!! Ubuntu 7.04 Loading Problem..

[Dipen01]

Hey guys,

Installed Ubuntu 7.04 yesterday. Facing some problems while loading it...I meant it sometimes hangs on loading screen or at time it goes to linux command prompt and all.. I dunno whats happening..and whats the reason..

Can it be that i installed it on Extended Partition..?? so its causing problems.. But i actually booted once, it wen i restarted the problem started..

What are my options here..??


Regards,
Dipen

[mehulved]

Any error message?

[dissel]

If the progress bar stop in loading screen, gently press ctrl+alt+del for once(hitting more than one,it will restart) and it start successfully and bring the login screen.

It worked for me in Ubuntu 6.10.

[freebird]

I and many ppl are also installed Linux on extended logical partns,that is not the problem.it should be helpful if u post ur h/w esp graphics card model.there are many causes like setting of bad screen resolution,using wrong gfx drivers etc.anyway most of it can be solved using commandline editing of file /etc/X11/xorg.conf and/or

~$sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

^ and give the correct driver for ur card,for eg for intel cards(latest) will select i810.

[eagle_y2j]

me 2 facing same problem on my Ubuntu

I am using Intel on board graphic with 845GVSR board it takes ages to load login screen

and take a look at this screenshot is this problem is also related to wrong confi ?

[freebird]

^ some font rendering issue?are u using gnome-find?
do a " sudo fc-cache -fv" from command line =a terminal
also the app uses gtk1.2 (old)

[praka123]

Originally Posted by eagle_y2j

me 2 facing same problem on my Ubuntu

I am using Intel on board graphic with 845GVSR board it takes ages to load login screen

and take a look at this screenshot is this problem is also related to wrong confi ?

the above problem seems to be with pango libs.if u r in debian or ubuntu,try running below commands:

~$sudo update-pangox-aliases

this s/w is based on gtk1.2 old lib .
make sure u have following font packages installed(u can install usin g synaptic or Add/remove options):
xfonts-100dpi
xfonts-100dpi-transcoded
xfonts-75dpi
xfonts-75dpi-transcoded
xfonts-base
xfonts-scalable

edit:
also post the o/p from terminal:

:~$ cat /etc/locale.gen

[eagle_y2j]

eagle@hackmeifucan:~$ cat /etc/locale.gen 
cat: /etc/locale.gen: No such file or directory

tried all above but can't figure how to check
xfonts-100dpi
xfonts-100dpi-transcoded
xfonts-75dpi
xfonts-75dpi-transcoded
xfonts-base
xfonts-scalable installed or not . ADD or REMOVE says no result

[dissel]

I tried all above steps...install 100dpi,75dpi fonts and other pkg as suggested but font problem still the same.

and yeah....there is no cat /etc/locale.gen

[praka123]

You should check for some files similar to /etc/locales etc in older Ubuntu's
.there is a command called locale.u can try this from terminal and post "LANG=" here.

:$locale

@eagle:
You can install all these packages using synaptic from a terminal:

:$sudo  /usr/sbin/synaptic

before that u need to make sure u have a good repository list in /etc/apt/sources.list
depending on ur version of ubuntu make a list from
http://www.ubuntu-nl.org/source-o-matic/
@dissel:
try removing these (.dot)files in ur /home/user/ directory.

:~$ rm -i .gtkrc-1.2-gnome2
:~$ rm -i  .gtkrc.mine

Now do an:

:~$ echo "include \"$HOME/.gtkrc.mine\"" > ~/.gtkrc-1.2-gnome2

now try starting any gtk-1.2 apps and post the results.

The basic problem is u need to probe for err in the correct locale file @ /etc/gtk/ .
You can do in gdm login prompt to select ur default locale preferebly:
en_US.UTF-8
there must be a package called locales installed.
You can do this and select ur locales from a terminal:

:~$sudo  dpkg-reconfigure locales

I use latest Debian and Ubuntu.in these distros,u can use the command :
locale-gen etc to generate locales.
anyways check and see.

[Vivek788]

i too have 845GVSR...the live cd gets stuck on black screen after selecting ANY option...

[eddie]

@Vivek: At the prompt where it presents various options like boot from CD, boot from hard disk and all, press F6. You will get a long command line with pipe character at the end. It looks like this |

At that prompt, after pipe character, write "acpi=off" (without quotes) and press enter. See if it boots now.

[freebird]

Originally Posted by eagle_y2j

eagle@hackmeifucan:~$ cat /etc/locale.gen 
cat: /etc/locale.gen: No such file or directory

tried all above but can't figure how to check
xfonts-100dpi
xfonts-100dpi-transcoded
xfonts-75dpi
xfonts-75dpi-transcoded
xfonts-base
xfonts-scalable installed or not . ADD or REMOVE says no result

@eagle_y2j:
post ur :

~$ cat /etc/default/locale

from terminal

[eagle_y2j]

Originally Posted by freebird

@eagle_y2j:
post ur :

~$ cat /etc/default/locale

from terminal

LANG="en_IN"

btw can any one guess y there is a blank screen for 5-6 min before I see login screen in Ubuntu ?

[Dipen01]

Hardware Config

C2D E6300,MSI Neo-F, 7900 GS

I even had problems while using live cd in the beginning, it didnt detect my devices/drives in GParted...but after couple of restarts it did..and i installed it on disk..

But as i said it takes ages to load..and sometimes...stops at linux command line..well let me try again..!!

and ill post the out for

:~$ cat /etc/locale.gen

[freebird]

Originally Posted by eagle_y2j

LANG="en_IN"

btw can any one guess y there is a blank screen for 5-6 min before I see login screen in Ubuntu ?

5-6 minutes or seconds?
what is ur graphics card.properly configure ur gfx card by using from terminal:

:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

when prompted,select ur card name etc.

