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xserver-xorg-video-openchrome package

  1. Bug #495553
  2. Comment #143

Comment 143 for bug 495553

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Peter Belew (peterbe) wrote : Re: [K8M800] Lucid 10.04 live-CD login failure, Screen origin shifted to center, screen wraps, ttyN screens don't work, on Averatec 3280 running Lucid

(See comment #142 for current version and boot problem information). I am able to boot from the live CD in text mode, and eventually get X to start, as follows:

Boot live CD
Hit ESC when the first welcome screen appears
When a screen with boot choices appears, first select the language (English) and then hit F6
Hit ESC to cancel the menu which pops up, and the boot command line appears.
Use backspace to remove "silent splash --" from the end of the line, then enter " -- text", and hit return.
The system will (usually) boot, showing a login prompt after a while.

At this point, I create passwords for 'ubuntu' and 'root' (for convenience) and use apt-get to install 'openssh-server', so I can access the system over my Ethernet if necessary (and I found it to be necessary)

I then copied an xorg.conf file from the Debian Lenny installation on this machine, and ran 'gdm start' as root.

PROBLEM: using ctl-alt-F3 (for example) to get a text screen results in a screen which is virtually unusable, with huge text characters. It is possible to use F7 to restore the X display.

I have attached the xorg.conf file and Xorg.0.log* .

I am actually sending this from Firefox on the booted 10.10 system.

Summary at this point: Booting from the live CD is very difficult but possible by an expert, but F1..F6 text mode selection does not work.