[gentoo-user] Re: getting blank screen when trying to start gdm

[walt]

On Sun, 15 May 2016 21:03:19 -0400
covici@××××××××××.com wrote:

> Answers in line.
>
> walt <w41ter@×××××.com> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 15 May 2016 15:43:51 -0400
> > covici@××××××××××.com wrote:
> >
> > > Hi.  Since about the end of March, I have been unable to use
> > > gnome and even gdm.  I am using the gnome overlay and I am using
> > > unstable gentoo and nvidia drivers.  I  get a blank screen when I
> > > start gdm, orca just comes up, but there is nothing on the screen.
> > >
> > > I am using version  355.11-r4 of the nvidia drivers, if I use any
> > > later version I get modeset errors  and sometimes system
> > > crashes.  I waited a while because I thought that if some
> > > packages got upgraded that would fix the problem, since things
> > > used to work, but its still dead as a doornail, so any
> > > suggestions would be appreciated.
> >
> > Well, I'll go through my usual checklist while you wait for a
> > helpful reply :)
> >
> > If you use startx instead of gdm do you still see nothing?

> startx did not work, it tried to do startx  on the wrong console.

You could try this (depending on which console you're using):

startx -- tty01  (when I try tty02 I get 'no screens defined' error)

I have the mate overlay installed and most of it works extremely well,
but I see little quirks here and there that I don't see when I run mate
on other distros that I test with virtualbox, so I'm not surprised that
you might see bigger quirks with the gnome overlay.

Maybe a 'layman' expert can tell you more.


Maybe someone else