BTW did u try installing those font pkgs ? and commands from terminal?Also try @praka said.it fixed my debian's gtk-1.2 misbehaviour

@Dipen01: I suppose u got an nvidia card?so do a thing.once u finished the boot sequence,press CTRL+ALT+F1 to get a virtual terminal.login with ur username and password.then edit the configuration file as follows:

~$sudo nano -w /etc/X11/xorg.conf

give ur password when prompted and press enter.
browse with Up and Down arrow to reach the Section "Device" :
and edit the section to look as follows to use VESA driver to get into gui:

Section "Device"
        Identifier      "Generic Video Card"
        Driver          "vesa"
EndSection

save by pressing CTRL+X and type yes when prompted.afterwards :

~$sudo gdm

to see whether GUI is seen.Now after u are in GNOME,try going to
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:F...r_.28NVIDIA.29
for installing nvidia proprietory graphics driver(s).
there are new beta drivers also for nividia.just check the guide.
see also:
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix...acy-users.html
use nano editor for ease.(pressing CTRL+O saves,CTRL+X exits,u have to answer in prompt yes or no )

[Dipen01]

^^^
Thanx will try it tonite...

I hope it works..

[Pathik]

even i hav a asrock i845gv and feisty is workin good... tho i did hav probs wit edgy..

[dissel]

@praka123

Here is my Locale

LANG=en_IN
LC_CTYPE="en_IN"
LC_NUMERIC="en_IN"
LC_TIME="en_IN"
LC_COLLATE="en_IN"
LC_MONETARY="en_IN"
LC_MESSAGES="en_IN"
LC_PAPER="en_IN"
LC_NAME="en_IN"
LC_ADDRESS="en_IN"
LC_TELEPHONE="en_IN"
LC_MEASUREMENT="en_IN"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_IN"
LC_ALL=

After typing the removing comand

rm -i .gtkrc-1.2-gnome2
rm: remove regular file `.gtkrc-1.2-gnome2'?

rm -i .gtkrc.mine
rm: cannot lstat `.gtkrc.mine': No such file or directory

After reconfigure locale comand

Generating locales...
en_AU.UTF-8... up-to-date
en_BW.UTF-8... up-to-date
en_CA.UTF-8... up-to-date
en_DK.UTF-8... up-to-date
en_GB.UTF-8... up-to-date
en_HK.UTF-8... up-to-date
en_IE.UTF-8... up-to-date
en_IN.UTF-8... up-to-date
en_NZ.UTF-8... up-to-date
en_PH.UTF-8... up-to-date
en_SG.UTF-8... up-to-date
en_US.UTF-8... up-to-date
en_ZA.UTF-8... up-to-date
en_ZW.UTF-8... up-to-date
Generation complete.

[freebird]

:~$ rm -i .gtkrc-1.2-gnome2
:~$ rm -i .gtkrc.mine
OK.
so u removed those files?remove them and then as @praka said:
:~$ echo "include \"$HOME/.gtkrc.mine\"" > ~/.gtkrc-1.2-gnome2
did u tried running a gtk1.2 app?whether fonts are shown correctly.
afaik u can set ur default locale as:

en_US.UTF-8

[dissel]

Originally Posted by freebird

:~$ rm -i .gtkrc-1.2-gnome2
:~$ rm -i .gtkrc.mine
OK.
so u removed those files?remove them and then as @praka said:
:~$ echo "include \"$HOME/.gtkrc.mine\"" > ~/.gtkrc-1.2-gnome2
did u tried running a gtk1.2 app?whether fonts are shown correctly.
afaik u can set ur default locale as:
Code:

en_US.UTF-8

^^^
Yaeh I did all steps mentioned by @praka123 one after one in the same sequence.

[Hey praka, Happy Birthday man]

when use "rm -i .gtkrc-1.2-gnome2" this commands a "?" sign appear in the terminal as I pasted it from my terminal to my previous post.

and when I use the "rm -i .gtkrc.mine" command it said no files or directory.

after this "echo "include \"$HOME/.gtkrc.mine\"" > ~/.gtkrc-1.2-gnome2"

nothing.

I change the Default Language from Administration--->Language Support ---English (United States of America).

Which was earlier English(India).

Now I can't restart my system before next 13hrs....some Important process going on.
Is now restart is must ?
if so after restart,I will post back.

I have same font problem facing like @eagle_y2j in XMMS Player

and I use nero linux 2.1.0.4 where I can't read any menu.(I know K3B is awsome and GNOME baker too alternative)

Am I did anything wrong ?
What is gtk1.2 app ?

[freebird]

@dissel:
Hey man! those commands are for removing the files only.just enter "y" or "yes" to get it removed.
no hurry for restart
BTW Happy Birthday Praka123

[eagle_y2j]

I resolved my issue of xmms by installing BMP player it uses same engine +interface like xmms .

[dissel]

@praka123 and freebird




Thanks for your nice help, At this point restart is must for my case. After restart my problem was solved and now my 'locale' output is "en_US.UTF-8
". Now I getting proper font rendering in XMMS and Nero Linux.

[praka123]

@eagle:You moved the correct way man!BMP(beep-media-player) uses gtk2,even there are many more winamp lookalike players like audacious,bmpx etc.definitely gtk2 is better.
but i hope gtk-1.2 problem too fixed,we can solve it too.
@dissel: congrats yaar!U got it working.if by removing files,the problem is rectified,is gr8.otherwise u need to have to edit ~/.gtkrc.mine to set ur fonts!.

now in ubuntu forums,there are custom ways to make old gtk1.2 apps look nicer.if u r interested,u can try them.I changed my gtk1.2 apps looks better by installing Plastig theme and adobe fonts.
link:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=107135