Hi again

as per my pervious thread, I installed antiX 15 on this machine. I am trying to get the wireless working ut have run into another problem

My pointer is hanging up

I have to wait 30 seconds or so to make it move after moving it

its maddening. I would imagine its a video card driver issue or something like that

any tips to resolve so that I can move forward?

also how do I reboot? I am trying to figure out how to shut down and reboot

thanks

there is a logoff menu on the"antix" menu with the usual shutdown, suspend, logoff options.

which options did you use to boot?

please open a terminal and type"inxi -F" and post the resulting output so we get a handle on your hardware. (you can cut and paste from the terminal window"edit" menu.

I figured out how to log off.

got the info onto a USB stick here it is

sawdog@mx1:~/Desktop
$ inxi -F
System: Host: mx1 Kernel: 3.16.0-4-686-pae i686 (32 bit)
Desktop: Xfce 4.12.2 Distro: MX-15_386 Fusion 24 December 2015
Machine: System: Sony product: VGN-FJ170 v: C100QMN7
Mobo: Sony model: Q-Project v: 01
Bios: Phoenix v: R0060X6 date: 09/09/2005
CPU: Single core Intel Pentium M (-UP-) cache: 2048 KB
speed: 1728 MHz (max)
Graphics: Card: Intel Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller
Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: vesa,intel (unloaded: fbdev)
Resolution: 1024x768@61.00hz
GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.5, 128 bits)
GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2
Audio: Card Intel 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller
driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k3.16.0-4-686-pae
Network: Card-1: Realtek RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
driver: 8139too
IF: eth0 state: down mac: 00:01:4a:ca:4c:4f
Card-2: Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection
IF: N/A state: N/A mac: N/A
Drives: HDD Total Size: 101.1GB (5.8% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: TOSHIBA_MK1032GS size: 100.0GB
ID-2: USB /dev/sdb model: Flash_Disk size: 1.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 90G used: 3.6G (5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.17GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors: None detected - is lm-sensors installed and configured?
Info: Processes: 144 Uptime: 23 min Memory: 173.6/2014.3MB
Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.31
sawdog@mx1:~/Desktop

Are you still using one of the safe video modes?

I believe so.

I have not changed anything since the original install. I just let it reboot

and did you use the acpi=off function from the F4 menu?

If I recall correctly, I tried that first, then it did not still would not install so then I tried your safe video suggestion and got it loaded. But maybe I did both at the same time, I don't really remember, sorry

since then I have just let it reboot without changing anything

I moved to MX-15 since poster is using that and not antiX-15

I need you to type a few commands and let us know what the output is.

the first is:
and list out any thing after the"ro" on the first boot linux entry. It should look something like this.



the second is

ls /etc/X11/xorg.conf

(that's a lower case L ).

and let us know if a file is found or not.



side note: do you have a hardware or bios switch for your wireless? the correct driver and firmware are already installed in MX-15.

acpi=off quiet

file or directory not found on second one

I have hardware switch for the wireless. its turned on

the MX Broadcom manager does show the wireless card FYI

Brian A wrote:acpi=off quiet

I cannot get the second command to work

what does the output say. It has to say something, even if it doesn't find anything.

***edit*** OK good

sorry I was editing

it says no such file or directory

I think your mouse movement is choppy because the vesa driver is in use rather than intel (although both show loaded). intel should be the correct driver for you. without an xorg.conf, I don't know why vesa is even loading, except for the fact that its a fallback driver.

you might try, at the boot menu, hitting 'e' on the first entry. navigate with the arrow keys down to the 'quiet' and put in 'nomodeset' and the F10 to boot. See if anything improves, and check

inxi -G

and see if the vesa and/or intel driver is still shown as loaded.

this change is not permanent so if it doesn't work out, just reboot and things will be back to the way they are now.

thanks

are you talking about this menu?

if so I do not see"quiet"

Its at the end of one of the boot lines. quiet is just another bootcode, so if you put any other codes on that line they are in the right place.