welan's Blog

Re: Is that you again Welan?

Why, I would never do such a thing...would I?

Re: So - What's your verdict on 11.2 ?

Method, I will return your disc when you free the anchovies!

Re: So - What's your verdict on 11.2 ?

Hmmm, me thinks jonathanr shouldn't be allowed to drive a new release like 11.2 if all he does is crash everything...
Me I've had no complaints except that I haven't gotten "weechat" up and running yet.

Re: no gui at boot

I jumped into this thread when there were already a lot of posts. I am not going to tell into detail what I thought I read in what post, but my conclusion was that the suggestions to resolve this where of several different kind and usefulness. I wanted to point to one wrong way (the runlevel in menu.lst) and to throw in my suggestion to check /etc/inittab instead. I added the remark that I had NOT read all of the post thouroughly, to appologize in advance for it, because maybe I had missed something and accordingly was talking nonsense.
At that moment I still had the idea that "no boot to the GUI" was one of those often found and solved in the openSUSE Forums, thus I pointed to them, because I am not willing to repeate solutions to be found there easily.
When houndhen reported runlevel 2 as deafult, the case was clear (it NOT being one of those to be found in the openSUSE forums). That means it was clear as how to repair it. But it is a complete mystery to me how a default runlevel of 2 can be in inittab right after an install. This means running without GUI and even without network! A normal install would put there 5 and a text only install 3, but 2?
And as extra information to houndhen. The tool telinit is to tel init to reread its configuration. That is for live changes to /etc/inittab to become active. For more information (as for more information about most badic Unix/Linux tools and configuration files) read the man page
man telinit
man inittab
In this case telinit is of no use because the default runlevel is only used at system startup.

-hcvv

Bad welan!

Re: Welcome to m3ph.

OK, this is going to cause issues with my cooling of the forum.
Anyways good to see ya m3ph

Re: no gui at boot

Did not read all of the (sometimes contradictory) text above.
The fact that runlevel 5 is the default is NOT configured in in GRUB, but in /etc/inittab:
# The default runlevel is defined here
id:5:initdefault:
To shutdown thee system from the console read the man pages for dhutdown, halt and reboot. (and may be init).
In [url] there are myriads of cases having the "no GUI after boot" problem. Look there for the 11.2 ones. Mostly the running of sax will help.

-hcvv

Re: Voyages of SUSEUnbound Lug CCN-911

Captain, we're receiving a distress signal from planet Win7 in the Dos quadrant.
Shall I open a channel....

Re: no gui at boot

Just wanted to welcome you to our forum (sorry for the slow response).
Not sure that I'm the one to help with your GUI issue but .........

First, change to root and do a backup of your current xorg.conf:

- DisplaySize (in mm, Horizontal Vertical)
- HorizSync (in KHz, Horizontal frequencies min-max)
- VertRefresh (in Hz, Vertical frequencies min-max)

You have to put the right numbers for your monitor, you have to google if you don't have the manual.

  if you want the best of your card you need to install the propietary driver (fglrx), so you have 3d acceleration. You can do this later. For now make sure that you are using the ati driver, check this section in the xorg.conf file:

This is just an example of what you could try...by no means should this be considered a perfect fix
be sides what do I know I'm just a silly penguin after all

Re: november "Show us your 11.2 Bling!"

the final product?

Re: What to post when you run out of questions or ideas.

another look into the "bent" mind of bozo...

Re: november "Show us your 11.2 Bling!"

sorry bozo but I don't use wireless on this box, but otherwise I'm liking it very much...

november "Show us your 11.2 Bling!"

11.2 and a reworked desktop (still in the works)

just read it!

http://torrentfreak.com/secret-anti-piracy-treaty-turns-isps-into-pirates-091104/

Re: Leap from DSL to BB

I jumped from 1.5 mbts (DSL) to 15.1 mbts ( cable)

Leap from DSL to BB

I just finnished with the conversion from DSL to broadband and I gotta tell ya...Man is there a difference. Much easier to conquer the world now

Re: What to post when you run out of questions or ideas.

   OH man he got a picture of the party. I'm so ashamed...NOT!
Thanks dude!

Re: What to post when you run out of questions or ideas.

Well since it's my b-day I'm officially hijacking this forum. I will freeze all non complient members and reward all who bow down and inspect the lint (I think it;s lint) between my toes...Wait! I just remembered I don't have toes. LOL Happy Holloween everyone!

Re: Ranch dip with a kick

I like things HOT. Does the expression "Hotter than hell" mean anything? I put tabasco on just about everything. I find jalapeños to not be hot enough. Habeneros...now those are hot. To bad tabasco isn't made with that.

-jonathanr

Re: Post your Image and it may become the new Theme.

Can't take the colour, must see white...ARGH!

Re: My return...more or less

/me puts jr in the deep freeze till these problems can be solved.

Re: To make a living on Linux

So what your saying is that I need to take this coarse first? But that would mean that the checks that I currently receive are not real, and I've been living a hoax all this time. Damn, good thing the bill collectors haven't figured it out. For now as long as my real bills are payed with the money from my not real checks and nobody complains I'll not sweat it.....

Re: Preparing for opensuse 11.2 upgrade

Thats a howto I wish I could write, but since I'm a clean install kinda guy I've never done so.
Seems that may pose a issue in my writing such a doc.
Sorry

Re: Reduced to using the Internet.

I'd offer to import you to my neck of the woods/glaciers. But I think we all know how that would go.
And besides the bandwidth here might just kill a ol codger such you.

Re: SNOW

Once again, The return of nice weather has boosted my spirits. It even came early this year!
Snow and ice are such a wonderful thing, to bad that the humid beans on this forum can't seem to
see and feel the wonderful delights of winter. Since I'll be moving my base of operations back out to the front lawn soon My post count should start to rise again (since I'll have more time) and with all these xeons to help me command my super mondo chillers... well anyways

Re: Skeleton

Doh! Thats the last time I have you over for Iced tea BD.