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Hi,
I like precise 543 and I installed it on an USB (full install).
It works perfectly well on an asus Netbook, but I have a serious problem with an ACER aspire 7715Z computer :
When I start, I can see the nice precise window, then I see several grub 's lines.
The last one I see is "loading kernel modules" and then, I have a black screen.
Any idea to solve the problem ?
Friendly yours

Maybe it´s a video related issue, so when you see the blank screen try hiting Ctrl+Alt+BackSpace to kill the video server. If you see the prompt, type xorgwizard and try with the VESA driver.

Hope it helps.

Hi Galbi
Thank you for your help.
I have tried that, but it does nothing : the screen is still black.
I have tried too with a fresh live usb : it's exactly the same thing.
I don't know how to do.
Friendly yours

Hi
I does exactly the same thing with a live CD
Friendly yours

Hi,
If, with my Acer aspire computer 7715z, I use another screen liked with a cable, everething works perfectly well.
On the ubuntu forum, I have seen that everybody has the same problem with this computer and this kernel.
It could be because of the Nvidia graphic driver. But I don't know how to install another one and remove the Nvidia driver....
Can you help me ?
Thank you

Try the retro build of Precise 5.4.3 - See announcement at http://bkhome.org/blog2/?viewDetailed=00070

It has an alternative nvidia driver detailed in the readme notes http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/precis ... README.htm

gilloraymondo wrote:It could be because of the Nvidia graphic driver.

Nvidia?? Google tells me your Aspire 7715Z has the Intel GM45 graphics chipset?
A potential solution is here -
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions ... ost4481170
Translating that information into Puppy-compatible terms: at the boot prompt, type -

gilloraymondo wrote:I like precise 543 and I installed it on an USB (full install).

Full install? Really?
Conventional wisdom is that you should be doing a frugal installation on flash drives.

Hi,

Thank you for your help, but I have still the same problem
Same problem with the retro version
Same problem with the "osi" solution.

The only thing which works is to link my computer with a cable to another screen !!!!!!

But It cannot be said it's a solution.......

Of course, I have no problem with olders kernels...., Lucid puppy for instance.

I should like to understand why I have a problem with this new kernel.....

Any other idea ?

Thank you

gilloraymondo wrote:I should like to understand why I have a problem with this new kernel

That's explained in the link I provided - I was kinda hoping you would read the whole thing, not just my instruction about adding the "puppy acpi_osi=Linux" boot parameter.

gilloraymondo wrote:I have still the same problem
... with the "osi" solution.

Did you also press the Fn + left-arrow to switch the backlight on?

Again, that's explained in the link.

Hi tempestuous,

Thank you for your help.

acpi_osi=linux

I have :

could not find kernel image : acpi_osi=linux

Explanation ? May be it's because english is not my mother tongue..... but I not found really an explanation, or, may be, we can say the beginning of an explanation....which explains nothing

Finaly, I stay with my problem...

Thank you

gilloraymondo wrote:acpi_osi=linux

I have :

could not find kernel image : acpi_osi=linux

You made 2 errors:
i) this boot parameter needs to be prefixed with "puppy ". Thus - ii) Linux commands are case-sensitive, and you just quoted lowercase "l" for "linux" instead of uppercase "L" - "Linux".

"puppy" specifies the kernel image, as labelled by the Puppy Linux authors.
"acpi_osi=Linux" is an argument to be passed to the kernel during boot up.

Of course, don't forget to press the Fn + left-arrow keys, once booted.