screen to see which one, I think it was F4) to enter it. > > > > On 15 dec, 08:55, klimpan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Downloaded the torrent and checked the check-sum. In windows-explorer > > > > I see 702.982kB but if i hover my mouse over the file it says 686MB > > > > which I suppose is right. Feels like gOS is loaded but in terminal > > > > mode or something, I get information about the Ubuntu website and then > > > > the command promtp "g...@gos:~$_" If I type "help" I get to see a list > > > > of commands like expected. Is there a problem with my built-in > > > > grapics? > > > > > On 15 Dec, 01:32, mahjongg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > maybe the .ISO you downloaded is corrupt, check if the filesize > > > > > matches with what is on the thinkgos site. > > > > > > On 14 dec, 23:36, klimpan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi! > > > > > > > I'm having problem with my live cd. > > > > > > > After a long long time with huge amonts of > > > > > > " [xxx.xxxxxx] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block xxxxxx" > > > > > > I finaly get a command prompt and thats it, sometimes I'm able to > > > > > > type, sometimes not. What's wrong? I've tried three different cd's > > > > > > and > > > > > > different settings same thing. (This happens after i've get to > > > > > > choose > > > > > > key, language and such and starting the loading) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
