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by avoura
Sun Jul 13, 2014 4:49 pm
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: Linux Mint frozen on Boot logo screen?
Replies: 5
Views: 2928

Re: Linux Mint frozen on Boot logo screen? <SOLVED>

I managed to fix it. There is an option in Virtual Box to enable PAE on boot, which I did and now it boots okay.
by avoura
Thu Jul 10, 2014 12:48 pm
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: Linux Mint frozen on Boot logo screen?
Replies: 5
Views: 2928

Re: Linux Mint frozen on Boot logo screen?

I am having a similar problem, although mine is installing Linux Mint 17 MATE in Virtual Box. I get the splash screen as the live CD starts up, it says it will boot in 10 seconds, and then nothing, except for the Mint logo at the top and a grey background over the rest of the display. If I press a k...
by avoura
Fri Dec 14, 2012 1:27 pm
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: Linux Mint 13 keeps freezing (AMD CPU)
Replies: 5
Views: 2251

Re: Linux Mint 13 keeps freezing (AMD CPU)

I uninstalled fglrx, so far it seems okay without any further freezing.
by avoura
Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:17 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: Linux Mint 13 keeps freezing (AMD CPU)
Replies: 5
Views: 2251

Re: Linux Mint 13 keeps freezing (AMD CPU)

When using Ubuntu Studio 12.04 on the same PC I do not have these problems. Although I do not have the FGLRX driver installed in that. I am thinking that the AMD FGLRX driver is maybe causing it in Mint as I recently installed an AMD graphics card. RAM usage is high as I am a power user, got about 8...
by avoura
Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:11 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: Linux Mint 13 keeps freezing completely (Intel Ivy Bridge)
Replies: 51
Views: 20860

Re: Linux Mint 13 keeps freezing completely (Intel Ivy Bridg

I may well try Linux Mint 14, meanwhile I am using Ubuntu Studio 12.04. I have no intention of leaving Linux -- it is way better than Windows.
by avoura
Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:39 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: Linux Mint 13 keeps freezing (AMD CPU)
Replies: 5
Views: 2251

Linux Mint 13 keeps freezing (AMD CPU)

My Linux Mint 13, 64-bit, keeps freezing. There is a similar thread re Intel CPU Ivy Bridge here http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=112543 What happens is that everything at random just freezes, cannot move the mouse, pressing Num Lock does nothing, cannot type anything. Only thing...
by avoura
Sun Nov 04, 2012 6:39 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: Linux Mint 13 keeps freezing completely (Intel Ivy Bridge)
Replies: 51
Views: 20860

Re: Linux Mint 13 keeps freezing completely

My Linux Mint froze again, so the problem is not yet resolved.
by avoura
Fri Nov 02, 2012 9:36 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: Linux Mint 13 keeps freezing completely (Intel Ivy Bridge)
Replies: 51
Views: 20860

Re: Linux Mint 13 keeps freezing completely

I enabled the level 4 and 5, and it offered me some Linux kernel updates, which I installed. So far it has not frozen, although I was wondering if a different distro choice might be the way to go, something more stable and which works okay with AMD graphics drivers.
by avoura
Fri Oct 26, 2012 3:24 pm
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: Linux Mint 13 keeps freezing completely (Intel Ivy Bridge)
Replies: 51
Views: 20860

Re: Linux Mint 13 keeps freezing completely

I just looked at the Update manager settings, levels 4 and 5 are shown as unsafe and dangerous, which I would prefer not to use.
by avoura
Fri Oct 26, 2012 6:28 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: Linux Mint 13 keeps freezing completely (Intel Ivy Bridge)
Replies: 51
Views: 20860

Re: Linux Mint 13 keeps freezing completely

I will try the level 4 and 5 updates, see if it can update the kernel and fix the stability issues. However, today when booting up there were updates, so I allowed them to be installed, but it froze completely during the update. I then rebooted, and before I could do anything it froze again. So I am...
by avoura
Wed Oct 24, 2012 5:19 pm
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: Linux Mint 13 keeps freezing completely (Intel Ivy Bridge)
Replies: 51
Views: 20860

