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bitmonkey

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Grey screen on MD
« on: July 29, 2009, 04:02:50 pm »
Hi,

I just installed an MD, the mainboard is as ; http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=3081 and the graphics is an onboard Nvidia 8100.

Netboot install goes fine, I have no problem running the AV wizard and everything seems to set up OK, but then after the AVWizard the machine just hangs at a grey screen with a mouse pointer, as though X is starting but nothing is starting after that. Rebooting just gives more of the same.

Here's the xorg.conf from the MD;

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier      "XFree86 Configured"
        Screen    0     "Screen0"       0 0
        InputDevice     "Mouse0"        "CorePointer"
        InputDevice     "Keyboard0"     "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
#       RgbPath         "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
        ModulePath      "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11"
        FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
        FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
        FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
        FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
        FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
        FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
        Load    "dbe"
        Load    "extmod"
        Load    "record"
        Load    "xtrap"
        Load    "speedo"
        Load    "type1"
        Load    "glx"
        Load    "int10"
        Load    "v4l"
EndSection


Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Mouse0"
        Driver          "mouse"
        Option          "Protocol"              "auto"
        Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
        Option          "ZAxisMapping"  "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier      "Monitor0"
        VendorName      "Unknown Monitor Vendor"
        ModelName       "Unknown Monitor Model"
        Modeline        "1920x1080" 148.5 1920 1960 2016 2200 1080 1082 1088 1125
        HorizSync       20-500
        VertRefresh     59-61
EndSection

Section "Device"
        ### Available Driver options are:-
        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
        ### [arg]: arg optional
        #Option         "NoAccel"                               # [<bool>]
        #Option         "SWcursor"                              # [<bool>]
        #Option         "ColorKey"                              # <i>
        #Option         "CacheLines"                    # <i>
        #Option         "Dac6Bit"                               # [<bool>]
        #Option         "DRI"                                   # [<bool>]
        #Option         "NoDDC"                                 # [<bool>]
        #Option         "ShowCache"                             # [<bool>]
        #Option         "XvMCSurfaces"                  # <i>
        Identifier      "Card0"
        Driver          "nvidia"
        VendorName      "Unknown Vendor Name"
        BoardName       "Unknown Board Name"
        Option          "LinearAlloc"           "16384"
        #BusID          "PCI:0:2:0"
#       Option          "NoDDC"                         "true"
        Option "XvmcUsesTextures" "true"
        Option "renderAccel" "true"
        Option "NoDDCValue"
        Option "UseEDID" "false"
        Option "ExactModeTimingsDVI" "true"
        Option "NoLogo" "true"
        Option "NoBandWidthTest" "true"
        Option "ModeValidation" "NoDFPNativeResolutionCheck, NoEdidMaxPClkCheck, NoMaxPClkCheck, AllowInterlacedModes, AllowNon60HzDFPModes"
        Option "DynamicTwinView" "false"
        Option "UseEvents" "true"
        Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
        Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
        Option          "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier      "Screen0"
        Device          "Card0"
        Monitor         "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth    24
        SubSection "Display"
                Modes           "1920x1080"
                Virtual         1920 1080
        EndSubSection
        Option "XvmcUsesTextures" "true"
        Option "renderAccel" "true"
        Option "NoDDCValue"
        Option "UseEDID" "false"
        Option "ExactModeTimingsDVI" "true"
        Option "NoLogo" "true"
        Option "NoBandWidthTest" "true"
        Option "ModeValidation" "NoDFPNativeResolutionCheck, NoEdidMaxPClkCheck, NoMaxPClkCheck, AllowInterlacedModes, AllowNon60HzDFPModes"
        Option "DynamicTwinView" "false"
        Option "UseEvents" "true"
        Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
        Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
        Option  "TVStandard"    "1080p"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
        Option  "AllowMouseOpenFail"    "true"
        Option  "AutoAddDevices"        "false"
        Option  "BlankTime"             "0"
        Option  "StandbyTime"   "0"
        Option  "SuspendTime"   "0"
        Option  "OffTime"               "0"
        Option  "AIGLX"                 "Off"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
        Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
        Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
        Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
        Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
        Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"
EndSection
Section "Extensions"
        Option "Composite" "true"
        Option "RENDER" "true"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
        Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"
EndSection

Any pointers?

thanks
« Last Edit: July 29, 2009, 05:43:38 pm by bitmonkey »
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Re: Grey screen on MD
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2009, 07:15:02 pm »
Hi,

Try webadmin> Orbiter> select the MD then regen.   

