boot issues . . ..

Antioch · n00b Joined: 09 Feb 2004 Posts: 25

Right now Im using genkernel to make a general kernel to boot off of so I can get some work done and then compile a real kernel later.

So, the situation right now it, Ive done everything (as per the guidebook) and its time to reboot. I reboot, grub works fine, the kernel uncompresses, but then when the kernel starts loading modules and such the cursor goes off of the screen. Eventually HD activity stops and I try logging in - it works, and I can give commands. THe problem is the cursor is at the top of the screen, all I see is _ on the very top line which results in me seeing nothing.

I tried booting using no init - same thing happened.

Any ideas?

BTW - using gentoo-dev-sources (2.6.

adaptr · Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 7:47 am Post subject:

You might like to disable framebuffering for the time being ;-)

If you boot up with

Antioch · n00b Joined: 09 Feb 2004 Posts: 25

oh. I did try adding nofb earlier - didnt work, nor did vga=normal just now...

adaptr · Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 8:02 am Post subject:

And the LiveCD works normally ?

Then you'll probably have to redo genkernel; run it with configure=all (or some such; I don't use it) and disable framebuffering altogether.
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