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Re: Defrag
« Reply #36 on: September 10, 2016, 12:38:33 PM »
 

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Re: Defrag
« Reply #35 on: September 10, 2016, 12:07:58 PM »
 

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Re: Defrag
« Reply #34 on: September 10, 2016, 11:28:24 AM »
 

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sudo mount /dev/sdXY /mnt

sda1 is the primary ext4 (root)
sda2 is the extended
sda5 is swap
sdb1 is the cruizer

so
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sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt*note the space after the 1 and /mnt

Thank you sir! :) It worked! Thank you for your great effort! Thank you everyone!
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Re: Defrag
« Reply #33 on: September 10, 2016, 11:24:15 AM »
 

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sudo mount /dev/sdXY /mnt

sda1 is the primary ext4 (root)
sda2 is the extended
sda5 is swap
sdb1 is the cruizer

so
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sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt*note the space after the 1 and /mnt
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Re: Defrag
« Reply #32 on: September 10, 2016, 11:16:29 AM »
 

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*********************************************************************************************************************************
EDIT:
  firenice03 responded before I finished and posted this.  Try that solution first -- it's easier than my instructions below, but is doing exactly the same thing.

*********************************************************************************************************************************

I don't know a lot about fixing graphic card issues, (so can't be much help with that), but I can help you reverse what you did according to that link.

Hopefully you still have the live install dvd/usb that you used to install LL.  If not, make another.

Boot computer with your live dvd/usb.

Open a terminal and enter this command to list the partitions on your hard drive.
Code: [Select]
sudo parted -l (Command ends in a lowercase letter "L", not the number "1".)

Find your LL root partition and make note of which partition it is (eg. /dev/sda1, /dev/sda5, etc.).  Assuming you did a standard installation that results in one root partition and one swap partition, just look for the partition that shows "ext4" under the "File system" column of the output.  If you have a root/home/swap setup, you'll see two with "ext4".  The smaller of the two partitions will be the root partition in that case (unless you have a very strange setup).

Substitute your correct partition in place of my example of /dev/sdXY in the command below.  (X is the drive letter -- eg. a,b,c -- Y is the partition number -- 1,2,3.  Command will mount the root partition to the live environment so you can get to the file you made from that tutorial.
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sudo mount /dev/sdXY /mnt
Now we'll just delete the file you made in tutorial so it doesn't get used on further boots.  Enter this command to do that.
Code: [Select]
sudo rm /mnt/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-amd.conf
Now unmount the partition with this command.
Code: [Select]
sudo umount /mnt
Shutdown, remove live dvd/usb, boot back up and should be back to way it was before that change.



I'm quite confused on the second step, can you do it for me please. The drive letter part.
« Last Edit: September 10, 2016, 11:34:25 AM by Jerry »
 

Re: Defrag
« Reply #31 on: September 10, 2016, 10:28:30 AM »
 

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If can't access the tty - try gold_fingers suggestion ...


Is there a way to save my files on a usb on this situation? I'm planning to reinstall the OS.
 

Re: Defrag
« Reply #30 on: September 10, 2016, 10:13:47 AM »
 

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Re: Defrag
« Reply #29 on: September 10, 2016, 09:55:50 AM »
 

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It didn't work, still incorrect. No command prompt as well. I didn't back it up, :(.
 

Re: Defrag
« Reply #28 on: September 10, 2016, 09:43:11 AM »
 

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I put my username and password correctly but it still incorrect. What to do?

Incorrect password?
Type password into login, confirm correct - - perhaps a numlock issue

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A second thought I had... And not to step on gold_fingers fingers lol...

If you can get to the tty and you did make a systemback backup..
The following command will initiate the systemback command line interface...

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sudo systemback-cli
Choose the restore point and follow prompts...
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Re: Defrag
« Reply #27 on: September 10, 2016, 09:35:59 AM »
 

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Try after it has boots to the blank screen...

Press CTRL + ALT + F1
You should come up to a tty1 screen prompting for login... Do so.. You will be at a command prompt...

From there try the commands suggested to revert:

After reboot, you will find screen tearing has been eliminate. If you wish to revert the changes, open the terminal and add the following:

Code: [Select]
sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-amd.conf
Code: [Select]
sudo reboot

I put my username and password correctly but it still incorrect. What to do?
 

