Weird bootup error?

n3odi · Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 8:36 am Post subject: Weird bootup error?

I'm getting a very strange error when I restart my computer. I'm running the 2.6.9-r4 kernel. After it is selected in grub, usually it doesn't boot up 3 times in a row before finally working.

If the screen goes blank for second or 2 after grub, and goes to my chosen native resolution of the monitor (1024 x 768) then it boots up normally. If it doesn't the font usually remains very large and it gets stuck with the following:

I'm not sure if this is logged this early, but I could not see anything obvious in my /var/log files. So the only way I could show it was by taking an actual screenshot. I am very sorry for this inconvenience.

http://simucal.superihost.com/error.jpg

hehe if you want a colored and different angle wallpaper version :lol:

http://simucal.superihost.com/wallpaper1.jpg
(yes I know that was a lame idea, eh it looks good on my background though lol)

Here is how my Graphics Support section of the Device Drivers in the Kernel is configured:

iainvt · Guru Joined: 12 Sep 2004 Posts: 462 Location: UK

try just vesafb, and give a vga mode in the kernel line in your grub.conf like 794
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n3odi · Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 3:36 pm Post subject:

Thanks

That did the trick, it seems to boot up normally now after 3 tries. I appreciate it very much

iainvt · Guru Joined: 12 Sep 2004 Posts: 462 Location: UK

dont know why it should take 3 trys?
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n3odi · Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 3:46 pm Post subject:

Well the old one would lock up once in a while, I just want to make sure this is stable and everything. The graphics card on this server is not impressive or popular, nor is some of the hardware because it's a xeon server board.

I'm not that experienced in Gentoo, so I just want to make sure all my hardware is configured properly and can be depended on if say rebooting it remotely.