100FTC reward for the one that can help me remove boot screen xubuntu

[svennand]

[quote name=“Nutnut” post=“20338” timestamp=“1373146339”]
[quote author=svennand link=topic=2588.msg20336#msg20336 date=1373145254]
[quote author=Nutnut link=topic=2588.msg20334#msg20334 date=1373144138]
Dude, seriously… Windows. As much as i hate to say it, it’s just soooo much easier. Very little faffing around with driver/sdk versions and usually (from what i’ve heard) faster hashing.

I attempted the Linux route a few days ago and no matter what guides i followed, i couldn’t get it to run right
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well. you didnt skype me:P
xubuntu has worked excellent for me.
except for that bootup part.

control all my rigs easily with ssh and everything is excellent?

where you not able to run cgminer
(got error when testing ./cgminer -n?

i have easy fix for that…
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Everything worked as it should. I could even run it with 1 card. With 4 cards though it would only run 3 (one would go sick immediately) and they would all hit a whopping 15khs each.
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Aah, hmm.
You checked aticonfig --adapter=all --odgt
So you could se that all the cards had complete readouts of information (model / temp and so on)
Also remember not to make xorg.conf from aticonfig --adapter=all --initial before you deleted the original?

Yep, all cards were there, deleted the xorg.conf and re-ran all looked good. Got to the point where I just couldn’t be bothered to tinker anymore. Time is money right? ;)

[svennand]

[quote name=“J4c0b5L4tt3r” post=“20337” timestamp=“1373145757”]
just edit your /etc/default/grub.

Change

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=“quiet splash”

to

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=“”
Remember to update grub afterward with sudo update-grub at the command line.
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Hmm do think i have tried that quiet splash but didnt run sudo update-grub.

Will test tomorrow afternoon

[chrisj]

We got this reply on twitter

https://twitter.com/g7984/status/353630637548240897

[svennand]

[quote name=“chrisj” post=“20390” timestamp=“1373187203”]
We got this reply on twitter

https://twitter.com/g7984/status/353630637548240897
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i have followed that guide before, still randomly i got that screen.
I also remembered when looking at that guide that i did update grub.

Will try a windows install on one of em (want to compare hashrate / tinyvnc)

[svennand]

[quote name=“Nutnut” post=“20334” timestamp=“1373144138”]
Dude, seriously… Windows. As much as i hate to say it, it’s just soooo much easier. Very little faffing around with driver/sdk versions and usually (from what i’ve heard) faster hashing.

I attempted the Linux route a few days ago and no matter what guides i followed, i couldn’t get it to run right.
[/quote]

what:
windows version?
amd driver version?
amd app dev version?
cgminer version?
do you use?

EDIT:
just went with windows 7 ultimate, amd 13.1, no app dev, cgminer 13.1
648khash pr card (7950), now lets see if it will stay stable for a longer period. Exciting stuff=P

btw do you have any trick for not making tightvnc be as choppy?

EDIT:
WHOP there it died…
Guarantied the mobo (it has some strange issues from before, randomly it wont start up monitor so i have to restart several times. happend with old gpu cards to)

[Nutnut]

[quote name=“svennand” post=“20427” timestamp=“1373216692”]
[quote author=Nutnut link=topic=2588.msg20334#msg20334 date=1373144138]
Dude, seriously… Windows. As much as i hate to say it, it’s just soooo much easier. Very little faffing around with driver/sdk versions and usually (from what i’ve heard) faster hashing.

I attempted the Linux route a few days ago and no matter what guides i followed, i couldn’t get it to run right.
[/quote]

what:
windows version?
amd driver version?
amd app dev version?
cgminer version?
do you use?

EDIT:
just went with windows 7 ultimate, amd 13.1, no app dev, cgminer 13.1
648khash pr card (7950), now lets see if it will stay stable for a longer period. Exciting stuff=P

btw do you have any trick for not making tightvnc be as choppy?

EDIT:
WHOP there it died…
Guarantied the mobo (it has some strange issues from before, randomly it wont start up monitor so i have to restart several times. happend with old gpu cards to)
[/quote]

That’s it pretty much, Win 7 x64 pro, cat 13.1, cg 3.3.1.

Are you hashing faster?

[svennand]

nope actually 5khash slower:P
which means that win/linux seems equal
switched back to xubuntu. liked it better

[ketetefid]

Hi

Do you still have the problem? If so, I hope I will be helpful.

[svennand]

still have the problem, ive just come to par with it, given i have to go down to the basement and push on the keyboard.
luckily my rigs are really becommed 24/7 stable=)

However the bounty is still there for the takin 8)

[ketetefid]

Yea…The linux is the most stable OS after FreeBSD.
Anyway, whenever you got the chance, paste the contents of the file /etc/default/grub by issuing:
cat /etc/default/grub
And we will proceed. I assume you always use ssh to get into your linux box there in the basement, so you won’t need to move and/or quit mining.
Anyway, this is really strange. Doesn’t it automatically boot into ubuntu? Does it stand there at the menu for ever? You know, most of grub menus have a countdown and whenever the time is up it will automatically boot into the default OS. I’m really wondering why you have such a weird problem. Did you yourself edit some files? Does the menu show the countdown to you?

