32 or 64 bit?

[Redeemed]

Press F4 and chose a resolution. It should work after that.

Well... the initial splash screen and options menu does show up. But if I select to boot into safe graphics mode or the "regular" mode I get a window with a progress bar stating that it is initializing and loading the kernel... and then it all disappears and the screen goes black (though the light on the monitor stays green so it isn't going into standy). It is almost like Kubuntu just doesn't like the digital output (DVI)... you think it might be a resolution issue?

[carlos]

Hi,

For those who've been using pure debian for a while, can I expect many compatibility issues, like with flash, on 64bit?

If so, what are your thoughts on 32bit vs 64 stability and speed wise?

Thanks in advance.

I am using a Intel Core 2 Duo e6600 on my main PC and stricly Debian "Lenny" and find X86 (32-bit) right now is much better just for codec and flash plugin support. Multimedia is a PITA with 64 bit even if there are ways, I don't find the pay off for using the AMD 64 kernel yet.

I suggest i386 arch until things progress. Just my thoughts.

[Redeemed]

Press F4 and chose a resolution. It should work after that.

LOL- that worked. :p I'm actually typing this in Konqueror though... and everything seems a lot snappier than the last time I ran Kubuntu. Though the previous time I was using an older version and it was 32-bit... this time I'm using the latest version and it is 64-bit. And I like it! :D :p Heck, even the Konqueror web browser is a lot faster than the previous version. I still don't like Konqueror though... think I'll install FF.

In fact, think I shall install both Kubuntu and FF... NOW! :lol:

[grey_1]

I am using a Intel Core 2 Duo e6600 on my main PC and stricly Debian "Lenny" and find X86 (32-bit) right now is much better just for codec and flash plugin support. Multimedia is a PITA with 64 bit even if there are ways, I don't find the pay off for using the AMD 64 kernel yet.

I suggest i386 arch until things progress. Just my thoughts.
Thanks for the feedback, and totally agreed. I went with 32 bit not long after making this thread and am having to do none of the work arounds I needed in 64bit.

Stable, fast and fully usable is all I want.

[Redeemed]

Well, here's hoping I don't have any stability issues. It seemed VERY fast... but I have yet to dink around with it much...

[carlos]

Yeah - I just installed a kernel from the "unstable" repo because nVidia drivers don't work with the latest kernel in "testing". Right now I have the 2.6.22-1-686-bigmem kernel installed. My system is super fast however my specs may have something to do with that...

- C2D e6600 = 2.4GHz
- nVidia 8600GTS
- 4GB of DDR2 RAM
- 3x 500GB S-ATA drives in RAID5 (Software RAID)

[grey_1]

I'm sure your specs have a little to do with it. :p

I haven't hand-rolled a kernel for ages, I'll be getting back to that soon also, I wish fresh ck patches were still coming out, but he has his reasons for getting away from it.

[DiscipleDOC]

Yeah - I just installed a kernel from the "unstable" repo because nVidia drivers don't work with the latest kernel in "testing". Right now I have the 2.6.22-1-686-bigmem kernel installed. My system is super fast however my specs may have something to do with that...

- C2D e6600 = 2.4GHz
- nVidia 8600GTS
- 4GB of DDR2 RAM
- 3x 500GB S-ATA drives in RAID5 (Software RAID)
I'm using that kernel with the 64-bit version of debian. Everything is rock solid.

[Redeemed]

Okay... the problem still persists.

If I boot from the LiveCD, the option to press "F4" is there, and it works perfectly. But as soon as I try to boot into my Kubuntu installation the screen goes black. Grub shows up perfectly fine... but if I chose to boot into Kubuntu it sounds like it is loading but the screen goes (and remains) blank and eventually goes into standby. I can boot into the command prompt no problem- only thing is I have no idea what to type in from there. Is there a way to modify my boot options so I can chose a proper resolution to boot with?

[grey_1]

Okay... the problem still persists.

If I boot from the LiveCD, the option to press "F4" is there, and it works perfectly. But as soon as I try to boot into my Kubuntu installation the screen goes black. Grub shows up perfectly fine... but if I chose to boot into Kubuntu it sounds like it is loading but the screen goes (and remains) blank and eventually goes into standby. I can boot into the command prompt no problem- only thing is I have no idea what to type in from there. Is there a way to modify my boot options so I can chose a proper resolution to boot with?
I doubt its your rez.

'sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf'

Look for the driver..I think kubuntu uses "nv" by default, change it to "vesa", save and startx. If it's "vesa" by default, just try the other..good luck.


p.s. I had 0 problems after moving to debian.

