XPC video problems
Submitted by donhamilton on January 12, 2008 - 2:55pm
I have installed Mythdora 4.0 on a Shuttle XPC (SS30G2).
The install seemed to go OK, however when I booted into Mythdora the display
is broken.
Vertical bars break up the screen and is totally un-viewable.
Any ideas on how to fix this ?
Thanks
donhamilton
Need more info then that.
Need more info then that. What video card are you using and what video driver did you choose if any during setup?
"Please ignore the man behind the curtain"
Dennis
"Please ignore the man behind the curtain"
Dennis
Thanks
The hardware is listed here:
http://global.shuttle.com/product_detail.jsp?PI=254
I did not select any video driver, I did not see where it was asked.
Ok, OK, I am a Windows user trying to get Mythdora running on a Shuttle SS30G2 hardware.
Thank you for your help.
donhamilton
PS: How can I append a jpg of the screen ??
Well the SiS chipset is
Well the SiS chipset is pretty well supported. Are you displaying this on a CRT/LCD? Your going to need to get to a command prompt to see if there are any errors in the log and to look at your xorg.conf. Your about to get real familiar with Linux. We need to boot into single user mode.
Single User Mode:
The easiest way to get to a command prompt is to boot into single user mode. Reboot the computer and when the kernel info appears hit ENTER. At the kernel line press e. Scroll to the line that says kernel /vmlinux-blah blah blah, press e again. Then you will see a line that reads the same thing possibly ending with /1. With a space after the 1 or whatever it might be, type single then enter. You should be back at your kernel line again. Now press b and it should take you to a command prompt. There you can edit xorg.conf etc., with a text editor. After your done, just do a reboot.
At that same command prompt be sure to check your error log by doing "cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE" without the quotes of course. The EE means an error has occurred. On a side note, this project may require the end user to get acquainted with Linux commands. For the most part it works right out of the box and is newbie friendly but it does require that you know some Linux.
"Please ignore the man behind the curtain"
Dennis
"Please ignore the man behind the curtain"
Dennis
Ok, I'm ....
Dennis, you said:
"
Single User Mode:
The easiest way to get to a command prompt is to boot into single user mode. Reboot the computer and when the kernel info appears hit ENTER. At the kernel line press e. Scroll to the line that says kernel /vmlinux-blah blah blah, press e again. Then you will see a line that reads the same thing possibly ending with /1. With a space after the 1 or whatever it might be, type single then enter. You should be back at your kernel line again. Now press b and it should take you to a command prompt.
"
I am at: sh-3.1#
you also said:
"
There you can edit xorg.conf etc., with a text editor. After your done, just do a reboot.
"
So I typed in "edit xorg.conf etc" and I get "sh:edit command not found"
So, now what ??
Where do I find a text editor ?
don
PS: BigChris, I did not take offense to you comments, I just wanted you all to know I have no idea what I am doing here. ( obvious isn't it )
To edit a file use nano. So
To edit a file use nano. So you would do nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Always give full path to file unless your already in that directory. Then you change the driver. To save and exit you do Ctrl+o then Ctrl+x.
"Please ignore the man behind the curtain"
Dennis
"Please ignore the man behind the curtain"
Dennis
I got nano working
I got the conf file edited.
The screen seems stable, however the 19" LCD monitor does not like it.
The monitor is a Sceptre X9g.
The LCD monitor show "out of range" message, which means: "The resolution and/or the refresh rate is set up too high than the monitor is capable of."
Thanks for your help.
I may get a new video card as suggested.
don
Dennis, his machine uses the
Dennis, his machine uses the SIS662 graphics chip and these symptoms have been reported elsewhere as an incompatibility between the current Linux SIS driver and his chip. SIS is working on an improved Linux driver which might find its way into Fedora 8, but it seems unlikely that a FC 6 fix will happen anytime soon.
If you want to read through a fairly long thread, there are some solutions to be found, but not for newbies.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=463077
The alternative is to install a low-end Nvidia PCI Express card.
Ah very good Chris. Thanks
Ah very good Chris. Thanks for that. Was not aware that SiS had a problem.
"Please ignore the man behind the curtain"
Dennis
"Please ignore the man behind the curtain"
Dennis
I am very noob, so I am not
I am very noob, so I am not able to compile or truly understand the configuration process.
How does the install program decide which driver to use ??
The screen seems to work during install, but get hosed after re-boot.
Dennis, I will try your "Single User Mode", but reading thru it, I don't get it.
So this will take up my morning. I'll let you know if I get anywhere.
donald
Don, I understand your
Don, I understand your situation and I wasn't trying to encourage you to try to compile anything, I was just trying to give Dennis a reference that would help him understand what is happening.
Fedora knows what chipset
Fedora knows what chipset your using just like Windows does. The single user mode is not that hard and it's explained very well. Your "not getting it" can be seen as booting Windows into safe mode of sorts. This is regarding single user mode. This is how you would edit things to get anything corrected.
"Please ignore the man behind the curtain"
Dennis
"Please ignore the man behind the curtain"
Dennis
In order for things to work
In order for things to work on your onboard video, your going to need to change the video driver from "sis" to "vesa" in xorg.conf. This "may" work OK for you but the video wont be that great. There are many posts here on how to change that.
"Please ignore the man behind the curtain"
Dennis
"Please ignore the man behind the curtain"
Dennis