Re: can't boot livedvd64_SL54_2009-11-20.iso

2010-03-22 Thread Urs Beyerle
Hi Stephen, Stephen Isard wrote: On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:11:47 -0500, Stephen Isard 7p03xy...@sneakemail.c OM wrote: On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:23:12 +0100, Urs Beyerle urs.beye...@env.ethz.ch wrote: Try to boot with boot parameter norhgb// linux norhgb norhgb turns graphical bootup off.

Re: can't boot livedvd64_SL54_2009-11-20.iso

2010-03-22 Thread Stephen Isard
On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:31:12 +0100, Urs Beyerle urs.beye...@env.ethz.ch wrote: Therefore norhgb as no effect. As you already mentioned, only linux n ox and a manual startx is working. :-( To avoid this problem in future releases of the SL LiveCDs, I see three possibilities: 1. remove rhgb from

Re: can't boot livedvd64_SL54_2009-11-20.iso

2010-03-22 Thread Urs Beyerle
Stephen Isard wrote: 1. remove rhgb from the default boot options - no graphical bootup per default. 2. make norhgb working - /etc/rc.sysinit has to be modified. 3. (at least) remove rhgb from failsafe bootup options. or just leave it like it is. Anybody has an opinion on that? Is it

Re: can't boot livedvd64_SL54_2009-11-20.iso

2010-03-22 Thread Alan Bartlett
On 22 March 2010 14:39, Urs Beyerle urs.beye...@env.ethz.ch wrote: Stephen Isard wrote: 1. remove rhgb from the default boot options - no graphical bootup per default. 2. make norhgb working - /etc/rc.sysinit has to be modified. 3. (at least) remove rhgb from failsafe bootup options. or

Re: can't boot livedvd64_SL54_2009-11-20.iso

2010-03-22 Thread Mark Stodola
Alan Bartlett wrote: On 22 March 2010 14:39, Urs Beyerle urs.beye...@env.ethz.ch wrote: Stephen Isard wrote: 1. remove rhgb from the default boot options - no graphical bootup per default. 2. make norhgb working - /etc/rc.sysinit has to be modified. 3. (at least) remove rhgb from

Re: nox - [was can't boot livedvd64_SL54_2009-11-20.iso]

2010-03-22 Thread Stephen Isard
On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:39:47 +0100, Urs Beyerle urs.beye...@env.ethz.ch wrote: nox only sets the default runlevel to 3. The X server is still configu red. Having runlevel=3, rhgb does not start up (see /usr/share/doc/rhgb-0.16.4/HOW_IT_WORKS) Just for my general education, do you know what

Re: nox - [was can't boot livedvd64_SL54_2009-11-20.iso]

2010-03-22 Thread Urs Beyerle
On 03/22/2010 07:47 PM, Stephen Isard wrote: On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:39:47 +0100, Urs Beyerle urs.beye...@env.ethz.ch wrote: nox only sets the default runlevel to 3. The X server is still configu red. Having runlevel=3, rhgb does not start up (see /usr/share/doc/rhgb-0.16.4/HOW_IT_WORKS)

Re: can't boot livedvd64_SL54_2009-11-20.iso

2010-03-18 Thread Stephen Isard
On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:11:47 -0500, Stephen Isard 7p03xy...@sneakemail.c OM wrote: On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:23:12 +0100, Urs Beyerle urs.beye...@env.ethz.ch wrote: Try to boot with boot parameter norhgb// linux norhgb norhgb turns graphical bootup off. If this help I should add norhgb to the

can't boot livedvd64_SL54_2009-11-20.iso

2010-03-17 Thread Stephen Isard
Machine is a Compaq dx5150 64 bit desktop with 3Gb of memory. It has bee n having no problems with 64 bit SL5.3. Before upgrading to SL5.4, I thoug ht I'd be cautious and try out the live dvd, but it won't boot. Even if I t ry failsafe, the boot sequence prints the ok after starting udev and

Re: can't boot livedvd64_SL54_2009-11-20.iso

2010-03-17 Thread Urs Beyerle
Hi Stephen, Try to boot with boot parameter norhgb// linux norhgb norhgb turns graphical bootup off. If this help I should add norhgb to the failsafe option in the next LiveCD release. Cheers, Urs On 03/17/2010 07:37 PM, Stephen Isard wrote: Machine is a Compaq dx5150 64 bit desktop

Re: can't boot livedvd64_SL54_2009-11-20.iso

2010-03-17 Thread Stephen Isard
On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:23:12 +0100, Urs Beyerle urs.beye...@env.ethz.ch wrote: Try to boot with boot parameter norhgb// linux norhgb norhgb turns graphical bootup off. If this help I should add norhgb to the failsafe option in the next LiveCD release. Thanks, Urs. Booting with norhgb didn't