Re: [Trisquel-users] Help! GUI doesn't install????
@Magic Banana This is pretty frustrating...sigh, still no progress. I used sudo vi to insert and save what you suggested into /etc/rc.local. Then rebooted, still coming up to terminal on boot. Is there any harm in using sudo service lxdm start longterm? I was hoping to take this laptop with me on a trip, and at this point I don't have much more time to invest fiddling with it. It's inconvenient, but with just a couple extra steps I do manage to get to the desktop where I can use Midori...I just want to be able to check my email while away... ):(
Re: [Trisquel-users] Help! GUI doesn't install????
@Magic Banana This is what is in the beginning of /etc/init/lxdm.conf: start on ((filesystem and runlevel[!06] and started dbus and (drm-device-added card0 PRIMARY_DEVICE_FOR_DISPLAY=1 or stoppped udev-fallback-graphics)) or runlevel PREVLEVEL=S) stop on runlevel [016] Is the syntax as simple as the two words, when adding to /etc/rc.local, start lxdm?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Help! GUI doesn't install????
I entered this into the terminal: $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install libl1-mesa-dri Recommended that I install the following: $ sudo apt-get install libglide3 All new packages installed with no issues. Still won't go to the desktop on reboot. ? Not sure if I have a newer x. Not sure what an x is?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Help! GUI doesn't install????
I guess that wasn't it then. The xserver is a thingy behind graphical operations in GNU/Linux https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xserver Trisquel is based on the lts (long term support) versions of ubuntu. Because (the kernel and) the xserver can be critical for hardware compatibility, there are backports of these from the non-lts ubuntu versions in between the lts releases. E.g. xserver-xorg-lts-precise - X.Org X server xserver-xorg-lts-quantal - X.Org X server xserver-xorg-lts-raring - X.Org X server xserver-xorg-lts-saucy - X.Org X server xserver-xorg-lts-trusty - X.Org X server If you haven't upgraded your x, then you've got the original precise stack. I don't know whether it would help but I guess it wouldn't hurt trying https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/installing-latest-backported-kernel-and-xserver Perhaps somebody else has better suggestions.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Help! GUI doesn't install????
@Magic Banana After running $ who -r I got the output: run-level 2 2014-10-14 14:10
Re: [Trisquel-users] Help! GUI doesn't install????
@MagicBanana I didn't see anything that said text in /etc/default/grub. This is what it looks like: # If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update # /boot/grub/grub.cfg. # For full documentation of the options in this file, see: # info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration' GRUB_DEFAULT=0 GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0 GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true GRUB_TIMEOUT=10 GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2 /dev/null || echo Debian` GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=quiet splash GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX= # Uncomment to enable BadRAM filtering, modify to suit your needs # This works with Linux-Libre (no patch required) and with any kernel that obtains # the memory map information from GRUB (GNU Mach, kernel of FreeBSD ...) #GRUB_BADRAM=0x01234567,0xfefefefe,0x89abcdef,0xefefefef # Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only) #GRUB_TERMINAL=console # The resolution used on graphical terminal # note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE # you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo' #GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480 # Uncomment if you don't want GRUB to pass root=UUID=xxx parameter to Linux #GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true # Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries #GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY=true # Uncomment to get a beep at grub start #GRUB_INIT_TUNE=480 440 1 # Trisquel comes without kernel recovery entries to improve security. GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY=true I added the LXDM script: $ sudo update-rc.d lxdm defaults successfully, but I didn't see any changes when I rebooted.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Help! GUI doesn't install????
[ 45.133] X.Org X Server 1.11.3 Release Date: 2011-12-16 [ 45.133] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 [ 45.133] Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.42-37-generic x86_64 Ubuntu [ 45.133] Current Operating System: Linux Pavilion-dv8000-EZ580UA-ABA 3.2.0-60-generic #0trisquel1 SMP Fri Mar 7 04:19:02 UTC 2014 x86_64 [ 45.133] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-60-generic root=UUID=f015e351-f240-4f38-8850-2ce5b0ca4a4e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 [ 45.133] Build Date: 16 October 2013 04:41:23PM [ 45.133] xorg-server 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.14 (For technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support) [ 45.133] Current version of pixman: 0.30.2 [ 45.133] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. [ 45.133] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. [ 45.133] (==) Log file: /var/log/Xorg.0.log, Time: Tue Oct 14 00:33:23 2014 [ 45.134] (==) Using config file: /etc/X11/xorg.conf [ 45.134] (==) Using system config directory /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d [ 45.134] (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section. [ 45.134] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults. [ 45.134] (**) |--Screen Default Screen Section (0) [ 45.134] (**) | |--Monitor [ 45.134] (==) No device specified for screen Default Screen Section. Using the first device section listed. [ 45.134] (**) | |--Device Default [ 45.134] (==) No monitor specified for screen Default Screen Section. Using a default monitor configuration. [ 45.134] (==) Automatically adding devices [ 45.134] (==) Automatically enabling devices [ 45.134] (WW) The directory /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc does not exist. [ 45.134] Entry deleted from font path. [ 45.134] (WW) The directory /usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic does not exist. [ 45.134] Entry deleted from font path. [ 45.134] (WW) The directory /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/ does not exist. [ 45.134] Entry deleted from font path. [ 45.134] (WW) The directory /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/ does not exist. [ 45.134] Entry deleted from font path. [ 45.134] (WW) The directory /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi does not exist. [ 45.134] Entry deleted from font path. [ 45.134] (WW) The directory /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi does not exist. [ 45.134] Entry deleted from font path. [ 45.134] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType. [ 45.134] Entry deleted from font path. [ 45.135] (Run 'mkfontdir' on /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType). [ 45.135] (==) FontPath set to: /usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1, built-ins [ 45.135] (==) ModulePath set to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules,/usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules,/usr/lib/xorg/modules [ 45.135] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices. If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices. [ 45.135] (II) Loader magic: 0x7f8f7e0d6b00 [ 45.135] (II) Module ABI versions: [ 45.135] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4 [ 45.135] X.Org Video Driver: 11.0 [ 45.135] X.Org XInput driver : 16.0 [ 45.135] X.Org Server Extension : 6.0 [ 45.135] (--) PCI:*(0:1:5:0) 1002:5955:103c:309b rev 0, Mem @ 0xc800/134217728, 0xc010/65536, I/O @ 0x9000/256, BIOS @ 0x/131072 [ 45.136] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket) [ 45.136] (II) LoadModule: extmod [ 45.136] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so [ 45.137] (II) Module extmod: vendor=X.Org Foundation [ 45.137] compiled for 1.11.3, module version = 1.0.0 [ 45.137] Module class: X.Org Server Extension [ 45.137] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0 [ 45.137] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER [ 45.137] (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension [ 45.137] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA [ 45.137] (II) Loading extension DPMS [ 45.137] (II) Loading extension XVideo [ 45.137] (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation [ 45.137] (II) Loading extension X-Resource [ 45.137] (II) LoadModule: dbe [ 45.137] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so [ 45.137] (II) Module dbe: vendor=X.Org Foundation [ 45.137] compiled for 1.11.3, module version = 1.0.0 [ 45.137] Module class: X.Org Server Extension [ 45.137] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0 [ 45.137] (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER [ 45.137] (II) LoadModule: glx [ 45.138] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so [ 45.138] (II) Module glx: vendor=X.Org Foundation [ 45.138] compiled for 1.11.3, module version = 1.0.0 [ 45.138] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0 [ 45.138] (==) AIGLX enabled [ 45.138] (II) Loading extension GLX [ 45.138] (II) LoadModule: record [ 45.138] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so [ 45.138] (II) Module record: vendor=X.Org Foundation [ 45.138] compiled for 1.11.3, module version = 1.13.0 [ 45.138] Module
Re: [Trisquel-users] Help! GUI doesn't install????
Looks like /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/swrast_dri.so is missing. Install libgl1-mesa-dri. (or the matching lts version of it if you have a newer x.)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Help! GUI doesn't install????
My friends told me unetbootin Has The problems with Windows When used faced a lot of problems try http://trisquel.info/en/wiki/how-create-liveusb
Re: [Trisquel-users] Help! GUI doesn't install????
@Magic Banana Thanks for your response, it helped...but still some issues. After typing in $sudo apt-get install trisquel-mini trisquel-mini recommended it seemed to download some packages, some said previously installed. I then rebooted, still ended up at terminal. When I ran $ startx I got the message: -bash: startx: command not found I then tried $ sudo service lxdm start just for the heck of it, went straight to the Mini desktop after it prompted me for my passwords. Was really excited, and explored around. Unfortunately, after rebooting I was right back at the terminal screen and had to enter this command to go back to Mini desktop. ???
[Trisquel-users] Help! GUI doesn't install????
I just installed Trisquel Mini on a 9 year old laptop (previously running Windows XP). Everything went smoothly, except that I didn't get the GUI. When I start the laptop, the attractive Trisquel desktop background appears, then it turns into a terminal where I can login. Same thing happened when I erased Ubuntu on my 2009 Toshiba and tried to install Trisquel. Now I have two GUI-less laptops. What's going on? Didn't get any errors. How do I remedy this?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Help! GUI doesn't install????
I just tried to install Trisquel 6 again on the 2009 Toshiba laptop...at the scanning the CD stage, I got the error message: An attempt to configure apt to install additional packages from the CD failed. I clicked okay. Installation complete. You need to restart the computer to use the new installation. When I hit restart, it froze.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Help! GUI doesn't install????
There may be problems with your CD. Anyway, I suggest burning it to a flash drive instead, using something like unetbootin (which can be searched for on the web). Unetbootin supports non-free distros, though. There's a version http://www.aligunduz.org/FUSBi/ that doesn't list non-free distros but it's quite old. But I reckon it'll still work, despite being old.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Help! GUI doesn't install????
@davidnotcoulthard I do have it on a USB drive, made with Unetbootin. Same results when I try to install it that way... I also selected the check CD for errors feature. It all looked good. ?
