New install of LinuxCNC 2.7-wheezy.ISO not working

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9 years 9 months ago #86867 by toolmaker
I downloaded 2.7 wheezy.iso with ZSYNC on Mint Linux. The download was perfect and checksum was perfect. I made an install disk and ran LinuxCNC from the disk. It worked great from the disk.

I then erased my hard drive to make a clean install. The CD installed with no problems. When I rebooted my computer it came up with the selection box.
I selected the first option and I got error messages that went by to fast to read and then the screen was blank. The curser did move.

I ran Ubuntu 10.04 with LinuxCNC on this computer and it ran fine.
Is there something I can do to get this running?

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9 years 9 months ago #86868 by cncnoob1979
I would suggest another install to see if you can reproduce the error. Thinking you may have a graphics issue from your brief description. Do you have multiple video cards installed or using the on board graphics?

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9 years 9 months ago #86871 by tommylight
Wee need more information. Take some pictures of the screen or a video and post it here.

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9 years 9 months ago #86917 by toolmaker
I was thinking about this last night and I believe the problem is the drivers for my video card.
There is a ATI All-In-Wonder 9600 video board in there.
When I formatted the hard drive to make a clean install I'm sure it wiped out the drivers.
I built this computer many years ago and I have all the drivers on disks. The problem is that the drivers need to be installed under windows.
There is nothing to record on the screen it is black.
The question is are there drivers for this board in Linux? Can I install them with no video?
Thanks

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9 years 9 months ago #86920 by toolmaker
I just put the DVD in the computer and booted it up running on the DVD only. The program works fine. I am on line and typing this now.
Are the drivers on the DVD not installing correctly to the computer or do they install different drivers when the program installs?
I could use this DVD to download drivers to the PC or change setting in the LinuxCNC.
Thanks

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9 years 9 months ago #86922 by cncnoob1979
Sometimes the install detection is wrong. Then you get a blank screen when installed. That is why I suggested another install to see if it detects it correctly for you this time. I would ensure I disabled the onboard video if using an external video card.

If you do get another blank video then boot into the live cd as you are now and research your video chipset and how to fix video errors for Wheezy Linux distribution.

If you do not have any configuration or time involved in your current setup it literally takes 30 mins or so, well worth a try in my opinion.

You can see what drivers are in use in the live cd by issuing this command in a terminal:
lsmod

Among many others which you can research while trying to figure it out. Perhaps another here with that chipset can help you troubleshoot it.

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