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

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.

>
> What happens when you use an older kernel with older nvidia drivers?
I am not set up for that and older nvidia drivers would make me
downgrade the server and other packages.

>
> Are you using gnome from regular portage while waiting for the
> overlay to start working again?  If yes, is it working normally?

How would I do that?  I was thinking of trying that, but it would
downgrade many packages if I just stopped using the overlay.

>
> Are you using gcc4 or gcc5, and is the entire system built with the
> same compiler?
gcc 4.9.x  whole system using that compiler.


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