1 Topic by Tramposch

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Topic: Fatal Error

I searched already for an answer, but i couldnt find anything.
I am trying to partition my internal hard drive to install linux, but when i run GParted from the livecd, i cant get to the graphical interface. i get to the last step, and i chose the vesa driver and 1280x1024 resolution, but i get the Fatal server error: no screens found

i cant figure out a way to fix it. ive tried everything i can think of. ive tried all the different drivers but it doesnt work. anybody know how to fix?

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Re: Fatal Error

Vesa driver works in most cases. You can try a lower resolution, like 1024x768 or even 800x600, that is the minimum for the program visualisation.

If you use the latest livecd, you could try a sligtly older version, like 0.3.4-6 or 0.3.4-7. They work better on many computers.


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3 Reply by pallas (edited by pallas 2007-12-12 19:01:33)

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Re: Fatal Error

I have the same problem on my HP Notebook 6715b (AMD Turion x2).
First I used the latest version of GParted and tried every start option, the three HP Notebook options, the Vesa and all the others...
But GParted does not run, because in neither version, the graphic interface does load.
When I type in # Forcevideo I get the "no screens found"-error in the end. Just as in the first post.

Now I just downloaded the older versions (0.3.4-6 and 0.3.4-7), but it's just the same, also with these versions.
(In all three versions I also tested all three screen resolutions...)

What else could I do?

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Re: Fatal Error

Laptop graphics often cause problems.
If you stop to a page with the message about Forcevideo, then you have to run Forcevideo (or forcevideo, i'm not sure on the initial capital), enter your graphics adapter model and resolution.

If you can't get to run the graphic environment, you can try the Parted-magic livecd (the latest or the previous version, they are not the same), that is a brother or cousin to Gparted livecd: it runs gparted using other boot and hardware detection.

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