Athlon64 3800+ / MSI K9AGM / Radeon x1950 Pro : failure
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Alright: hardware specs are in the subject, but again : Athlon64 3800+ / MSI K9AGM / Radeon x1950 Pro :
In "normal" video mode Mepis starts up, runs through the blue splash screens, and before X starts, drops back to a black screen.
The last lines are:
SEtting up ALSA...done
[ 224.624323. ioctl32(splashy:1132): Unknown cmd fd(0) cmd(00004610){00} arg (57371d98) on /linux/etc/splashy/splashy.fifo
then I just get a blinking cursor that I am able to type at.
In "vesa" mode I get a little bit further. I am able to log into Mepis64, but that is about it. KDE locks up while trying to load, leaving the bar at the bottom with all of the icons on the left hand side, the clock on the right hand side, and nothing else.
AMD 64 X2 4800 – Linux/MEPIS noob unable to get to desktop
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Hi All …
I hope someone can help me with this problem …
- Hardware: a new box with AMD ATHLON 64 X2 4800, ASUS M2A-VM, ATI Radeon X1250
- I downloaded the .iso and .md5. - opened, burned (4x), verified and compared md5 - used ImgBurn.
- Some options hang on the GUI Progress Screen at around 80%.
- Some options hang with text at: [ 224.624323. ioctl32(splashy:1132): Unknown cmd fd(0) cmd(00004610){00} arg (57371d98) on /linux/etc/splashy/splashy.fifo - I tried all the options (many times) with no better success than the default.
I ordered the SimplyMEPIS-64 6.5 Bootable DVD thinking I was missing the secret code after days and a zillion different trys. The received DVD appears to have the same results. With both I CAN get to the desktop on a 32 bit XP machine.
Do I need to partition, or do anything to prep the drives first ... or is this box just incompatible? (GParted says the SATA drives are unallocated /dev/sda and /dev/sdb.)
Please let me in on the successful, missing secret process, if there is one.
Thanks.
3800+ MSI
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i also have the 3800+ an the MSI MB but i have the nvidia 7300 vid card i have the same prob if when i put the CD in an boot up to the top lies use the second 1 (if vid probs) it will come up into the desktop just find install that way an after it installs just set up the vid card ..... i do not know about the ati but it works great that way with the nvidia...as long as the ati card you have works with linux....it should work the same...