Gateway SX2370 installation

[docadams]

Installed RC1 12.2.0 on Gateway SX2370 desktop with quad
amd64 processors and radeon hd6530d graphics hardware.

I did a boot to live-ISO and added 'contrib non-free' to the
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list file instead of the
'contrib firmware-linux-nonfree' as noted on the distro
page.  The recommended text gave an error.

Did the 'apt-get update && apt-get install firmware-linux-nonfree' and was successful.

Upon reboot, no graphics is started, either X or a window
manager such as KDE or other.

Is this my fault?  I'll go back to the start and try again
and see what the results are.

thanks in advance,

viel danke,

chuck

[docadams]

Reinstalled system several times and same error(s).

System is running, but no X-server or graphics.  Just as a dumb
terminal, like the old Lear-Sigler ADM-3A.  From the 1980's for
those that aren't that old to remember them.

Did some checking on /var/log/Xorg.319.log file.

xf86OpenConsole: Cannot find a free VT   error message.

Research on web shows that might try 'nvidia-xconfig'.  Not installed.
apt-get install nvidia-xconfig    did get it installed.  Executed
as root.

Now Xorg...log file gets further and new message

(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Hope I am heading in the right direction.
I'll keep plugging away at this until some one comes
along with a fix or some more places to look for errors.
I don't mind doing this to get a good version of siduction
out the door.

thanks,

chuck

[ayla]

with quad
amd64 processors and radeon hd6530d graphics

Research on web shows that might try 'nvidia-xconfig'.  Not installed.
apt-get install nvidia-xconfig    did get it installed.  

What do you want nvidia-config to do on a radeon card?

Try to boot the Live-Iso with savesettings mode, install, then add "contrib non-free" to your debian.list,

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apt-get update && apt-get install firmware-linux.
Have a look at /etc/X11 for a file xorg.conf or a folder xorg.conf.d. Rename to something else.
Reboot.
This should do it.

greets
ayla

[arno911]

or install the fglrx driver from sid, blacklist the radeon driver from xorg and have a working system with better graphics performance.

[docadams]

Ayla,

Thanks for the help.  I had already figured out that nvidia was the
wrong video card.  :-)  

I went through your steps on the installation and it works.  Many thanks
for the time you saved me.

I am impressed with the support.  The debian group was not helpful on
this problem with the new 'wheezy' distro.

I am a happy camper and will use siduction in a new book that I am
writing.

viel danke,

chuck

[docadams]

arno911,

I tried

sudo apt-get install fglrx fglrx-amdcccle

and did not get installation as I think the repository is
not by default available.

Went to package installer and installed

fglrx-driver-1.12-6+point-3(64bit)
amd-opencl-icd-1:12-6-6+point-3(64bit)

tried  sudo amdconfig --initial

and amdconfig not found, but aticonfig was found.

fglrxinfo   gives segmentation fault.

But system is working on reboot.

chuck

[ayla]

Hi,

siduction does not use sudo by default.

Use

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su-to-root -X -c <command>

insteed.

greets
ayla

[docadams]

I always add my account to the /etc/sudoers file.
I am old old fan of sudo for system admin commands.... :-)

I am off siduction until it gets further along.
linuxmint 14 came out yesterday and it works out of the
box.....

thanks,

chuck