New build installation problems

[Jonny88]

Hi

I've just upgraded from

Asus M2N32-Sli Mobo
Athlon 4200+
3GB RAM
Nvidia discreet graphics
Creative sound

to

Asus M4A88TD-V Evo Mobo
Athlon 640 X4
4GB RAM
ATI Built it graphics
Built in sound

I'm using SUSE 11.3 KDE4 installing from Live CD

I managed to boot into my exisiting linux install using failsafe and from there I figured the drivers would need sorting out. I managed to get the sound sort of working and then I installed the latest kernel and the ati rather than nvidia drivers

Now it wont boot a GUI at all, but Windows works fine

I have 3 kernels installed (old PAE, new PAE, Old default) one will boot into a console where I can access yast and tried to remove the ATI driver but it didnt make it work again. Startx hangs the system unless logged in as root, when it throws and error saying see xorg.org or some similar x website.

Nothing on the install partition is important, all data is on the same HDD but on different partitions which I need to keep but can access from windows if I need to right now

I tried to reinstall from the Live KDE CD but it hangs, have tried to use the defaults, VESA graphics, text mode, No ACPI, PNPBIOS=off but still won't boot live CD or install.

Cannot even get the "media test" to work, altho memtest runs fine

Any ideas??

[Manko10]

Do you get any error message when booting your Linux?
Which Linux distribution are you using? KDE is a desktop environment, not a Linux distribution.

[Jonny88]

edited it all in, no errors in GUI mode, just hangs,

[Manko10]

As I understand you can boot all your kernels therefore it's not a kernel driver issue, right?
Could you please post the exact wording of your Xorg error message?

[Jonny88]

Before I installed the new Kernel and ATI drivers I could boot into full GUI linux with some graphics and sounds issues using failsafe. Now I can get into a text console using failsafe on one kernel

Errors are:

2.6.34.4-0.1 (Desktop)

[input]startx

Failed to load module "fglrx" (module does not exist
No Drivers available
No Screens found
Check log /var/log/Xorg.0.log

2.6.34.4-0.1 (PAE)

This one hangs -

CDROM (ioctl) error, command Xdread, Read track...
Sense key: Medium Error [current]
Add, Sense: L-EC Uncorrectable error

System then hangs


2.6.34-12 (PAE)

Mount: Unknown filesystem type "ext4"
could not mount

System then hangs


Using the CD to install GUI mode hangs with no message, text and vesa display "loading modules from udev" and then hangs

Is there a verbose way to run the installer as I really want to reinstall, I know it should work as the system would work albeit on a previously installed OS

Unplugging the CD-Rom drives enables 2.6.34.4-0.1 PAE to boot as far as the default can (from this point its a graphics issue) fsck and clean windows shutdown cannot help 2.6.31-12 to boot.

I have no idea whats stopping the install disk working as the motherboard (the only essential change) is supposed to be supported from suse 11 onwards

help much appreciated

Jonny

[gogalthorp]

fglrx is the ATI driver. You apparently have not installed it correctly.

See if the instructions here help

openSUSE Graphic Card Practical Theory Guide for Users