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Hi,

When trying to run slacko from usb and running because xsorg didn't start propoerly, I chose "Intel" in the list.
Now I have a "no screen found" error and looking further into the "Xorg.0.log" file reveals the real error : open /dev/dri/card0: no such file or directory.

How can I solve that ?
I saw here https://askubuntu.com/questions/998628/ ... -directory that "reinstalling the drivers" should fix it but how can I do that in puppy as there is no apt and as, as I understand, ppm is only accessible in graphical mode.
Thanks for any help

What graphics card do you have? Maybe run xorgwizard again and try another driver, like the generic "vesa" one. If the problem is not just the driver being incompatible with your hardware, I have no idea what to do. I don't really have any experience in this area.

I tried using an incompatible driver on Slacko 6.3.2 (32bit) in a virtual machine - I edited the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to specify the "ati" driver, then tried to restart X. The Xorg log showed "no drivers available" and "no screens found" messages, but not the /dev/dri/card0 error.

The forum's Hardware > Video section might be a better place to ask if you don't get any helpful replies here.

It's a laptop with an integrated intel HD 520 and an Nvidia Geforce GTX 950M

For some reason, just now, after leaving my computer on in Puppy for 2 or 3 hours, when I launched xorgwizard it said "probing for video devices" (it didn't show that before) and then, added to the .conf list were 2 nvidia driver.
It didn't help though, when using other drivers than the intel one, the system hangs.

I also posted this issue on the video/hardware section, thanks for pointing it out.

Lantha wrote:It's a laptop with an integrated intel HD 520 and an Nvidia Geforce GTX 950M

Are you sure the laptop is not using the nvidia card instead of the intel card?
The nvidia card would want the nouveau driver.

Nouveau is the open source nvidia driver and would be one of the driver choices when you run xorgwizard

I don't know what it does when you have 2 video cards...

Maybe it's trying to use the Intel driver with the Nvidia card, or it doesn't know which card to use in the first place? The aforementioned "vesa" driver will probably work with any of them; try it out.

Not sure how to tell it which card it should use if it doesn't pick one automatically; I assume it would involve editing the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file manually from the command line, if the xorgwizard doesn't have an option for that and you can't start an X session. I think most Puppies have console text editors like "mp", or maybe "vi". As for what you have to write in there, I don't know.

Maybe someone else knows a better solution?

respect!
slacko 632 is absolutelly the best
linux os!
for me it works
perfectly on intel and
nvidia card.
just, do install it on usb
or hard drive with unetbootin!

the "nouveau" driver was one of the two that showed up after leaving my computer for 2-3 hours

xsorgwizard allows you to start nano and edit xorg.conf but I don't really know how

Perhaps look for a section in xorg.conf where the driver is specified, and replace whatever is in there (like "nouveau") with "vesa", then try to start X with the "xwin" command. Maybe also check if the screen resolution listed there is okay for your hardware. (If X doesn't work after a short time, you can normally stop it with Ctrl+C; no need to run it for hours.)

Of course, that won't help if it really can't decide which card to use...

Lantha wrote:the "nouveau" driver was one of the two that showed up after leaving my computer for 2-3 hours

xsorgwizard allows you to start nano and edit xorg.conf but I don't really know how

It should need only the nouveau driver.
Maybe try running xorgwizard again and choosing nouveau

Or start from scratch like Zagreb999 suggests.

Don't give up, this is an easy fix once you have the correct driver.

I'll start from scratch and edit this post with results.
Is Rufus also a good option or should I try unetbootin ?

None work. I tested all .conf available (nouveau, nv, vesa, nodesetting, intel) from a fresh iso extraction.

Slacko's a little long in the tooth for a novice. Is that a 64b machine you're on?

If so you should certainly attempt to run a more current pup.. Xenial @ the least if she jives with your hw.

You have an Optimus system.
It needs something like bumblebee, but as far as I know, nobody has this working in Puppy.
You can just use the intel graphic card.
So specify the driver yourself in xorgwizard as intel.

With a machine like that, you better use a more recent Puppy.
If you like the traditional Slacko, maybe this one:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 42#1057442

Xenial @ the least / Bionic @ best. Think *beyond* Slacko. You need a pup that likes your hw.

I didn't know the slacko I was trying to use was way outdated. It's strange that there isn't any information about 7.0 development and about 6.9.9.9 being released, on the following website ?http://slacko.eezy.xyz/notes.php

What year does the bottom of that page state?

Outside of release notes, Pup doesn't have current documentation.

Stay in the NOW if you wanna get somewhere.

Ok, the newest version works flawlessly, I guess this post can be closed

Newest version? Please, tell us which.

6.9.9.9 (the newest version) works

Sorry for the trouble.
Thank you all for helping me
How can I rename to mark as solved ?