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Old 11-24-2003, 08:59 PM   #1
phekno
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Blank Screen


I just downloaded Slackware 9.1 isos. Installed beautifully on my Dell Latitude CPi-D266XT. Got KDE running perfectly. Network running. No ACPI or APM, though. Also, no sound. So I recompiled the kernel using the 2.4.22 source included with 9.1. Anyway, I followed the instructions posted in this "Slackware" forum here: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=49035. I followed these instructions to a "T". When I rebooted and selected "Linux" from LILO I get a blank screen and it does nothing. Thats it. I have no error messages or anything else. I can provide you with hardware if you want it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Old 11-25-2003, 02:23 AM   #2
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cud be something with famebuffer i think...

Tho u dont see anything but he is definatly loading

Wait some seconds, the when u hear he is nomore loading just login
usr
psw
kdm

Then kdm sould normally load and u'll see ur screen

Try to change in LILO then vga=normal ( dont forget to run /sbin/lilo) and normally u should be fine next time tho it wont be very nice to c bit sluggy

 
Old 11-25-2003, 03:11 AM   #3
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to test if it's the framebuffer that causing the problems try this;
instead of just pressing enter when lilo comes up, type 'vga=normal' and then press enter.
if it works you've narrowed the error down. then all you have to do is to make a menuconfig and turn 'code maturity level options' on. After that, go into "console drivers" there you will have a new option (since framebuffer-mode is experimental). The framebuffer support is on by default otherwise just turn it on and recompile...
 
Old 11-25-2003, 07:02 AM   #4
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Thanx a ton!!! I didn't know there was a framebuffer option in the kernel! Usually when I recompile a kernel I turn Code Maturity Options off and don't compile them into the kernel. That would explain alot. I'm not sure if that will fix it because I'm at work and can't check right now, but that sounds pretty good!

Thanx again!
Phekno
 
  


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