[SOLVED] Mageia 2 Beta Initial Testing Failing

[linuxero]

Hi guys;

I have just finished installing Mageia 2 Beta 2 to test it. The problem is that it does not boot into GUI. I am attaching a snapshot of the initial boot process and in http://mtailounie.net/mga.3gp you can see a 1 minute booting of my installation.

I can use CTRL+ALT+F1-12 to switch TTY's but no GUI.

I chose bothe KDE and Gnome during the installation process. Here are few stuff that might help (From within Mandriva 2011):

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# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 10.3 GB, 10262568960 bytes
175 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1818 cylinders, 20044080 sectores en total
Units = sectores of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Identificador del disco: 0x6ede8906

Disposit. Inicio    Comienzo      Fin      Bloques  Id  Sistema
/dev/sda1   *        2048    20044079    10021016   82  Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdd: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, 976773168 sectores en total
Units = sectores of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Identificador del disco: 0xf8691a9e

Disposit. Inicio    Comienzo      Fin      Bloques  Id  Sistema
/dev/sdd1   *          63   367599329   183799633+   7  HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sdd3       371679840   402396119    15358140   83  Linux
/dev/sdd4       402399207   976768064   287184429    5  Extendida
/dev/sdd5       402399232   555961454    76781111+  83  Linux
/dev/sdd6       555961518   976768064   210403273+  83  Linux

Disk /dev/sdc: 2000.4 GB, 2000398934016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders, 3907029168 sectores en total
Units = sectores of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Identificador del disco: 0x75bc787c

Disposit. Inicio    Comienzo      Fin      Bloques  Id  Sistema
/dev/sdc1   *          63  3907024064  1953512001   83  Linux

Disk /dev/sdb: 1500.3 GB, 1500301910016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 182401 cylinders, 2930277168 sectores en total
Units = sectores of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Identificador del disco: 0x0001b373

Disposit. Inicio    Comienzo      Fin      Bloques  Id  Sistema
/dev/sdb1   *        2048      206847      102400    7  HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sdb2          206848   102402047    51097600    7  HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sdb3       102402048   409602047   153600000    7  HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sdb4       409604076  2930272064  1260333994+   5  Extendida
/dev/sdb5       409604096   497491967    43943936   83  Linux
/dev/sdb6       497500983   579400289    40949653+  83  Linux
/dev/sdb7       579400353   581440544     1020096   83  Linux
/dev/sdb8       581440608   595770524     7164958+  83  Linux
/dev/sdb9       595770588   616237334    10233373+  83  Linux
/dev/sdb10      616237398   636704144    10233373+  83  Linux
/dev/sdb11      636704208   739102454    51199123+  83  Linux
/dev/sdb12      739102518   861967574    61432528+  83  Linux
/dev/sdb13      861967638  2930272064  1034152213+  83  Linux


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# lspcidrake

Hsf:www.linmodems.org: Conexant Systems, Inc.|HSF 56k HSFi Modem [COMMUNICATION_OTHER] (rev: 01)
r8169           : Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.|RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller [NETWORK_ETHERNET] (rev: 01)
Card:ATI Radeon HD 2000 and later (radeon/fglrx): ATI Technologies Inc|Radeon HD 3200 Graphics [DISPLAY_VGA]
unknown         : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]|Family 10h Processor Link Control [BRIDGE_HOST]
k10temp         : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]|Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control [BRIDGE_HOST]
amd64_edac_mod  : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]|Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller [BRIDGE_HOST]
unknown         : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]|Family 10h Processor Address Map [BRIDGE_HOST]
unknown         : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]|Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration [BRIDGE_HOST]
ohci_hcd        : ATI Technologies Inc|SB700/SB800 USB OHCI2 Controller [SERIAL_USB]
unknown         : ATI Technologies Inc|SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge [BRIDGE_PCI]
unknown         : ATI Technologies Inc|SB700/SB800 LPC host controller [BRIDGE_ISA]
snd_hda_intel   : ATI Technologies Inc|SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
pata_atiixp     : ATI Technologies Inc|SB700/SB800 IDE Controller [STORAGE_IDE]
i2c_piix4       : ATI Technologies Inc|SBx00 SMBus Controller [SERIAL_SMBUS] (rev: 3c)
ehci_hcd        : ATI Technologies Inc|SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller [SERIAL_USB]
ohci_hcd        : ATI Technologies Inc|SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller [SERIAL_USB]
ohci_hcd        : ATI Technologies Inc|SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller [SERIAL_USB]
ehci_hcd        : ATI Technologies Inc|SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller [SERIAL_USB]
ohci_hcd        : ATI Technologies Inc|SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller [SERIAL_USB]
ohci_hcd        : ATI Technologies Inc|SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller [SERIAL_USB]
ahci            : ATI Technologies Inc|SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [IDE mode] [STORAGE_SATA]
shpchp          : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]|RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 2) [BRIDGE_PCI]
shpchp          : ASUSTeK Computer Inc.|RS880 PCI to PCI bridge (int gfx) [BRIDGE_PCI]
unknown         : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]|RS780 Host Bridge [BRIDGE_HOST]


It takes quite some time to boot..
Any idea?

Thanks as always

PS. I installed Mageia on /dev/sdd5

[isadora]

Please linuxero choose some more meaningful topic-title.
At least something more to the point, which will make your topic stronger.


Thanks in advance!!!!!!

~isadora

[linuxero]

[quote="isadora"]Please linuxero choose some more meaningful topic-title.
At least something more to the point, which will make your topic stronger.
Thanks in advance!!!!!!

I'll do my best..need an editor though

Thank you

[martinw]

At the first (GRUB) boot screen, press the F3 key, and add the text

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radeon.modeset=0


in the text box for kernel options (make sure you add this after any existing options, and note that the text can scroll off the end of the box).

Does this help?

[linuxero]

Yes thank you. Now I can boot but still the GUI boot disappears and then only the little balls appear within the boot messages.

I tried to configure my WIFI connection through MCC but it was impossible since the programme exits every time I click on wireless connection! So i did the configuration through the network center. The connection wouldn't work. I compared the configuration files to those of Mandriva and then copied Mandriva's into /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/wireless.d. I also copied the configuration of /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf and rebooted. Now I have Internet. In /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf there was an extra parameter which read auth_alg=OPEN. I removed it and all is ok.

The screen resolution is low, but I think it's a matter of configuring the VGA Card.

That's it for now..thanks again

[martinw]

If my suggestion helped, it's most likely you've found https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1471.

If you now enable the nonfree repository and install the radeon-firmware package, you should then be able to boot without the workaround, and hopefully have a fully functional display.

Alternatively, you can choose to use the proprietary fglrx driver, which doesn't need the radeon-firmware package installed.

[linuxero]

If you now enable the nonfree repository and install the radeon-firmware package, you should then be able to boot without the workaround, and hopefully have a fully functional display.

That's what I did. The only problem was that MCC wouldn't wokr in KDE to add repositories or configure anything else. I didn't try text mode Drake Conf. I rather logged in using Gnome where I could add repos, configure the card and now my KDE works tto.

There are few problems still but I am opening new threads upon confirmation

thanks again