Black screen and LED flashing at startx

[PoloB]

Hi all,

I am quite new on BackTrack and I experience a little problem.

I installed the 32bits gnome version of BT5 on my Asus N71JV in dual-boot with Windows7. When I boot BackTrack, I can log in, but when I execute startx, i get a black screen with one of my leds (sometimes the capslock one, sometimes the one for the HDD... it depends) flashing... And that's it, I am forced to reset my computer...

I have a chip intel HD and a Nvidia GT 325M with the optimus technology

Does anyone have an idea ?

[Jodokus]

I got the same problem and i think it's a problem caused by dual-gpus.

Just try

cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.failsafe /etc/X11/xorg.conf

You wont have 3d acceleration but a working Desktop.

[Sickriss]

Hi there,

same problem here with gnome 64 bits edition.

Graphic card "intel HD"

Help plz^^

[Sickriss]

No body for helping us?

I've read a lot of post in this forum concerning similars problem, and for sure I've tryied the solution sugdested, unfortunately the result is an EPIC FAIL. And for sure also the xorg.conf.failsafe procedure posted upper..

Plz linux gurus i really need help with this.

[Jodokus]

That problem is caused by the Optimus-Technology.

You should look into your BIOS-Settings, there should be a possibility to deactivate one of your graphic cards. If you deactivated one, everything will work fine, I promise

[marocain707]

1- fix-splash
2-rm /root/.kde/cache-root/icon-cache.kcache
3- rm /root/.kde/cache-root/plasma_theme_Volatile.kcache
4-rm /root/.kde/cache-bt/icon-cache.kcache
5- rm /root/.kde/cache-bt/plasma_theme_Volatile.kcache
6- rm -rf /tmp/vmware-r

and startx

[sakirt]

hi, i have the same problem
but i cant deaktivate my graphic car in my bios
so i decided to deactivate or deinstall it through the device manager and tried booting
bt5 again but the same rusult, i got the blacckscreen again

[horst789]

I got the same problem and i think it's a problem caused by dual-gpus.

Just try

cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.failsafe /etc/X11/xorg.conf

You wont have 3d acceleration but a working Desktop.

yeah its working...

with STARTX blackscreen problem i have 2 GPUS, one Nvidia and one INTEL HD

[anilkmahale]

Jodokus,

Thanks a lot. I faced the same issue. Its working now. Thanks again.

-Anil