Sit and watch the screen regenerate.from webadmin orbiter view.

when finished about 20 minutes, if not there yet, then reboot.
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Re: Grey screen on MD
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2009, 11:29:08 pm »
Please keep in mind that regenning takes about 10 minutes or so the first time through. We currently do not have any feedback to show this. Just let it sit.

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Re: Grey screen on MD
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2009, 05:36:36 am »
Hi Thom,

I've seen it hang like this.  Grey screen and mouse pointer.

Actually, I've just had to rebuild to see if I broke something trying to read-only a NAS from the cifs options in the template.

I'm sure I'll see this (dead screen) again. 

I'll document better this time because I never really saw this in 7.04, 7.10 and earlier 8.10 releases.

I just usually worked around it - shame on me.
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Re: Grey screen on MD
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2009, 03:20:25 pm »

Thanks for the replies guys.

It didn't work at first, for some reason I had to fully reboot the core before I could regen the orbiter (it just wouldn't respond in the web interface, nothing happened when I clicked the button, I waited 20 minutes and the MD still had the grey screen on boot). After a reboot of the core it has worked though.

However I now have a new problem - no media showing in the orbiter. It just shows the media button but if you hover over or click on it no menu appears. All the other menus lights/climate/security etc. look fine and I can see the sample photos in the background of the UI, but have no access to my media. All the media is accessible from the hybrid/core UI fine. Any ideas?

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Re: Grey screen on MD
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2009, 03:25:34 pm »
Hi,

Just to clarify.

On the MD when you goto Menu no Floorplan, Manage Drives, Playlists, Pictures, Audio, Video, TV submenu appears?

And you have rebooted the MD?
« Last Edit: July 30, 2009, 03:28:56 pm by pigdog »
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Re: Grey screen on MD
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2009, 03:41:12 pm »
Quote from: pigdog on July 30, 2009, 03:25:34 pm
Hi,

Just to clarify.

On the MD when you goto Menu no Floorplan, Manage Drives, Playlists, Pictures, Audio, Video, TV submenu appears?

And you have rebooted the MD?

Yes, that's right - when hovering over anything other than media the submenu for that item appears. Only for media does nothing appear. I have rebooted the MD, regen'd the orbiter and rebooted the core as well.

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Re: Grey screen on MD
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2009, 03:53:05 pm »
That's odd.  It's like something wasn't built properly.

I've just rebuilt my Core/Hybrid.

I'll fire up a MD and see what happens but I think something is broke on your MD build.

Let's see what happens on mine.
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Re: Grey screen on MD
« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2009, 04:10:38 pm »

I had an idea - there is another thread here where I was having problems with media not being detected by the core due to the folder structure on my share: http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=8600.0

I wonder if this is something to do with it - I only just noticed the reply on that thread by colinjones about debugging the autodetection so I will take a look at that later today, however for now it would help if you could clarify if my folders look ok to you. The server is a linux box running samba. I have a share called media which the core sees, the folders within it are;

public/data/audio/
public/data/pictures/
public/data/video/
public/data/pvr
user_1/data/audio
user_1/data/pictures
user_1/data/video
user_1/data/pvr
user_2/data/audio
etc.

for user_1, user_2 and user_3.


Does this look right?

Also, I wonder if it's possible to get these user_1, user_2 etc. directories to have the users names for easy recognition rather than the current generic names? Would I just alter the symlinks in the users home directories on the core? Would I also have to alter the symlinks in the MD images in /usr/pluto/diskless/ ??? (I haven't actually checked if there _are_ symlinks in the diskless images, perhaps users mount their home directories from the core????)

Since I've never had a working install it's difficult for me to tell if this is a major problem or not - it seems like it could be 2 minutes of updating symlinks or otoh lots could be broken and I wouldn't know the difference.

Perhaps, of course, I am barking up the wrong tree and it has nothing to do with the folders, since the core can see the media?

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Re: Grey screen on MD
« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2009, 05:16:31 pm »
Hi,

I've just built a MD and I have Floorplan, Manage Drives, Playlists, Pictures, Audio, Video, TV submenus.

