On 8/3/2013 10:48 AM, Matt Shaver wrote: > On Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:34:29 -0400 > Tom Easterday<[email protected]> wrote: > > >> I did the install and rebooted (no RealTek ethernet) but it comes up >> with a login prompt, no GUI. I put the output of dmesg here: >> http://pastebin.com/GzQHt4L5 >> >> Is there something here that tells me why it isn't launching the GUI? >> > I spoke with Tom on the phone about this, but for anyone else who is > also using a system with Intel's Cedarview CPU which has the abominable > PowerVR/Imagination Tech video hardware, the problem is that the > proprietary drivers only work with certain kernel versions. > > What's happened to Tom, and to me earlier, is that if you enable these > proprietary drivers, then change your kernel (as you would when > installing one of JohnM's kernel packages), the driver will fail to > load due to its incompatibility with your new Xenomai kernel. The final > result is: No Xwindows :) > > To get X back, reboot the system and hold down the 'Shift' key to bring > up the Grub menu, then pick 'Previous Linux versions' which will give > you the choice of your old kernel to boot. Once you're back up on the > old kernel and have the GUI back, simply disable the proprietary > 'Cedarview' drivers. Then you can boot the Xenomai kernel and X will > work. > > Thanks, > Matt > >
I read that Intel believes that using those PowerVR graphics chips was a major mistake and they are moving away from them as of the next rev of MITX boards that are suppose to land sometime next year. Some of these chips even have problems with different versions of Windows! Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get your SQL database under version control now! Version control is standard for application code, but databases havent caught up. So what steps can you take to put your SQL databases under version control? Why should you start doing it? Read more to find out. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=49501711&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
