Comment 8 for bug 197135
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| markginter24 (mark-hanoverbeacon) wrote | #8 |
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I have an HP dv8000 with the xpress200m. When it boots from the Hardy Live-CD's (32 or 64 bit) it will get to the point where it tries to load compiz and then fails. When it fails it kicks back to GDM, auto logs in, fails on compiz and back to GDM. I have to log into the x failsafe terminal and run the install from there. Then - on the first boot I have to log into the x failsafe terminal and figure out how to install the fglrx driver. Once fglrx is installed and I reboot I can log into my GNOME session no problem.
The problem is compiz - but even when you try to start compiz "by hand" (compiz --replace) from the command line it doesn't crash you out of your session -- it just tells you that there's an xpress200m and it won't start compiz. Now - why it feels compelled to not quietly fail and return to metacity on log-in is beyond me.
Just thought I'd mention this.