[Redeemed]

I doubt its your rez.

'sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf'

Look for the driver..I think kubuntu uses "nv" by default, change it to "vesa", save and startx. If it's "vesa" by default, just try the other..good luck.


p.s. I had 0 problems after moving to debian.

I tried that- entered it just as you had it- but it said that it didn't recognize the command and then that it couldn't locate the file. So I went into Nano hoping I could manually navigate to the xorg.conf file just as I would in QBASIC in DOS but that was a no-go. :p

So... just for the heck of it I typed "startx" and lo-and-behold, it worked. I'm actually typing this to you from Konqueror (FF hasn't finished dl'ing yet). :D

Okay... next to get the appropriate drivers for my 8800- I still have that PM you sent me I believe so I'll try that.

As to debian... isn't it for more "advanced" linux users though?

[grey_1]

I tried that- entered it just as you had it- but it said that it didn't recognize the command and then that it couldn't locate the file. So I went into Nano hoping I could manually navigate to the xorg.conf file just as I would in QBASIC in DOS but that was a no-go. :p

So... just for the heck of it I typed "startx" and lo-and-behold, it worked. I'm actually typing this to you from Konqueror (FF hasn't finished dl'ing yet). :D

Okay... next to get the appropriate drivers for my 8800- I still have that PM you sent me I believe so I'll try that.

As to debian... isn't it for more "advanced" linux users though?
After what you've fought with in kubuntu debian will be a breeze for you.

[Redeemed]

After what you've fought with in kubuntu debian will be a breeze for you.

lol- I still don't fully get how to use the command prompt. It is quite a bit different than DOS- yet it also seems very similar. :p As far as the GUI, that doesn't seem difficult at all.

Now... my video card drivers... still trying to get those installed... :(

[grey_1]

lol- I still don't fully get how to use the command prompt. It is quite a bit different than DOS- yet it also seems very similar. :p As far as the GUI, that doesn't seem difficult at all.

Now... my video card drivers... still trying to get those installed... :(
Debian was a breeze. Still had to install all the same packages, but no glitches or instability.

[DiscipleDOC]

I tried that- entered it just as you had it- but it said that it didn't recognize the command and then that it couldn't locate the file. So I went into Nano hoping I could manually navigate to the xorg.conf file just as I would in QBASIC in DOS but that was a no-go. :p

So... just for the heck of it I typed "startx" and lo-and-behold, it worked. I'm actually typing this to you from Konqueror (FF hasn't finished dl'ing yet). :D

Okay... next to get the appropriate drivers for my 8800- I still have that PM you sent me I believe so I'll try that.

As to debian... isn't it for more "advanced" linux users though?
Redeemed,
Use this (http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html) if you're still stuck with getting the driver to work. I used this when I first installed Kubuntu.

[Redeemed]

Redeemed,
Use this (http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html) if you're still stuck with getting the driver to work. I used this when I first installed Kubuntu.

Thanks DOC. I'm in Vista right now, but I'll boot into Kubuntu before bed tonight and give that a go. ;)

[Redeemed]

Redeemed,
Use this (http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html) if you're still stuck with getting the driver to work. I used this when I first installed Kubuntu.

Bah. No go. It just says I'm downloading a binary and from there does nothing. :( I noticed in adept it lists an nvidia driver. I'm downloading that. It also specifies a command I'm supposed to enter to "activate" it or what not. Gonna' try this...

[Redeemed]

Great. Now X wont even start. And the command it gave me to restore my previous config doesn't work either.:argh:

*sigh*:(

[DiscipleDOC]

Great. Now X wont even start. And the command it gave me to restore my previous config doesn't work either.:argh:

*sigh*:(
Did you backup your xorg config before you started? If so, cp you backup to xorg.conf and change your "nvidia" to "nv" and then you should be good to go.

Do that and then uninstall you NVIDIA drivers:
# sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-100.14.11-pkg2.run --uninstall
and then start over.

[Redeemed]

Well supposedly it backed up the original for me... but when I enter the command to restore that original it says no such file or directory exists. :(

[DiscipleDOC]

Well supposedly it backed up the original for me... but when I enter the command to restore that original it says no such file or directory exists. :(

CD into that directory, ahd then ls to see what files are named "xorg.conf".....you may have one with th "~" in it or something like that. If that does not work, then you probably need to do a reinstall of that root directory.

[Redeemed]

CD into that directory, ahd then ls to see what files are named "xorg.conf".....you may have one with th "~" in it or something like that. If that does not work, then you probably need to do a reinstall of that root directory.

LOL- sounds like fun. :p

Thanks, I'll give that a whirl.