Re: Defrag
« Reply #26 on: September 10, 2016, 09:25:20 AM »
 

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*********************************************************************************************************************************
EDIT:
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*********************************************************************************************************************************

I don't know a lot about fixing graphic card issues, (so can't be much help with that), but I can help you reverse what you did according to that link.

Hopefully you still have the live install dvd/usb that you used to install LL.  If not, make another.

Boot computer with your live dvd/usb.

Open a terminal and enter this command to list the partitions on your hard drive.
Code: [Select]
sudo parted -l (Command ends in a lowercase letter "L", not the number "1".)

Find your LL root partition and make note of which partition it is (eg. /dev/sda1, /dev/sda5, etc.).  Assuming you did a standard installation that results in one root partition and one swap partition, just look for the partition that shows "ext4" under the "File system" column of the output.  If you have a root/home/swap setup, you'll see two with "ext4".  The smaller of the two partitions will be the root partition in that case (unless you have a very strange setup).

Substitute your correct partition in place of my example of /dev/sdXY in the command below.  (X is the drive letter -- eg. a,b,c -- Y is the partition number -- 1,2,3.  Command will mount the root partition to the live environment so you can get to the file you made from that tutorial.
Code: [Select]
sudo mount /dev/sdXY /mnt
Now we'll just delete the file you made in tutorial so it doesn't get used on further boots.  Enter this command to do that.
Code: [Select]
sudo rm /mnt/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-amd.conf
Now unmount the partition with this command.
Code: [Select]
sudo umount /mnt
Shutdown, remove live dvd/usb, boot back up and should be back to way it was before that change.
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Re: Defrag
« Reply #25 on: September 10, 2016, 09:19:40 AM »
 

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Try after it has boots to the blank screen...

Press CTRL + ALT + F1
You should come up to a tty1 screen prompting for login... Do so.. You will be at a command prompt...

From there try the commands suggested to revert:

After reboot, you will find screen tearing has been eliminate. If you wish to revert the changes, open the terminal and add the following:

Code: [Select]
sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-amd.conf
Code: [Select]
sudo reboot
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Re: Defrag
« Reply #24 on: September 10, 2016, 07:45:05 AM »
 

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An additional thought...
Have you configured/added any additional graphical themes/functionality - Compiz etc..??
- If so, perhaps setting back to a LL default config to confirm if issue persists..


Here are a couple threads regarding AMD and LL that may enlighten..

https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/start-up-and-shutdown/shutdown-problems-andor-sluggish-system-w-amd-graphics/msg20292/#msg20292

https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/video-cards/amd-drivers-which-to-use/msg24811/#msg24811

I need help! Please! I've tried this: http://ajreissig.com/eliminate-screen-tearing-amd-graphics/

I did it accordingly. But, after the last part. I reboot it and it supposed to boot normally but now its all black screen. Please help!
 

Re: Defrag
« Reply #23 on: September 09, 2016, 09:32:32 AM »
 

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An additional thought...
Have you configured/added any additional graphical themes/functionality - Compiz etc..??
- If so, perhaps setting back to a LL default config to confirm if issue persists..


Here are a couple threads regarding AMD and LL that may enlighten..

https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/start-up-and-shutdown/shutdown-problems-andor-sluggish-system-w-amd-graphics/msg20292/#msg20292

https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/video-cards/amd-drivers-which-to-use/msg24811/#msg24811
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Re: Defrag
« Reply #22 on: September 09, 2016, 05:09:22 AM »
 

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To me... That sounds more related to the graphics driver... Shadowed/delayed/ghosted images, more so as if the the video is refreshing slower..

If you wanted to update the video driver, I would make a systemback backup as the first thing.. If the updated driver doesn't work you can easily revert back.

Give the manual a read https://www.linuxliteos.com/manual/hardware.html#graphics
Then you could check in the Install Drivers (type from menu) to see if any better drivers are available.. (listed in the manual)
As well as searching the forums for ATI or AMD or Radeon for hits..



This is what I got on additional drivers:



sudo lshw -C display result:

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*-display               
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: BeaverCreek [Radeon HD 6520G]
       vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
       physical id: 1
       bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
       version: 00
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm pciexpress msi vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=radeon latency=0
       resources: irq:27 memory:e0000000-efffffff ioport:2000(size=256) memory:f0200000-f023ffff
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