Hi All,

I have been trying to load a fresh install of R5D1 with some hardware changes to bring the comp up to date so i can play my fravoute games (ut2004) however after the cd install and reboot to the first config script and the screen goes blank after the GDM starts. its not the new graphics card or motherboard since i can get to level 5 off the cdrom menu command line. all graphic card ports are working so i guess its the X11

appologies in advance if i have the wrong forum and of course here comes the file paste from the .xsession-errors on the ramdisk if its relevent.

here's the start:-

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Xsession: X session started for knoppix at Wed Jan 14 02:27:55 EST 2004
xauth: creating new authority file /home/knoppix/.Xauthority
Failed to load database:/home/knoppix/.fluxbox/init
Retrying with: etc/X11/fluxbox/init
Failed to load database: etc/X11/fluxbox/init
Failed to load groupfile:
Can't copy from etc/X11/fluxbox/init to /home/knoppix/.fluxbox/init
BScreen::BScreen: managing screen 0 using visual 0x22, depth 16
Failed to read: session.tabs
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.ignoreBorder
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.forcePseudoTransparency
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.colorsPerChannel
Setting default value

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after loads of this comes:-

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2004-01-14 02:28:09.952 Using runtime prefix = /usr
2004-01-14 02:28:09.956 Unable to read configuration file mysql.txt
2004-01-14 02:28:09.956 Trying to create a basic mysql.txt file
2004-01-14 02:28:09.956 Writing settings file /home/knoppix/.mythtv/mysql.txt
2004-01-14 02:28:10.684 New DB connection, total: 1
2004-01-14 02:28:10.685 Unable to connect to database!
2004-01-14 02:28:10.685 Driver error was [1/2002]:
QMYSQL3: Unable to connect
Database error was:
Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)

QSqlQuery::exec: database not open
QSqlQuery::exec: database not open
2004-01-14 02:28:10.737 DB Error (KickDatabase):
Query was:
SELECT NULL;
No error type from QSqlError? Strange...
2004-01-14 02:28:10.789 Unable to connect to database!
2004-01-14 02:28:10.789 Driver error was [1/2002]:
QMYSQL3: Unable to connect
Database error was:
Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)

QSqlQuery::exec: database not open
QSqlQuery::exec: database not open
2004-01-14 02:28:10.840 DB Error (KickDatabase):
Query was:
SELECT NULL;
No error type from QSqlError? Strange...
2004-01-14 02:28:10.891 Database not open while trying to load setting: GuiVidModeResolution
2004-01-14 02:28:10.892 Unable to connect to database!
2004-01-14 02:28:10.892 Driver error was [1/2002]:
QMYSQL3: Unable to connect
Database error was:
Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)

QSqlQuery::exec: database not open
QSqlQuery::exec: database not open
2004-01-14 02:28:10.943 DB Error (KickDatabase):
Query was:
SELECT NULL;
No error type from QSqlError? Strange...
2004-01-14 02:28:10.994 Database not open while trying to load setting: GuiVidModeWidth
2004-01-14 02:28:10.995 Unable to connect to database!
2004-01-14 02:28:10.995 Driver error was [1/2002]:
QMYSQL3: Unable to connect
Database error was:
Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)

QSqlQuery::exec: database not open
QSqlQuery::exec: database not open
2004-01-14 02:28:11.046 DB Error (KickDatabase):
Query was:
SELECT NULL;
No error type from QSqlError? Strange...
2004-01-14 02:28:11.097 Database not open while trying to load setting: GuiVidModeHeight
2004-01-14 02:28:11.098 Unable to connect to database!
2004-01-14 02:28:11.098 Driver error was [1/2002]:
QMYSQL3: Unable to connect
Database error was:
Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)

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this continues for some time and then back to the top with this:-

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QSqlQuery::exec: database not open
QSqlQuery::exec: database not open
2004-01-14 02:28:32.606 DB Error (KickDatabase):
Query was:
SELECT NULL;
No error type from QSqlError? Strange...
2004-01-14 02:28:32.657 Failed to init MythContext, exiting.
Failed to read: session.tabs
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.ignoreBorder
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.forcePseudoTransparency
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.colorsPerChannel
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.numLayers
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.doubleClickInterval
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.updateDelayTime
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.tabPadding
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.focusTabMinWidth
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.styleFile
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.menuFile
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.keyFile
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.slitlistFile
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.groupFile
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.appsFile
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.titlebar.left
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.titlebar.right
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.tabsAttachArea
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.cacheLife
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.cacheMax
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.autoRaiseDelay
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.useMod1
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.imageDither
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.opaqueMove
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.fullMaximization
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.sloppywindowgrouping
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.workspacewarping
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.desktopwheeling
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.showwindowposition
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.focusLastWindow
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.focusNewWindows
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.antialias
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.autoRaise
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.clickRaises
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.decorateTransient
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.rootCommand
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.resizeMode
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.windowMenu
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.focusModel
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.followModel
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.workspaces
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.edgeSnapThreshold


so sorry for having to post this garbage, does it make sense?!?!?! is there another file that i need to look at? please help!

i suppose i better list my new hardware in case of any known compatablity issue but im not sure its relevent.

CPU:- 754 Sempron 2600+ -> 939 Althlon64 3500+
Mb:- Asus K8U-X (ULI) -> MSI K8N Neo4 (Nforce4)
NVcard:- POV Geforce 6200 -> Gigabyte 7300GT

Hope all of this helps

cheers in advance
Bryan