Can not get on PCLOS

fredobrien · 04-29-2008, 01:08 PM

when I turn on the PCLOS Linux it starts up and goes to a white blank screen with 2 terminal windows on it, one is at the top left the other at the bottom right. I tried a few commands and its doing nothing. Once the windows is up and can only turn it off with the switch. My wife was using it and tried to click off the internet and punched a wrong button. Fred

fredobrien · 04-30-2008, 09:47 AM

Up date. when logging on. It will go to ( starting hal daemon: ) Then it fails. Anyone know what hal is? Fred

Ixthusdan · 05-01-2008, 07:43 AM

hal= Hardware Abstraction Layer. It is hanging while detecting your hardware. I think your video card is mis-configured; you are getting a low grade gui. A command like "halt" or "reboot" will stop the machine or reboot it while in that mode.

Are your files backed up?

fredobrien · 05-01-2008, 08:56 AM

No. From what I have read I'm down to a reinstall. There nothing on the PC. A reinstall is no problem. If there was a way to fix it with out a lot of work. I just wanted to know how. Thanks Fred.

04-29-2008, 01:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
fredobrien Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Clarks Hill, Indiana Posts: 216 OS: XP pro, PCLINUXOS Ubuntu	Can not get on PCLOS when I turn on the PCLOS Linux it starts up and goes to a white blank screen with 2 terminal windows on it, one is at the top left the other at the bottom right. I tried a few commands and its doing nothing. Once the windows is up and can only turn it off with the switch. My wife was using it and tried to click off the internet and punched a wrong button. Fred

04-30-2008, 09:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
fredobrien Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Clarks Hill, Indiana Posts: 216 OS: XP pro, PCLINUXOS Ubuntu	Re: Can not get on PCLOS Up date. when logging on. It will go to ( starting hal daemon: ) Then it fails. Anyone know what hal is? Fred

05-01-2008, 07:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ixthusdan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 29 OS: Xpsp2/Mandriva 2008.1	Re: Can not get on PCLOS hal= Hardware Abstraction Layer. It is hanging while detecting your hardware. I think your video card is mis-configured; you are getting a low grade gui. A command like "halt" or "reboot" will stop the machine or reboot it while in that mode. Are your files backed up?

05-01-2008, 08:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
fredobrien Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Clarks Hill, Indiana Posts: 216 OS: XP pro, PCLINUXOS Ubuntu	Re: Can not get on PCLOS No. From what I have read I'm down to a reinstall. There nothing on the PC. A reinstall is no problem. If there was a way to fix it with out a lot of work. I just wanted to know how. Thanks Fred.