{"id":271,"date":"2009-02-27T12:58:17","date_gmt":"2009-02-27T10:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.netexpertise.eu\/en\/?p=271"},"modified":"2021-10-06T22:40:39","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T20:40:39","slug":"linux-graphic-mode-installation-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.netexpertise.eu\/en\/systems\/linux\/linux-graphic-mode-installation-crash.html","title":{"rendered":"Linux Graphic Mode Installation Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:left; margin-right:15px; margin-top:0px;\">\n<script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- 200x200, Netexpertise --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6495750100906580\" data-ad-slot=\"1946825373\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script><br \/>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<br \/>\n<\/script><\/div>\n<h3>Packard Bell Easynote E6100<\/h3>\n<p>Graphic cards aren&#8217;t always detected by Linux. This can be a problem as many distributions only support graphic mode installation type, like Ubuntu, Fedora or Debian.<br \/>\nThis is the case of my Packard Bell Easynote E6100 and its onboard Via Unichrome card freezing on graphic mode startup.<\/p>\n<p>One solution is to run the installation in text mode. Xubuntu 8.10 alternate has this feature and offers Xfce, a very light desktop environment, ideal for older laptops.<\/p>\n<h3>Generic Driver Configuration<\/h3>\n<p>We still get an X session crash at first boot.<br \/>\nThe last option is to boot in recovery mode, and select &#8220;Drop to root shell prompt&#8221;. Replace \/etc\/X11\/xorg.conf with this file, which makes reference to the generic Vesa driver:<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<pre>Section \"Files\"\nEndSection\n\nSection \"InputDevice\"\n\tIdentifier\t\"Generic Keyboard\"\n\tDriver\t\t\"kbd\"\n\tOption\t\t\"CoreKeyboard\"\n\tOption\t\t\"XkbRules\"\t\"xorg\"\n\tOption\t\t\"XkbModel\"\t\"pc105\"\n\tOption\t\t\"XkbLayout\"\t\"gb\"\nEndSection\n\nSection \"InputDevice\"\n\tIdentifier\t\"Configured Mouse\"\n\tDriver\t\t\"mouse\"\n\tOption\t\t\"CorePointer\"\n\tOption\t\t\"Device\"\t\t\"\/dev\/input\/mice\"\n\tOption\t\t\"Protocol\"\t\t\"ImPS\/2\"\n\tOption\t\t\"ZAxisMapping\"\t\t\"4 5\"\n\tOption\t\t\"Emulate3Buttons\"\t\"true\"\nEndSection\n\nSection \"Device\"\n\tIdentifier\t\"Generic Video Card\"\n\tDriver\t\t\"vesa\"\n\tBusID\t\t\"PCI:1:0:0\"\nEndSection\n\nSection \"Monitor\"\n\tIdentifier\t\"Generic Monitor\"\n\tOption\t\t\"DPMS\"\n\tHorizSync\t30-70\n\tVertRefresh\t50-160\nEndSection\n\nSection \"Screen\"\n\tIdentifier\t\"Default Screen\"\n\tDevice\t\t\"Generic Video Card\"\n\tMonitor\t\t\"Generic Monitor\"\n\tDefaultDepth\t24\nEndSection\n\nSection \"ServerLayout\"\n\tIdentifier\t\"Default Layout\"\n\tScreen\t\t\"Default Screen\"\n\tInputDevice\t\"Generic Keyboard\"\n\tInputDevice\t\"Configured Mouse\"\n\nEndSection\n<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nThis driver being generic, it is of course better to use the appropriate driver to get the most of your graphic card. 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