SUSE 10.3 not responding after login

[lie2k7]

Hi,
I'm using Compaq presario with AMD Turion 64 x2 laptop and I just installed it with openSUSE 10.3. No error during the installation and installation 100% completed. But after the system reboot and it's comes to login screen, after I login.. the system only shown blank screen. all keys is not functioning but mouse cursor still can be moved around and caps lock still responding.... I really need some help here..

I still can go to terminal mode by pressing Ctrl + Alt + F1.

My display card is NVidia..


Thanks a lot..

[gogalthorp]

which NVIDIA chip set?

log on to terminal as root

edit the /etc/X11/xorg.conf

look for the video card section and see what the driver is

if "nv" change to "vesa". if "vesa" change to "nv"

save and see if that helps.

[lie2k7]

The is no video section in "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" I can see the monitor and others devices but not the video card.

It seem like my video card got problem.. when I logon to terminal and used "yast" to check the "Graphics Card and Monitor" it giving me the error. No graphics card detail shown.

Please help...

[oldcpu]

Reboot your PC, and when the Grub boot menu comes up, type "3" (no quotes) in the options line, and then select to boot openSUSE. Note the Grub menu is the menu where you select to boot openSUSE, or openSUSE-fail-safe, or Windows.

When presented with a log in prompt, log in as a regular user (NOT as root). Use your regular user password.

Once logged in, switch to root permissions by typing: su #enter root password when prompted.

Then to figure out if your graphic card is "chip 0" or "chip 1", type: sax2 -p

For example, on my PC I get the following (indicating I have one graphic device as Chip 0).
Chip: 0 is -> NVidia GeForce FX 5200 (0x0322) 03:00:0 0x10de 0x0322 AGP nv


Then, assuming it is "chip 0", type:
sax2 -r -m 0=nv #note that is "zero equals nv"
and if that does not work try
sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia
and if that does not work try
sax2 -r -m 0=vesa

(Note if your chip had been "chip 1" you would type "sax2 -r -m 1=nv").

After sax2 is complete successfully, you need to get rid of root permissions. Do this by typing: exit

Once back to a regular user, check X windows. Do this by typing
startx

If that works, exit immediately back to the ascii (level 3) screen. Once back, switch to root permissions by typing: su #enter root password when prompted.

Then restart your PC by typing:
shutdown -r now

This time do NOT enter "3" in the options line.

[lie2k7]

TQVM for the usefull tips but it still not working.. after a few tries, I think the problem is not due to graphics card coz when I press Ctrl + Alt + F10, I found that the system kept trying to load WLAN device/driver.

Below is the error shown when I press Ctrl + Alt + F10:

Mar 28 19:39:29 lnxsuse01 kernal: bcm43xx: Error: Microcode "bcm43xx_microcode5 fw" not available or load failed.
Mar 28 19:39:29 lnxsuse01 kernal: bcm43xx: core_up for active 802.11 core failed (-2)


Please help... tq!

[oldcpu]

TQVM for the usefull tips but it still not working.. after a few tries, I think the problem is not due to graphics card coz when I press Ctrl + Alt + F10,

I do not have a good handle on your symptoms.

If the recommendation I gave can not be done because your keyboard does not function, then you need to focus on getting your keyboard functioning. You stated your keyboard did not work, and yet then you go and state Ctrl + Alt + F10 worked for you.

So I don't understand your symptoms. I am skeptical that the wireless device is your problem.

[lie2k7]

I thought the keyboard is not responding during 1st troubleshooting, but it was working actually and I can go to terminal screen by pressing Ctrl + Alt + F1. That was my mistake and sorry for that...

Now, could tell me how can I skipped my wireless device from being loaded during the system start-up?? Tq

[gogalthorp]

I don't think it is the wireless. That should not interfere with the GUI, though it is a problem that will need to be addressed later.

You need to tell use exactly what hardware it is. Is this a notebook? If not does your mother board have a video chip and also have you a NVIDIA card? Which ones ie what are the chip sets.

Press ctrl-alt-F1 log in as Oldcpu suggests and follow that advise.

You need to create a video card section in /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Oldcpu's advice should do that.

[ironduke]

alternativly go to tty1 (ctrl-alt-f1) and login as root
enter the command
xorgconfig
and follow the prompts according to your hardware. At the end you should be able to start xwindows with the startx command. It's unusual for an opensuse install to go so horribly wrong though. Maybe you should try installing from scratch.