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chevyiron420
I am working on a gateway essential 433c with 256mb. antix 16-b2.1 will boot normally and install fine, but nothing else will. I would like to install 17.4 on it. it will go through the boot prosess then after the login prompt, black screen. Te cd drive continues to run. This happens with every other iso i try. video is intel 82810. Can you help?
rokytnji
Try some boot cheat codes.
https://download.tuxfamily.org/antix/docs-antiX-19/Boot_Menu/antiX-gfxboot.html
Also. You using full iso or base iso?
32 bit for sure.
Gateway? Surprised it survived. 512MB of ram would be better.
Gateway Essential 433c System Details
System InformationKingston Part No: SGY-P450/128
Kingston Part No: KGT-1000/32
Kingston Part No: SGY-P450/64
Total Memory Slots: 2
Maximum Memory: 512
Standard Memory: 128
System Type: Desktop/Server
Module Type: PC100
Module Type: PC66
Form Factor: DIMM
ECC: FALSE
Registered: None
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How to Search for AntiX solutions to your problemsI am currently using 17.4.1 base, but have tried full iso’s on usb as well.It seems to have less problems booting from a cd.
Also, if I disable my onboard video and install a pci card it will boot and work.However its only a one meg card and performance is horrible.
christophe
Did you try switching up the video mode, as in roky’s link?
Main Menu Entries
Safe Video Mode
Disable KMS (kernel mode set) video drivers and force the use of the vesa video driver. Try this option of the system seems to boot but the screen is blank.Failsafe Boot
In addition to forcing safe video, also load all drivers early in the boot process. Try this option if the system does not boot at all.I had an old desktop (Athlon XP) that I had to use safe video mode on to get it to work.
confirmed antiX frugaler, since 2019
Yes I have tried safe video mode and failsafe as well.
christophe
What are you intending to do with it? Modern browser would kill this machine. It would need to be a specialized appliance-type use case, in my opinion. For example, on that Athlon XP machine I mentioned, I set it up as a “droopy” server for the “real” computers in my house (not exposed to outside internet). Perhaps going back to an even older antiX release? That might work for a music player or home-server (like droopy). Just my thoughts…
confirmed antiX frugaler, since 2019
I play basic games like vectoroids, play music, go to forums using netsurf, watch videos with smtube, and more.
christophe
It sounds like you still get good use out of it. Is that on antiX 16?
confirmed antiX frugaler, since 2019
christophe
If that’s the case (antiX 16), then keep using it (if 17+ won’t work). But take a look at this thread:
https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/antix-live-secure-browsing-question/I had a similar situation a while back, and asked what others in the forum thought about my running an “expired” antiX version within certain parameters. See what YOU think.
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confirmed antiX frugaler, since 2019
christophe
Silly thought: if you have display brightness keys on your keyboard, does it help to try to turn the brightness up? (Maybe it’s turned all the way down.)
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