Fujitsu-Siemens laptop: X server problem with Gnome-2010.7

[satuser083]

I've been given a Fujitsu-Siemens laptop, model AMILO-Pro V2030D WL1, which runs XP and is incredibly s l o o o o w. No sweat, thinks I, just a problem with Windoze getting clogged up as usual, will pop PCLOS-Gnome onto her and off she'll go. Well... not quite  !

At a certain point in the live-CD boot process the following messages occur:

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acpid: client connected from 3090[0:0]
acpid: 1 client rule loaded
acpid: client rule disconnected
acpid: client connected from 3141[0:0]
acpid: 1 client rule loaded
acpid: client rule disconnectedand then

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Failed to start the X server.
It is likely that it is not set up correctly
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I've looked at the logs provided, but they mean absolutely nothing to me; I also have no idea how to adjust the various settings    offered  . All of the live-CD boot options have been tried and each ends with the same error-message.

Looks like the problem with XP could be a display-hardware fault. Has anyone out there had a similar problem and solved it; if so, how? Thanks.

[Xero]

Ok, from the command-line (which is all you appear to have), try

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startx
If this still fails, type

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su to switch to root access, giving

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root as the password. Then run

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pcc to run the PCLOS Control Center. Go to setting up your graphics server, and try some settings, testing first before exiting, to see if you can get to work. I had similar issue with a laptop, was a matter of setting better resolution for the screen, then it seemed to work fine. Good luck.

[satuser083]

Ok, from the command-line (which is all you appear to have), try

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startx
If this still fails, type

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su to switch to root access, giving

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root as the password. Then run

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pcc to run the PCLOS Control Center. Go to setting up your graphics server, and try some settings, testing first before exiting, to see if you can get to work. I had similar issue with a laptop, was a matter of setting better resolution for the screen, then it seemed to work fine. Good luck.

Thanks, but the machine doesn't get as far as a command line. It now gets to the Gnome desktop but with no icons, although the top and bottom bars are there. It then hangs (with the mouse-pointer still moveable) and the only option is to switch it off. I've tried a few hot-keys but, to be honest, I lack knowledge in that area. Intend to strip it down to try to establish where the hardware problem may lie.

[vjeko]

if your live cd performs without trouble on it, it is configuration problems youre having, and not hardware failures

[ghostbunny]

hi,
simple question, did you try to boot with the vesa driver? i had have a similar problem with my ati graca.

in vesa mode i got a full working desktop, there i used pcc to configure the x server, but i don't know whether there is a driver for via cards/chips

greets
ghostbunny