Amity88
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 Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2024 8:59 am Post subject: [SOLVED] No bootup / framebuffer console with nvidia-drivers |
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Hi,
I had an issue with the framebuffer console while using the proprietary Nvidia drivers (nvidia-drivers). The system would boot fine and you could blind type into startx and get the DE/WM to load BUT there wouldn't be any boot text. The config change below fixes the issue. My card is a GTX 1050TI and I'm booting Gentoo using UEFI and openrc. Posting the solution here for future references.
Symptoms
1. System boots, there is no kernel panic and can display correctly if you reach the GUI
2. But there is no boot text.
3. You only see this text at boot : EFI stub: Loaded initrd from LINUX_EFI_INITRD_MEDIA_GUID device path
Hypthesis:
As per the handbook, you'd need to disable the CONFIG_DRM_SIMPLEDRM to avoid conflict, however the proprietary Nvidia drivers do not have a framebuffer.
Solution:
1. Follow the changes suggested in the guide : https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/NVIDIA/nvidia-drivers
2. Make sure that these kernel configs are as follows. It's slightly different from the guide.
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CONFIG_FB=y
CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
# CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DEFERRED_TAKEOVER is not set
CONFIG_SYSFB=y
# CONFIG_SYSFB_SIMPLEFB is not set
CONFIG_FB_EFI=Y
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