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release 4.0 login [SOLVED]
Posted: 18 Aug 2018, 18:34
by djp2018
Hi Everybody
I've tried repeatedly to login on the porteus release 4.0 but nothing works; guest/guest, root/toor, root/root, etc
I'ver burned the iso twice from different mirrors.
When I use guest/guest or root/toor, ther screen blanks, a blue bar appears at the top of the screen with bits of tiny writing in it, then the screen blanks again and goes back to login.
would appreciate a solution please.
davidj
release 4.0 login
Posted: 18 Aug 2018, 19:02
by Blaze
Hi
djp2018.
1) What is model of your video card?
2) Can you try this iso
Porteus-XFCE-v4.0-dev-x86_64.iso?
3) Can you provide log of these commands
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su
toor
uname -a
lspci -nnk | grep -i 'vga\|gpu\|amd\|radeon\|nvidia'
dmesg | grep -i "warning\|error\|failed"
?
Thanks.
release 4.0 login
Posted: 19 Aug 2018, 08:41
by djp2018
Hi Blaze
Tx for the speedy resaponse, much appreciated.
2 x NVIDIA GTX 970 in sli.
I've tried the different iso, now after guest or root attempted login I get the pretty beach picture before it flashes back to the login screen again.
As a linux newbie, where/how would I run that code???
During boot, there is a load of lines before a command login prompt, then something like usr/.../xauth appears which is then followed by an error.
It all runs by so fast....
If I try to use that command prompt to login as guest or root, the usr/...xauth commnad appears anyway
TIA
release 4.0 login
Posted: 19 Aug 2018, 14:47
by Ed_P
I've experienced the login loop before. I just don't remember the solution.
To your boot command add a " 3" to the end (without the quotes, and keep the space). That will boot you to the text mode. Signon then enter "startx" (without the quotes) and see what that does.
As for your being a linux newbie, so was I when I started. Welcome to the group.
release 4.0 login
Posted: 19 Aug 2018, 16:43
by Blaze
djp2018, yep, you can try '
Text mode'
Type these commands:
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guest
guest
script /tmp/my1.log
startx
If you will see the login screen again press on your keyboard
Ctrl+Alt+F1 and run this command:
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cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log >> /tmp/my2.log
dmesg | egrep -i "warning|error|failed" > /tmp/my3.log
and copy /tmp/my1.log, /tmp/my2.log and /tmp/my3.log via
command to you USB flash drive /mnt/path/to/your/usb/flash/drive
after this you can share your logs in this topic.
release 4.0 login
Posted: 19 Aug 2018, 18:55
by djp2018
Tx - please continue to be kind to me...
I can get the blue porteus screen above by pressing tab.
I somehow eventually selected Text Mode !
Eventually I end up at the command prompt.
I can login in as guest type in the script command, but startx is not allowed to run.
The following and other stuff appears;
/usr/bin/startx : line 159: hostname : command not found
then some stuff about xauth.
So I exit login as root, run the script, boot continues, get to the beach scene, then a blank screen, then the blue bar across the top which looks like it has text all squashed up in it in places.
I can't do anything else so have to remove the cdrom and reboot back into windows to get back to here...
release 4.0 login
Posted: 20 Aug 2018, 14:30
by Blaze
Hi
djp2018,
if unset one card NVIDIA GTX 970 and try to boot Porteus - all ok or the same story?
I think you can compile driver for your nvidia card (not in sli mode - on the one video card) - look at my manual
here (Russian topic) and after this you can use SLI with nvidia driver.
release 4.0 login
Posted: 20 Aug 2018, 17:33
by djp2018
I have my2 and my3 logs. If it was a test I hope I have passed ;-)
The my2 log is big. Do I copy and paste them or can I upload the files?
TIA
release 4.0 login
Posted: 20 Aug 2018, 18:12
by Blaze
djp2018, yep
you can upload these logs to
https://pastebin.com/ and copy links to this topic.
release 4.0 login
Posted: 20 Aug 2018, 19:38
by djp2018
I'm not sure if i have done this properly.... title = my2 and 3 logs.
I can't see a link to share with you...unless it is this
https://pastebin.com/uKEptCSh
release 4.0 login
Posted: 21 Aug 2018, 00:12
by brokenman
You're doing great. Blaze will get you through it.
I noticed this in the logs.
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[ 144.765] (EE) NOUVEAU(G0): Error creating GPU channel: -19
[ 144.765] (EE) NOUVEAU(G0): Error initialising acceleration. Falling back to NoAccel
[ 144.765] (**) NOUVEAU(G0): [COPY] acceleration disabled
[ 144.765] (II) NOUVEAU(G0): Hardware support for Present enabled
43.749217] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: Direct firmware load for nvidia/gm204/gr/sw_nonctx.bin failed with error -2
[ 43.749218] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: gr: failed to load gr/sw_nonctx
[ 43.815909] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: DRM: failed to create encoder 1/8/0: -19
[ 44.067528] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: DRM: failed to create kernel channel, -22
[ 132.132377] kscreen_backend[1639]: segfault at 10 ip 00007f40d8454058 sp 00007fff901f32a0 error 4 in KSC_XRandR.so[7f40d843a000+24000]
[ 132.138208] traps: notify-send[1653] trap int3 ip:7f894ad52081 sp:7fff5eb86910 error:0 in libglib-2.0.so.0.5600.1[7f894acff000+114000]
[ 132.141625] ksmserver[1513]: segfault at 81 ip 00007fc35f3dc0bd sp 00007ffeeaabd330 error 4 in libQt5Core.so.5.9.5[7fc35f2db000+4df000]
[ 144.266978] kscreen_backend[1917]: segfault at 10 ip 00007f263fdf4058 sp 00007fffae1c30f0 error 4 in KSC_XRandR.so[7f263fdda000+24000]
[ 144.270569] traps: notify-send[1952] trap int3 ip:7ff433912081 sp:7ffd0f0585a0 error:0 in libglib-2.0.so.0.5600.1[7ff4338bf000+114000]
[ 174.301123] ksmserver[1905]: segfault at 7f84f0026000 ip 00007f851779a88c sp 00007ffe0161cfe0 error 4 in libKF5XmlGui.so.5.45.0[7f851773a000+111000]
Have you tried using the xfce4 desktop? Does the same happen? It looks like nouveau driver just isn't cutting it for your graphics card. Also various segfaults in the KDE/QT libraries. I'd first look at how this Porteus was installed.
release 4.0 login
Posted: 21 Aug 2018, 13:08
by djp2018
Hi brokenman , Tx.
Yes, the xfce4 has installed ok
What is the difference between all the flavours?
release 4.0 login
Posted: 21 Aug 2018, 21:25
by Ed_P
djp2018 wrote: ↑21 Aug 2018, 13:08
What is the difference between all the flavours?
Some work, some don't.
No. Different builders, different DEs, different addons. Some DEs require addons included in other DEs.
If you have the time, try all the different flavours/DEs, see which ones you like, see which ones work for you. Personally I like Cinnamon.
release 4.0 login
Posted: 23 Aug 2018, 07:39
by djp2018
Tx. Installed on USB 3 memory stick.
Very happy.
How do I mark this topic as solved?
TIA
release 4.0 login
Posted: 23 Aug 2018, 12:00
by ncmprhnsbl
djp2018 wrote: ↑23 Aug 2018, 07:39
How do I mark this topic as solved?
i'll do it for you