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Mandriva 2005LE x86_64 install failed


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Hi all, please I need some help.

 

I tried to install Mandriva LE2005 on my AMD 64 system obviously trying the x86_64 version of MDK. All seems to go fine untill the reboot when the systems drops back to the command prompt aka startX failed to load.

 

The error I received was: "Fatal Server Error: Caught signal 11. Server aborting"

 

After that I checked the /var/log/Xorg.O.log the following warning messages were given:

"...

(WW) Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (no such file or directory)

...

(WW) LoadModule: given non-canonical modulename "/usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/extensions/libglx.so"

...

(WW) NVIDIA(0): not using mode "768x576"

(WW) NVIDIA(0): horizontal synchronisation width (846-832=14) not a multiple of 8

(WW) NVIDIA(0): not using mode "576x384"

(WW) NVIDIA(0): horizontal synchronisation start (589) not a multiple of 8

(WW) NVIDIA(0): not using mode "360x200"

(WW) NVIDIA(0): horizontal synchronisation start (378) not a multiple of 8

..."

 

Could anyone please help me with this. BTW i am using an NVidia FX5900 vid card.

 

Thanks

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Here it comes:

 

# File generated by XFdrake.

 

# **********************************************************************

# Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of

# this file.

# **********************************************************************

 

Section "Files"

    # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)

    # By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of

    # the X server to render fonts.

    FontPath "unix/:-1"

EndSection

 

Section "ServerFlags"

    #DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)

    #DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)

    AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work

EndSection

 

Section "Module"

    Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension

    Load "v4l" # Video for Linux

    Load "extmod"

    Load "type1"

    Load "freetype"

    Load "/usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/extensions/libglx.so"

EndSection

 

Section "InputDevice"

    Identifier "Keyboard1"

    Driver "keyboard"

    Option "XkbModel" "pc105"

    Option "XkbLayout" "us_intl"

    Option "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin"

EndSection

 

Section "InputDevice"

    Identifier "Mouse1"

    Driver "mouse"

    Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"

    Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

    Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"

EndSection

 

Section "InputDevice"

    Identifier "Eraser1"

    Driver "wacom"

    Option "Device" "/dev/input/event0"

    Option "Type" "eraser"

    Option "Mode" "Absolute"

    Option "USB"

EndSection

 

Section "InputDevice"

    Identifier "Cursor1"

    Driver "wacom"

    Option "Device" "/dev/input/event0"

    Option "Type" "cursor"

    Option "Mode" "Relative"

    Option "USB"

EndSection

 

Section "InputDevice"

    Identifier "Stylus1"

    Driver "wacom"

    Option "Device" "/dev/input/event0"

    Option "Type" "stylus"

    Option "Mode" "Absolute"

    Option "USB"

EndSection

 

Section "Monitor"

    Identifier "monitor1"

    VendorName "Plug'n Play"

    ModelName "LF704U"

    HorizSync 30-70

    VertRefresh 50-160

   

    # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.

    # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync

    ModeLine "768x576"    50.00  768  832  846 1000  576  590  595  630

   

    # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync

    ModeLine "768x576"    63.07  768  800  960 1024  576  578  590  616

EndSection

 

Section "Device"

    Identifier "device1"

    VendorName "nVidia Corp."

    BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce FX (generic)"

    Driver "nvidia"

    Option "DPMS"

    Option "IgnoreEDID" "1"

EndSection

 

Section "Screen"

    Identifier "screen1"

    Device "device1"

    Monitor "monitor1"

    DefaultColorDepth 24

   

    Subsection "Display"

        Depth 8

        Virtual 1024 768

    EndSubsection

   

    Subsection "Display"

        Depth 15

        Virtual 1024 768

    EndSubsection

   

    Subsection "Display"

        Depth 16

        Virtual 1024 768

    EndSubsection

   

    Subsection "Display"

        Depth 24

        Virtual 1024 768

    EndSubsection

EndSection

 

Section "ServerLayout"

    Identifier "layout1"

    InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"

    InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"

    InputDevice "Eraser1" "AlwaysCore"

    InputDevice "Cursor1" "AlwaysCore"

    InputDevice "Stylus1" "AlwaysCore"

    Screen "screen1"

EndSection

 

I already tried to add "Load "glx"" in the module section to no avail, I also tried to select different driver settings, depth, vesa, size. But the signal 11 error popped up every time. :wall:

 

-edit-

 

For thos interested I attached the Xorg.0.log

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Meanwhile I have been scrutinizing the logs for irregularities. This is wat I found:

 

Syslog:

kdm: 0[6530]: IO Error in XOpenDisplay

kdm: [6251]: X Server for display 0: terminated unexpectedly

kdm: [6251]: Display 0: cannot be opened

kdm: [6251]: Unable to fire up local display 0:, disabling.

 

Also I checked the system settings for irregularities and found

 

/etc/modprobe.preload:

...

nvidia

amd64-agp

amd64-agp

amd64-agp

...

 

I tried to uncomment the last 2 seemingly duplicate lines but the errors remained the same

 

Last irregularity i spotted was during boot. At some point it displays starting dkms: followed with the message that nvidia was already loaded.

 

Any help please?

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:furious3: I cave

 

I have tried just about everything i could imagine. I replaced the drivers with the default nv, i deleted via urpme the nvidia drivers reinstalled them tried to use the native nvidia installer, nothing worked. Worse of all there was no help available from the community. Appearantly i hit a snag that nobody else encountered yet so i cave (temporarily :angry: ).

 

Meanwhile, i downloaded the i586 dvd version of 2005Le and that one worked out of the box, zero issues.

 

If you have any suggestions still as how to get the x86_64 version working please let me know. Thank you in advance for your time and assistance.

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Come one folks, don't tell me i am shit out of luck here :||

I do want this x86_64 version working on my computer. I have tried every resource now to get this resolved, sofar nothing works. I have decent mobo and vid card very recent models and frewquently used. There must be more people struggling with this, any tips, hints, please?

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