Cannot start x after upgrade to 14.0

[gosom]

I just installed 13.37 and did the upgrade to 14.0 .

I followed all the steps carefully and finished with no errors.

After the update I rebooted and when x starting i got only black screen.

I had the same error with Ubuntu, debian etc with 3.2 kernels.

I suppose it is a hardware problem ( INtel gma 3600 graphics card).

What parameter I have to pass to lilo so I can start to runlevel 1 or 3 so I can check the logs?

[mimosa]

Select the entry at the Lilo boot screen and press Tab, then type 3 and enter.

[gosom]

Select the entry at the Lilo boot screen and press Tab, then type 3 and enter.

mimosa this is definetely wrong. I did it and says : No such image

[mimosa]

Maybe my memory is playing tricks on me - or maybe the fact that it doesn't work is something to do with your problem.

Did you run lilo at the end of the upgrade? It's impossible to say, but my hunch is you ended up with the wrong kernel, modules, or whatever. It's happened to me several times lately!

The Salix live CD is also a good tool for such situations.

EDIT Less fun than solving the problem, but if this is a fresh install, why not just install Salix 14.0?

[mimosa]

I just rebooted and tried it, and I was indeed wrong. When you press Tab, the options appear (in my case, Linux and Windows). Type "Linux 3" (or as applicable).

I would swear it wasn't thus in 13.37 ...

[gosom]

Mimosa still it can not boot to runlevel 3.

Nevermind I booted by passing parameter vga=ask and then choose 9 ( vesa ).

But still x does not start. I get a blank screen and computer hangs.

I have tried 10 different distros and all the same.

How can I install a newer kernel ?

Now I havee 3.2.29 ?

I would like to instal the newest

[mimosa]

I'd say try and get things working with the Salix 14 standard kernel. It may be you just need to do some tweaking to accommodate the video chip or card. A more recent kernel won't necessarily solve the problem.

If I understand correctly, X works with the kernel available in 13.37, and that suggests the problem isn't that you need a more recent kernel (as might be the case if the hardware were very recent and wasn't yet supported by earlier kernels). Now you have successfully booted into runlevel 3 (if I'm right?) I suggest you have a look around and investigate. First of all, what is the video hardware? Which kernel is actually present in your 14.0 install? Do the links in /boot point to it? Are any modules loaded at all (lsmod)? What do the logs say?

It may also be worthwhile looking around on this forum (or further afield) for similar problems.

I'm sure a solution can be found

[Envious]

Add ro 3 to the boot parameters for runlevel 3, or if you are at a terminal enter telinit 3 as root, but mimosa is right I doubt you need a newer kernel.

[mimosa]

Also, did you try just installing Salix 14? It might well just work. Even if it doesn't, you would be no worse off than you are now, but with the advantage of being certain you have a clean, standard installation with no user-generated extra problems. A version upgrade offers lots of scope for error, and the only real reason to do it is if you have a lot of stuff installed already, customisations, and so on.

Another possibility would be just to stay with 13.37, if it works for you. It will continue to be supported for a long time.

[gapan]

Try adding

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video=SVIDEO-1:d

to your boot parameters.