Why GNU/Linux Rocks

[lxskllr]

I believe mutter is the default compositing manager for Gnome3, and that would replace the compiz you used. Getting rid of compiz should work also.

Before you get crazy tweaking out your setup, live with it for a little while, and customize a bit at a time. Recognize a need, and fulfill it, rather than create the need if you get what I'm saying.

[shikitohno]

You would remove the packages that it lists. Ideally, if you remember the name of the package you installed, you can just use that. Making up a name, say you installed compiz with 'yum install compiz-core,' you would then use 'yum erase compiz-core' to get rid of it. And I'd agree with lx, take your time. When you get things working again, sit out on compiz, it's really just eye candy that doesn't offer any must have functions you can't do somehow else.

Also, lx, does snuson support code tags? If so, might be useful in this thread later, if ever we need him to paste logs or command output.

[sgreger1]

Okay so I successfully got into recovery mode, used "yum erase compiz" and it deleted all of the compiz CSSM stuff. Rebooted, it loads, shows the launch screen with the underwater scene, then immediately goes back to saying "Oh noes, you ****ed up" screen.

I am 100% sure that compiz CSSM did this since it happened the second I installed and launched it, but now that it has been deleted and is still not working, what other recourse do I have?

Edit: Yah I was wondering why there is no code tags on snuson. Not that most would use it but every forum should have code tags, especially considering that we have on more than one occasion discussed python or linux or other things that could benefit from code tags.

[lxskllr]

mutter --replace

[shikitohno]

Well, to start with, what's the exact error message so I can try and find an answer? Also, like I said, #fedora will probably be able to help out here. Also, I'm not sure if fpaste will work in single user mode, but try it to see if it does. Run

fpaste /var/log/Xorg.0.log

and if it works, write down the link and post it for me. If it says command not found,

yum -y install fpaste

to get it. There's a fair chance that it won't work at all though, as single user mode sharply restricts your network access in order to limit security risks, since you're operating as root.

Edit: Sweet, I can stop dicking around with quotes.

Actually, if it won't overflow the character limit just post the log here in in code tags,
[ code] [ /code] without spaces, like any other BBcode tags.

Also, after this thread, if we get sgreger up and running, I'm petitioning to change my title from 'Graduate of Snusology' to 'Resident Linux Boffin.'

[sgreger1]

Mutter --replace

returns "unable to open x display".


I will try fpaste and see if I can get it to generate a log for you. One moment.

[shikitohno]

Yeah, mutter isn't going to work, since single-user mode doesn't start X. Also replace quote with code to make it show up in a code box, sgreger. No problem, but don't be too surprised if you get "Unable to resolve host" or something and it craps out on you.

I did just think of something. What does

rpm -qa | grep kmod

spit out at you? You need to install the right version of kmod for your graphics card for the ATI drivers to work at all.

[sgreger1]

Okay so good news and bad news. I do retain network connections in recovery mode. Tried to install fpaste but it says I already had it installed.

Ran:

fpaste var/log/Xorg.0.log

Returns with: "var/log/xorg.0.log is not readable" and then gives me a few examples of some commands I can use in fpaste.

[shikitohno]

Probably because it's a .log file. Try

cp /var/log/Xorg.0.log ~/Xorg.0.txt && fpaste ~/Xorg.0.txt

and see if that works. And no, you don't retain full network connections in recovery mode. You only retain just enough to do system maintenance and fix your problem, which by default includes using yum. Other programs will be quite restricted.

[sgreger1]

Okay so I tried

 fpaste --sysinfo --confirm

and it gathered all my info and asked if I wanted to upload. I said yes. It then said "name or service not known".

So maybe fpaste doesn't work in recovery mode after all.

Kmod packages were as follows:

Should I try ^d for default mode?

[sgreger1]

Sorry, on last one I mean to say Kmod was installed and had 5 packages.

[shikitohno]

And what were those five packages? You should be able to figure out which version of kmod you need by googling "kmod ATI (model)" and just use that one. Let's see what you've got on here though.

[sgreger1]

Probably because it's a .log file. Try

cp /var/log/Xorg.0.log ~/Xorg.0.txt && fpaste ~/Xorg.0.txt

and see if that works. And no, you don't retain full network connections in recovery mode. You only retain just enough to do system maintenance and fix your problem, which by default includes using yum. Other programs will be quite restricted.

Okay so from my limited knowledge it seems like this is retrieving /var/log/Xorg.0.log and converting it into a new txt file and then uploading it via fpaste, correct? I will try this right now.


Edit: I have an ATI AMD Radeo MD 6800 series graphics card which, according to this, is not supported by Linux. Google didn't help resolve which drivers were necessary since they claim AMD didn't release any linux drivers yet for the 6800 series.

[sgreger1]

Okay I tried the fpaste again with your new parameters and it says no such file in directory.

[sgreger1]

Here is the fpaste a grep Kmod