[svennand]

[quote name=“ketetefid” post=“22841” timestamp=“1374617412”]
Yea…The linux is the most stable OS after FreeBSD.
Anyway, whenever you got the chance, paste the contents of the file /etc/default/grub by issuing:
cat /etc/default/grub
And we will proceed. I assume you always use ssh to get into your linux box there in the basement, so you won’t need to move and/or quit mining.
Anyway, this is really strange. Doesn’t it automatically boot into ubuntu? Does it stand there at the menu for ever? You know, most of grub menus have a countdown and whenever the time is up it will automatically boot into the default OS. I’m really wondering why you have such a weird problem. Did you yourself edit some files? Does the menu show the countdown to you?
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Heres my grub config.
tried to change stuff before last format like timeout quiet, timeout time and so on buth with no success.
Have to say that it do not automaticlly go into the grub boot. sometimes it goes straight into os like it should.
However it seems that every time i have a “hard restart/crash” it goes into grub, which is freaking annoying when im sitting on my laptop with ssh.
Even when i run sudo reboot from the laptop it might end up in grub on the other side. But not allways :o

# If you change this file, run ‘update-grub’ afterwards to update
# /boot/grub/grub.cfg.
# For full documentation of the options in this file, see:
# info -f grub -n ‘Simple configuration’

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true
GRUB_TIMEOUT=10
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=“quiet splash”
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=“”

# Uncomment to enable BadRAM filtering, modify to suit your needs
# This works with Linux (no patch required) and with any kernel that obtains
# the memory map information from GRUB (GNU Mach, kernel of FreeBSD …)
#GRUB_BADRAM=“0x01234567,0xfefefefe,0x89abcdef,0xefefefef”

# Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only)
#GRUB_TERMINAL=console

# The resolution used on graphical terminal
# note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE
# you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo’
#GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480

# Uncomment if you don’t want GRUB to pass “root=UUID=xxx” parameter to Linux
#GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true

# Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries
#GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY=“true”

# Uncomment to get a beep at grub start
#GRUB_INIT_TUNE=“480 440 1”

[ketetefid]

There seems to be a problem with recordfail feature of the Grub2 which is default in Ubunutu and its derivatives. Whenever there is a power failure, the system will not obey the timeout value that you have set in the file. Instead the system sets itself to an indefinite time for entering the OS. And this is what you freakingly hate!
It was made to inform the user to inspect the problem by manually entering some commands after the power failure and similar events. So basically it is a good thing, but in your case, you are sure that it was just a lock-up or power failure and not a problem with the OS. So lets safely disable this!!

Open the file 00_header via:

sudo gedit /etc/grub.d/00_header

Or edit it as root and look for:

if [ ${recordfail} = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=${GRUB_TIMEOUT}
fi

Put a hash before each item but one of them, i.e. change it to

#if [ \${recordfail} = 1 ]; then
# set timeout=-1
#else
set timeout=${GRUB_TIMEOUT}
#fi

Save the file and run

sudo update-grub

Now Grub2 will always use the default timeout that you have set in the grub.cfg file.

Whenever you got the chance to have a power failure, your pc will be automatically tested for this! Inform me about the success.
I hope this will kill the bug permanently. If it was not a successful solution, there are other solutions. I just chose the cleanest of them for you.

[svennand]

Thanks, been busy these days with some other stuff.
Hopefully i will get some time to test this in the next couple of days.
Please set your ftc adress in signature or pm me your adress so i can transfer the bounty if it works ;)

[ketetefid]

[quote name=“svennand” post=“23113” timestamp=“1374785037”]
Thanks, been busy these days with some other stuff.
Hopefully i will get some time to test this in the next couple of days.
Please set your ftc adress in signature or pm me your adress so i can transfer the bounty if it works ;)
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I hope you won’t have any problems regarding that anymore. If the solution did not work, just inform me.
I just added my FTC address in my signature.

[svennand]

[quote name=“ketetefid” post=“23228” timestamp=“1374863814”]
[quote author=svennand link=topic=2588.msg23113#msg23113 date=1374785037]
Thanks, been busy these days with some other stuff.
Hopefully i will get some time to test this in the next couple of days.
Please set your ftc adress in signature or pm me your adress so i can transfer the bounty if it works ;)
[/quote]

I hope you won’t have any problems regarding that anymore. If the solution did not work, just inform me.
I just added my FTC address in my signature.
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Sorry, been really busy the last couple of days.
The little time i have had has been used on some forum discussions that i felt i had to attend ;)
Havent had the chance to test it yet. Will notify if it works, and transfer bounty as soon as its confirmed

[svennand]

When the rigs has stopped crashing i havent bottered to try the fix.
Guess it works and will revisit this thread if i feel the need to fix the issue=)

For now i just transfered 100ftc to you ketetefid, thanks for the help!

[ketetefid]

Huge thanks to svennand. It would have been OK if you had not transfered the bounty until you had become sure that the fix works. Thank you very much for being kind and generous.
Anyway, I hope the bug has already been killed. I am here to help if that is not the case.