[newbie] Please help, can't get into Mandrake7.2!!!
My Mandrake 7.2 is configured to boot graphically. It works well until the point where you would normally enter your login and password. What used to happen was it would display the shell login screen, then open the graphical login screen over the top. Now, once it reaches this stage, I get a blank black screen. Ctrl-Alt-F2 does nothing, nor does Alt-F2.. I've checked the messages log and I think the problem is stated here, but am not sure what to do about it: Dec 27 18:57:27 revenant kernel: parport0: no IEEE-1284 device present. Dec 27 18:57:27 revenant kernel: lp0: using parport0 (polling). Dec 27 18:57:27 revenant modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-4 Dec 27 18:57:28 revenant last message repeated 67 times Dec 27 18:57:28 revenant modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-180 PLEASE help! Thank you, Revenant. Society Design Mailing List http://www.egroups.com/group/Society_Design For any and all aspects of designing societies, from discussion of real- world utopian ideas to fantastic fictional or roleplaying worlds. ---Revenant [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] --
Re: [newbie] Please help, can't get into Mandrake7.2!!!
On Thursday 28 December 2000 04:24, you wrote: My Mandrake 7.2 is configured to boot graphically. It works well until the point where you would normally enter your login and password. What used to happen was it would display the shell login screen, then open the graphical login screen over the top. Now, once it reaches this stage, I get a blank black screen. Ctrl-Alt-F2 does nothing, nor does Alt-F2.. I've checked the messages log and I think the problem is stated here, but am not sure what to do about it: Dec 27 18:57:27 revenant kernel: parport0: no IEEE-1284 device present. Dec 27 18:57:27 revenant kernel: lp0: using parport0 (polling). Dec 27 18:57:27 revenant modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-4 Dec 27 18:57:28 revenant last message repeated 67 times Dec 27 18:57:28 revenant modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-180 file:/usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-2.2.17/devices.txt says char-major-4 minor 0-63 are your /dev/tty0, 1, the next numbers are for /dev/ttys0-/dev/ttys3 Total is 67. So you have no launch pad for your Graphical login. file:/lib/modules/2.2.17-21mdk/modules.dep has nothing labeled 'char', so it should not be looking for this as a module. My friend, it is time to experiment with replacing memory or to take a hard look at your HDD. The kernel is showing some damage here, trying to load as a module what is built-in (no modular options in a kernel compilation). A temporary cure is reinstallation, but this sort of behavior means serious trouble, most likely with hardware. rgrep -r -i "modprobe char" /etc showed nothing, so Mandrake initscripts and /etc/modules.conf are not causing this behavior. Did you install anything recently, like right before this happened? If not, look at your hardware. Civileme char PLEASE help! Thank you, Revenant. Society Design Mailing List http://www.egroups.com/group/Society_Design For any and all aspects of designing societies, from discussion of real- world utopian ideas to fantastic fictional or roleplaying worlds. ---Revenant [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] --
Re: [newbie] Please help, can't get into Mandrake7.2!!!
I recently installed the Aureal soundcard drivers from Sourceforge. Do you think that is the problem? Is there a way to cure it short of reinstallation? Please remind me - what are tty0 and ttys3? Thank you. Revenant. civileme wrote: On Thursday 28 December 2000 04:24, you wrote: My Mandrake 7.2 is configured to boot graphically. It works well until the point where you would normally enter your login and password. SNIP Dec 27 18:57:27 revenant kernel: parport0: no IEEE-1284 device present. Dec 27 18:57:27 revenant kernel: lp0: using parport0 (polling). Dec 27 18:57:27 revenant modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-4 Dec 27 18:57:28 revenant last message repeated 67 times Dec 27 18:57:28 revenant modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-180 file:/usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-2.2.17/devices.txt says char-major-4 minor 0-63 are your /dev/tty0, 1, the next numbers are for /dev/ttys0-/dev/ttys3 Total is 67. So you have no launch pad for your Graphical login. file:/lib/modules/2.2.17-21mdk/modules.dep has nothing labeled 'char', so it should not be looking for this as a module. My friend, it is time to experiment with replacing memory or to take a hard look at your HDD. The kernel is showing some damage here, trying to load as a module what is built-in (no modular options in a kernel compilation). A temporary cure is reinstallation, but this sort of behavior means serious trouble, most likely with hardware. rgrep -r -i "modprobe char" /etc showed nothing, so Mandrake initscripts and /etc/modules.conf are not causing this behavior. Did you install anything recently, like right before this happened? If not, look at your hardware. Civileme char Society Design Mailing List http://www.egroups.com/group/Society_Design For any and all aspects of designing societies, from discussion of real- world utopian ideas to fantastic fictional or roleplaying worlds. ---Revenant [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] --