[SOLVED] Trying to execute drakx11, no way

[Fiber]

Hi,

Just installing the new Mageia 2, final version, after a friend's advice and I get a message about problems in the video configuration. I go to text mode and try to execute the drakx11 exec like been told but no way, it's not possible...

Also, my graphic card is a Nvidia EN8800GTS and I'm not sure it's fully supported in Mageia2, any advice about it?

Thanks!

[Ken-Bergen]

Not possible is not helpful , what are the error messages and did you su to root before attempting to run drakx11 ?

[Fiber]

Yeah, I su'd root and after putting ./drakx11 I get a no such file or directory...

In the installation I received some messages about problems installing some packages, but drakx11 is right there so I'm not sure what the problem is...

[Ken-Bergen]

Try it without the ./

[Fiber]

Also tried... I'm seeing that drakx11 links to XFdrake but this one it's not found anywhere, maybe that's the problem...

[doktor5000]

Please show the output of the following commands in a terminal as root:

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rpm -V drakxtools-curses
rpm -q drakxtools-curses
/usr/sbin/XFdrake

[Fiber]

rpm -V drakxtools-curses ----> nothing
rpm -q drakxtools-curses -----> drakxtools-curses-14.21-1.mga2
/usr/sbin/XFdrake ----> no such file or directory

Package bad installed?

Thanks

[doktor5000]

Well, then there's a difference between your package contents and metadata and the actual files, which would mean your system may be seriously wasted.
What media did you use to install, and did you check the md5sum of the image and of your installation media?

[Fiber]

I installed from USB downloading the image from the site (using torrent source)... I didn't check the image md5sum's... But I checked it right now and it's ok... I would try a new install just in case...

[doktor5000]

Did you check the md5sum of the stick against the one from the image?

[Ken-Bergen]

Did you check the md5sum of the stick against the one from the image?

Have you tried that?

In my experience sticks are like DVD's and an md5sum check of the media doesn't return the same value as the ISO.

Rick James wrote a script to compare a DVD to the ISO which works on DVD's but not flash drives.

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#!/bin/sh
# mediatest.sh: This compares an iso file to the filesystem on a burned disc.
# This should work for both CDs and DVDs since leadout bits are ignored.
# License is GPL version 2.  Have Fun!

# *** Usage ***
# 1. Put this file in the directory which contains the reference iso.
# 2. Set execute permissions for this file and enter: ./mediatest.sh
# 3. Answer the prompts.
# 4. Have an extended break to enjoy your favorite beverage. :)

# Try to guess name of iso image file to save some typing.
clear
echo ""
echo "Listing of *.iso files in current directory:"
echo "--------------------------------------------"
ls -1 *.iso
echo ""
guessimage=`ls -1 | grep -m1 .iso`
echo -n "Name of reference iso file? [$guessimage]: "
read image
if [ -z $image ]; then
   image="$guessimage"
fi

# Prompt for CD or DVD device node.
echo ""
echo -n "What is your CD or DVD device node? [/dev/sr0]: "
read cddev
if [ -z $cddev ]; then
   cddev=/dev/sr0
fi
echo ""
echo "Please insert the disc to test in: $cddev"
echo -n "Press Enter when ready or 'q' to quit: "
read response
echo ""
case $response in
   [Qq]*) exit 0 ;;
esac
echo "Please be patient.  This will take a long time."

# Start of main script.
let count=`ls -l $image | awk '{print $5}'`/2048
echo ""
echo "Computing $image md5sum..."
isomd5=`md5sum $image | awk '{print $1}'`
echo "...Done."
echo "Computing $cddev md5sum..."
devmd5=`readcd dev=$cddev sectors=0-$count f=- | md5sum | awk '{print $1}'`
echo ""
echo "The  image md5sum: $isomd5"
echo "The device md5sum: $devmd5"
echo ""
if [ "$isomd5" = "$devmd5" ]; then
   echo "The image and device appear to be binary equal."
else
   echo "Sorry, the image and device filesystems differ."
fi
echo ""

If someone with more knowledge than me cares to adapt it to flash drives that would be great.

[Fiber]

Now it's solved... It seems there went something wrong in the installation (usb drive or internet connection, i got certain error messages installing some packages)... I reinstalled all and it worked right. Also, I forced a certain screen resolution instead of putting it on automatic detection, just to be sure.

Thanks a lot!

[isadora]

[Fiber]

Ouch, sorry. Done.