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Marper

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Attempted install of snap # 24234 and was able to get to KDE.  After LMCE install ran, received the fail to start X.

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Failed to Start X (was: Installation drops direct to initramfs)
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2011, 06:11:49 am »
Attempted install of snap # 24234 and was able to get to KDE.  After LMCE install ran, received the fail to start X.
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Out of curiously, how big is your harddrive?  I have a 250 gb running my fallback 810 install and am trying to install on a 2 tb hdd these latest snapshots.  Maybe there is something goofy with larger harddrives?  I wouldn't think so given the file systems we're using...  didn't get to 24237 yet.  Possy (and other, BIG THANK YOU) has been kick a$$ with the last few bugs hopefully a RC is in the very near future.  But it's certainly worth a dvd or two from the cake to test the snapshots if that's all i can contribute.

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Failed to Start X (was: Installation drops direct to initramfs)
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2011, 08:13:26 am »
Attempted install of snap # 24234 and was able to get to KDE.  After LMCE install ran, received the fail to start X.

Which videocard do you have?

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Re: Failed to Start X (was: Installation drops direct to initramfs)
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2011, 05:43:07 pm »
Nvidia 8500 GT

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Re: Failed to Start X (was: Installation drops direct to initramfs)
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2011, 05:47:43 pm »
I have an Geoforce Nvidia 8500 GT.  I just attempted install of snap # 24237 and received message in RED:  unable to install nvidia-glx!  Just received the done message and am thinking I should attempt to install the nvidia latest driver ?


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Re: Failed to Start X (was: Installation drops direct to initramfs)
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2011, 08:56:09 pm »
Reinstalling, ensuring that I have an internet connection.  This is the same box I have a second hdd that has 810 installed and works.  with this same snap, I'm now seeing a number of errors:  "connect failed - unknown database - "pluto telcom" and "pluto media" and failed to fetch "old-releases" unable to connect.

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Ok, it turned out to be network.  when in to manage my switch and it was showing all kinds of collisions.  Now I'm up and running on this Snap.