Hello all,
I was wondering if there is a way to boot directly to command line? Because once I get to the GUI log in my screen is unreadable, I know the issue is my video card (evga GTX 570) because it looks fine with my older video card. I assume this means i just need to install the drivers for my card but as I can't see what I am doing once I log in (i can hear the log on sound) GUI isn't much help.
Or maybe i can install them with my other video card installed? Then just put in my GTX?
booting to command line
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Re: booting to command line
There's one think you might like to try first:corbinc wrote:Hello all,
I was wondering if there is a way to boot directly to command line? Because once I get to the GUI log in my screen is unreadable, I know the issue is my video card (evga GTX 570) because it looks fine with my older video card. I assume this means i just need to install the drivers for my card but as I can't see what I am doing once I log in (i can hear the log on sound) GUI isn't much help.
Or maybe i can install them with my other video card installed? Then just put in my GTX?
Type CTRL+ALT+F1 (or ...F2 or F3 ... up to F6) to get an alfa terminal.
If that doesn't work, there might be other options, like install the correct driver, but someone else might help you with that.
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Re: booting to command line
Sorry I should have mentioned that I tried that already to no avail!
My new idea is to try to change the default run level with my working video card, so that it wont even try to boot GUI.
Hopefully that will let me at least see the screen with the other video card in!
My new idea is to try to change the default run level with my working video card, so that it wont even try to boot GUI.
Hopefully that will let me at least see the screen with the other video card in!
Re: booting to command line
Ok so I changed the defualt run level from 2 to 1. That allowed me to boot to a command line where I was able execute "telinit 2". That allows me to boot to GUI with no issues at all. I installed the drivers then tried to let it boot normally, but it still has the same problem. I now know a work around, but it's extremely annoying!
Does anyone know what could be the cause of this problem? Or how I should go about fixing it?
Does anyone know what could be the cause of this problem? Or how I should go about fixing it?
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Re: booting to command line
I'm not sure which Linux Mint version you are trying to install? LM13 Maya 64 bit? Or other? It may help narrow down the possible issues.
Running LM13 Maya 64 bit I can successfully boot into the desktop GUI. I also installed the Nvidia proprietary driver using the hardware driver feature, and then also uninstalled / disabled it using the same application. It works both with the Nvidia driver and with the Nouveau driver. The only issue I have now is getting the Xen kernel to boot, but that is unrelated.
Sorry I can't be of more help.
Running LM13 Maya 64 bit I can successfully boot into the desktop GUI. I also installed the Nvidia proprietary driver using the hardware driver feature, and then also uninstalled / disabled it using the same application. It works both with the Nvidia driver and with the Nouveau driver. The only issue I have now is getting the Xen kernel to boot, but that is unrelated.
Sorry I can't be of more help.
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Re: booting to command line
Why not
then reboot and enter "startx" after login to manually launch X server if needed ?
and of courseto re-enable it ?
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sudo update-rc.d mdm disable
and of course
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sudo update-rc.d mdm enable
Re: booting to command line
I'll try the above post, but I am pretty content using my old video card fro now, because I am just about to upgrade my mobo and cpu and I will try a fresh install after I upgrade.
Right now I am running/ trying to get it to work with my gtx 570 Linux Mint 13 cinnamon 64 bit
My hardware:
-intel core 2 duo e7400 cpu
-intel dp45sg mobo
-toshiba 120GB hdd
-HIS Radeon HD 4670 IceQ Turbo 512MB PCIe w/DL DVI (old video card that works fine)
-4GB Corsair XMS3 2048MB PC10600 DDR3 1333MHz (2x1024)
Right now I am running/ trying to get it to work with my gtx 570 Linux Mint 13 cinnamon 64 bit
My hardware:
-intel core 2 duo e7400 cpu
-intel dp45sg mobo
-toshiba 120GB hdd
-HIS Radeon HD 4670 IceQ Turbo 512MB PCIe w/DL DVI (old video card that works fine)
-4GB Corsair XMS3 2048MB PC10600 DDR3 1333MHz (2x1024)
Re: booting to command line
I solved it via the instructions here: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=110168
Adds a repository and then you just apt-get install the drivers. I have video now, but my audio does not work via the video card's HDMI port
Adds a repository and then you just apt-get install the drivers. I have video now, but my audio does not work via the video card's HDMI port
Re: booting to command line
Back to your original question "boot directly to command line".
What I do is the following:
> sudo nano /etc/init/mdm.conf
and comment the following lines:
#start on ((filesystem
# and runlevel [!06]
# and started dbus
# and (drm-device-added card0 PRIMARY_DEVICE_FOR_DISPLAY=1
# or stopped udev-fallback-graphics))
# or runlevel PREVLEVEL=S)
Next time I boot, it does not start the GUI.
What I do is the following:
> sudo nano /etc/init/mdm.conf
and comment the following lines:
#start on ((filesystem
# and runlevel [!06]
# and started dbus
# and (drm-device-added card0 PRIMARY_DEVICE_FOR_DISPLAY=1
# or stopped udev-fallback-graphics))
# or runlevel PREVLEVEL=S)
Next time I boot, it does not start the GUI.