How to repair PCL Kde newest version from live linux cd...[SOLVED]

[OleWilly]

Hi

I installed the newest PCLinuxOS on an old weak Dell Optiplex GX60 box. All went well but every time I booted the analog clock widget was heavily distorted and misplaced. Also when notifications was popping up the first fraction of a second the pop up area looked like a TV set which was not in horizontal sync. In the attempt to solve that problem I changed the video driver from i810 to Xorg driver intel.
- I rebooted and the first part of that process looked normal. I got the cursor on the sreen and it was changed to my favourite cursor - and then the picture disappeard and my screen, a neovo K-B17, say no input signal  
- Then with a live linux cd I found the xorg.conf and xorg.conf.old in the installed system. I deleted xorg.conf and renamed the xorg.conf.old to xorg.conf.
- Rebooted - same thing happened  

OW  

[daniel]

get you now a video signal, or not?
Is your monitor displaying your Desktop?

[OleWilly]

Hi daniel

get you now a video signal, or not?
Is your monitor displaying your Desktop?

First part of booting look ok... but reaching to the part where the boot splash screen used to appear my screen get black and I get the message on the screen that no input signal is present. - I see on the hd indicator that the booting process continues.But NO picture.
- Then in the failsafe start up I ran XFdrake and chose the first i810 again - Still same problem  

OW

[daniel]

okay try a simple reinstall of latest/newest PCLinuxOS, and then open a terminal and type

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xrandr --prop
and post output, please.
With infos from xrandr we will get working your screen-resolution, hopefully 

[OleWilly]

Hi daniel

I have given my dvd to another guy so I have to produce a new DVD first 

But maybe the xorg.conf can help.

# File generated by XFdrake (rev 262502)

# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the xorg.conf man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************

Section "ServerFlags"
    Option "DontZap" "False" # disable <Ctrl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
    #DontZoom # disable <Ctrl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
    AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "monitor1"
    VendorName "Plug'n Play"
    ModelName "K-B17"
    HorizSync 30-82
    VertRefresh 55-77
   
    # 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"
    Driver "intel"
    Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "screen1"
    Device "device1"
    Monitor "monitor1"
    DefaultColorDepth 24
   
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 8
        Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
   
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 15
        Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
   
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 16
        Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
   
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 24
        Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier "layout1"
    Screen "screen1"
EndSection


OW 

[daniel]

replace

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Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "monitor1"
    VendorName "Plug'n Play"
    ModelName "K-B17"
    HorizSync 30-82
    VertRefresh 55-77
   
    # 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
EndSectionwith
 

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Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "monitor1"
    VendorName "Generic"
    ModelName "Flat Panel 1024x768"
    HorizSync 31.5-48.0
    VertRefresh 56.0-65.0
EndSection

and reboot...

[OleWilly]

Hi daniel

And this is what I get from the live linux cd (Puppy Lucid) maybe that can be of help too  

sh-4.1# xrandr --prop
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 2048 x 2048
VGA1 connected 1280x1024+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 338mm x 270mm
   EDID:
      00ffffffffffff000523f406fe050000
      1511010308221b78eadc55a359489e24
      115054bfef8081808140714f01010101
      010101010101302a009851002a403070
      1300520e1100001e000000fc004b2d42
      31370a20202020202020000000fd0037
      4d1e520e000a202020202020000000ff
      0037323130313533340a20202020008a
   1280x1024      60.0*+   75.0  
   1280x960       60.0  
   1152x864       75.0  
   1024x768       75.1     70.1     60.0  
   832x624        74.6  
   800x600        72.2     75.0     60.3     56.2  
   640x480        72.8     75.0     66.7     60.0  
   720x400        70.1  


But of course I must produce another DVD to have this fine edition at hand.
Thank You much for trying to help.  

OW

[daniel]

First we have to fix your xorg.conf, then we can tune it 

[OleWilly]

Hi daniel

Thank You much for Your explicit last post. I have to go now. I will return when I have tried Your recommandations.  

OW

[daniel]

Try your live linux cd (Puppy Lucid), and open xorg.conf with editor from the live cd to fix it.
Good luck... 

[OleWilly]

Hi daniel

I replaced the section You recommended. - Rebooted and same thing happened 

OW

[daniel]

post again the output now from /etc/X11/xorg.conf please...

[OleWilly]

Gruess dich daniel

Here is my /etc/X11/xorg.conf as it is now :

# File generated by XFdrake (rev 262502)

# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the xorg.conf man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************

Section "ServerFlags"
    Option "DontZap" "False" # disable <Ctrl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
    #DontZoom # disable <Ctrl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
    AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "monitor1"
    VendorName "Generic"
    ModelName "Flat Panel 1024x768"
    HorizSync 31.5-48.0
    VertRefresh 56.0-65.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier "device1"
    Driver "intel"
    Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "screen1"
    Device "device1"
    Monitor "monitor1"
    DefaultColorDepth 24
    
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 8
        Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
    
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 15
        Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
    
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 16
        Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
    
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 24
        Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier "layout1"
    Screen "screen1"
EndSection

Kind of puzzle to me  

OW

[daniel]

Post me the latest Xorg.0.log from /var/log please

[OleWilly]

Hi daniel

Ok here You go. This file is big :

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The file was too big. It is more than 2000 characters and I was denied to post it in this forum 

Thank You I'll try something else 

OW