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dylnuge
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 Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 9:37 pm Post subject: All topics solved [solved] |
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After three days of working on Gentoo, I am done installing it. GRUB loads both it and windows right. However, I still cannot use it because the graphics are messed up:
In GRUB, I see absolutly nothing, or just a few dots (square pixel dots). I know that Win is first and Linux second on the list, so I can proceed, however, until leaving Linux/Grub, nothing looks right. In Linux, the text is all choppy and I cannot read any of it. I can tell that it is giving the green OK's, but I can't do anything because I cannot read it. Why are they so messed up? I think it may have to do with GRUB, because I can tell the text is the same way when it shows the Windows Boot Params (about a second before it boots Windows, then the Win Graphics take over.
Thanks,
Dylnuge
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cyrillic
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| Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 11:12 pm Post subject: Re: Graphic Problems |
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| dylnuge wrote: | | I think it may have to do with GRUB ... |
Yes, and to be more specific, the splashimage line in your grub.conf . If the path is wrong here, it will corrupt the screen instead of displaying the colorful background image.
The quick and easy fix is to get rid of the splashimage line. |
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dylnuge
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| Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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I've checked, the line seems right. If I get rid of it, what will happen? I can't use the standerd prompt boot screen I was getting before, as I don't know how.
The screen worked once before. Should I try reinstalling grub (emerge grub) and then seeing if that updates the splash image so it works? |
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cyrillic
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| Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 12:39 am Post subject: |
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| dylnuge wrote: | | If I get rid of it, what will happen? |
You will have a black and white menu instead of a colorful one
... and the text will be readable. |
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dylnuge
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| Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 12:57 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks. The GUI Splash worked before, but that's Ok. |
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dylnuge
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| All right, that worked, but I have a new problem. Now when loading Linux it gives me an error about the filesystem not working or failing to load. Is this in GRUB too? I will post the exact message in a minute, I need to reboot and copy it down. |
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dylnuge
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| dylnuge wrote: | | All right, that worked, but I have a new problem. Now when loading Linux it gives me an error about the filesystem not working or failing to load. Is this in GRUB too? I will post the exact message in a minute, I need to reboot and copy it down. |
Okay, here is the message:
| Code: | Fsck.ext3: No such device or address while trying to open /dev/hda6
Possibly non-existant or swap device?
Filesystem could not be fixed :(
Enter root password for maintnence (or press Control-D to continue) |
It is important to point out that my hard drive is not hda, but sda. However, I see no problems with my grub config for Gentoo (Note, Boot is sda7, root is sda6)
title=Gentoo Linux
root (hd0,5)
kernal whatever (this is from memory, but that stuff is right), root = /dev/sda6
Why is it trying to open /dev/Hda6 and not Sda6? When i use install-grub it gives me that confirm thingy that says hd0=/dev/sda. |
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cyrillic
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| Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 1:43 am Post subject: |
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| dylnuge wrote: | | Fsck.ext3: No such device or address while trying to open /dev/hda6 |
It looks like you have /dev/hda6 listed somewhere in your /etc/fstab. |
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dylnuge
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| Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 1:47 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks, I'll check it out. |
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dylnuge
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| Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 2:04 am Post subject: |
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Ok, problem solved.
New problem removed. Information available in manual. |
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