Re: Linux Mint 13 keeps freezing completely

I am having the same problem, using MATE. I had tried using Compiz, but that caused problems with the display, so changed back to Marco. I enabled compositing to use Docky, still got a few display problems (parts of screen changing to something else briefly), and a few times a complete system freeze...
by avoura
Wed Oct 24, 2012 5:08 pm
Forum: Compiz, Conky, Docks & Widgets
Topic: Display errors, flickering, using MATE, Radeon and Compiz
Replies: 2
Views: 1258

Re: Display errors, flickering, using MATE, Radeon and Compi

Update: I still get some parts of the display flickering and disappearing and then reappearing. Anyone know what is causing this? I assume it is related to the graphics card drivers. Is there a way to use my AMD Radeon HD 7750 graphics card with Linux Mint and have it work properly with proper drive...
by avoura
Tue Oct 09, 2012 6:35 pm
Forum: Compiz, Conky, Docks & Widgets
Topic: Display errors, flickering, using MATE, Radeon and Compiz
Replies: 2
Views: 1258

Re: Display errors, flickering, using MATE, Radeon and Compi

I eventually found this

http://forums.mate-desktop.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=504

which shows how to enable compositing in marco, which then gives a much more stable desktop and Docky working properly, although I miss my wobbly windows from Compiz.
by avoura
Fri Sep 28, 2012 5:36 am
Forum: Printers & Scanners
Topic: Printers disappeared
Replies: 1
Views: 816

Printers disappeared

Today my printers have all disappeared from the list of installed printers. I am running Mint 13 with MATE. I have a laser printer and an inkjet, also had a PDF printer installed, but when I turned on my laser printer, Mint said it found a new printer. I looked at the list of printers and the other ...
by avoura
Thu Sep 27, 2012 6:27 pm
Forum: Compiz, Conky, Docks & Widgets
Topic: Display errors, flickering, using MATE, Radeon and Compiz
Replies: 2
Views: 1258

Display errors, flickering, using MATE, Radeon and Compiz

I am using Mint 13 with MATE DE, and a Radeon HD 7750 graphics card. I recently installed the drivers for it and that works (fglrx). I then decided to install Docky, but that does not work completely unless I install Compiz, so I installed Compiz. I have used Compiz in Ubuntu before, and both Compiz...
by avoura
Tue Sep 25, 2012 3:45 pm
Forum: Graphics Cards & Monitors
Topic: Sapphire Radeon HD7750 proprietary drivers giving blank scre
Replies: 4
Views: 4241

Re: Sapphire Radeon HD7750 proprietary drivers giving blank

I actually found something else that worked for me before I read your reply (from someone on another forum): Install the driver with sudo apt-get install fglrx fglrx-amdcccle Generate a fresh xorg.conf BEFORE REBOOTING! sudo aticonfig --initial I then had a logo on the bottom right of the screen whi...
by avoura
Sat Sep 15, 2012 5:40 pm
Forum: Graphics Cards & Monitors
Topic: Sapphire Radeon HD7750 proprietary drivers giving blank scre
Replies: 4
Views: 4241

Re: Sapphire Radeon HD7750 proprietary drivers giving blank

Now my system has detected some open source drivers and is using those, I am guessing, as now I can use it at a higher resolution, but only at a max of 1280 x 1024. I want to connect to a monitor which is 1900 x 1080. How can I do this without making the same mistake as before and installing what ap...
by avoura
Fri Sep 14, 2012 7:55 am
Forum: Graphics Cards & Monitors
Topic: Sapphire Radeon HD7750 proprietary drivers giving blank scre
Replies: 4
Views: 4241

Re: Sapphire Radeon HD7750 proprietary drivers giving blank

I found this page online at http://ccgi.philfam.co.uk/wordpress/2011/07/11/66 which gave me some instructions to remove the drivers: apt-get remove --purge fglrx fglrx_* fglrx-amdcccle* fglrx-dev* xorg-driver-fglrx apt-get remove --purge xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-radeon apt-get insta...

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