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From: Fast Turtle <fturtle@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Acer Aspire Part 2 - Xorg
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:03:29
Message-Id: 20130608120204.6087fc4a383fafb1f599fbdd@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Acer Aspire Part 2 - Xorg by Silvio Siefke
1 On Fri, 7 Jun 2013 11:15:03 +0200
2 Silvio Siefke <siefke_listen@×××.de> wrote:
3
4 > Hello,
5 >
6 > On Fri, 7 Jun 2013 10:00:16 +0800 "AR (aka AleiPhoenix)"
7 > <aleiphoenix@×××××.com> wrote:
8 >
9 > > Hi, I have this netbook too. The actual CPU type is N2800 and
10 > > intergrated graphic is GMA3600 so the graphics drivers in kernel
11 > > support is GMA500. Do you have that enabled?
12 >
13 > My CPU is a N550. Can you cat ur make.conf? What you use in INPUT_DEVICE?
14 >
15 > > In my `make.conf`, I have `VIDEO_CARDS="intel fbdev vesa"`, and I
16 > > don't have an Xorg.conf. All works well except when the system
17 > > booting with extenal video output (VGA or HDMI) plugged, both LVDS
18 > > and monitor gone black. But I think that won't be the problem.
19 >
20 > I have set it in make.conf what you say, but when start slim Display
21 > is black and when i start XFCE4 only symbols and i can nothing do.
22 >
23 > Photos from Xfce4
24 > http://silviosiefke.com/1.jpg
25 > http://silviosiefke.com/2.jpg
26 > http://silviosiefke.com/3.jpg
27 >
28 > Thank you & Greetings
29 > Silvio
30 >
31 Sounds like a locale.gen issue (You're using the wrong language)
32
33 Although slim works, you need to use the F1 key to select what window manager to use. The default is a minimal x display with an xterm and that could be part of your problem.
34
35 As someone posted earlier, if you are mixing a Gentoo and Sabyon Install, You will have issues. Nothing says you can't use the sabyon image to boot - then simply follow the Gentoo Install Guide as normal to get a working system and DO NOT MIX.