Something is broke in your MD install and is not related to alpha-latest-tar.

I'd delete and re-install MD.

Here's the steps I just did.   Will probably get arguments that I should have done this, or that, etc. but my MD is running and I didn't need to boot my Core.

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Booted up fresh MD.

Get "We announce ourselves to the Router message".
Diskless_Setup.sh runs.

Core gets "I finished installing the software for your new devices. You will need to restart the router before you can use them" message.

On earlier releasesI do not remember seeing this message at this time on the Core.

I do reload router at this point.  I click OK. I let the MD continue diskless_setup.

After about 10 minutes the MD restarts and begins downloading it's files.

After about 5 minutes the AVWizard beeps.  Setup requirements.

System confirms dependebciess, installs device, etc.

Screen goes grey with cursor.

From the main menu I do Quick Reload.

On the Core I receive "You have recently changed scenarios, floorplans or other settings - need to regen blah, blag".

Select regen all Oribiters in my home.

Screen regen on Core, MD is grey with cursor.

Core gets "You have recently added or removed devices...blah, blah".

Select yes, do it now.

Get the router is busy with the following task and cannot be reloaded right now: Orbiter Plug-in.

MD screen has gone black.  I click OK.

Core gets "You have recently added or removed devices...blah, blah".

I click No, do it later.  I log into Core webadmin select Orbiters and watch the MD progress regen status.

After about 15 - 20 minutes Orbiter Generation finished message is presented.

MD screen is black.

On the Core from main menu do Quick reload.

When finished reboot the MD.

Say hello to Sarah.  Setup Media wizard.

Core has "You have recently added or removed devices...blah, blah".

Select yes, do it now.

On the Core I receive "You have recently changed scenarios, floorplans or other settings - need to regen blah, blag".

Select regen all Oribiters in my home.

Reboot the MD.

Core has "You have recently added or removed devices...blah, blah".

Select yes, do it now.

The public folders have nothing to do with it.

You should have the subfolders under menu even without having any media on your system.

Cheers.
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Re: Grey screen on MD
« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2009, 11:49:26 pm »

Thanks for the reply, but I have already tried deleting and rebuilding the MD once - I will try again anyway and report back once that's done.

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Re: Grey screen on MD
« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2009, 12:09:14 am »
Hi,

Try the steps I took.  Maybe if you try to rush by reloading during the orbiter regen it breaks something.

We can maybe help others avoid your problem with the menus, but, that menu thing is kinda totally weird.

I've never seen that no matter how impatient I've been.

If it fails same - same again after MD delete/add I might consider a reload of the Core and then attempt a MD build.

Not probably what you'd like to hear but I have lost count how many times I've rebuilt 810 from scratch because of something.

Good luck.
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Re: Grey screen on MD
« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2009, 08:00:01 pm »

Thanks for the reply, have tried and no luck, so I'm going to rebuild my core.

thanks for the help.

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Re: Grey screen on MD
« Reply #13 on: June 12, 2010, 06:50:01 pm »
Quote from: bitmonkey on July 30, 2009, 03:20:25 pm

Thanks for the replies guys.

It didn't work at first, for some reason I had to fully reboot the core before I could regen the orbiter (it just wouldn't respond in the web interface, nothing happened when I clicked the button, I waited 20 minutes and the MD still had the grey screen on boot). After a reboot of the core it has worked though.

However I now have a new problem - no media showing in the orbiter. It just shows the media button but if you hover over or click on it no menu appears. All the other menus lights/climate/security etc. look fine and I can see the sample photos in the background of the UI, but have no access to my media. All the media is accessible from the hybrid/core UI fine. Any ideas?

thanks


I'm having the same issue on a regular basis.  If try and come back from kde desktop or regen orbiter I get one of two instances: 1) grey screen with mouse pointer and no ui; 2) ui screensaver but no ui menu's.  The only way i've found for me to get out of this is go to cli & reboot, which sucks. 

This is on a new build where I had no install problems.  The hardware for hybrid is recommended hw from the wiki that I used in 710 install.  Video is 6200 nvidia using UI2 opengl which works, but somewhere along the line i lose ui menu's.  Any input is appreciated.
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