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On Sun, 2005-08-21 at 23:05 -0400, John Dangler wrote: |
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I don't know about the |
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> ERROR: Could not copy the initramfs to /boot |
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error, but I know on my inspiron 9100, but this: |
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> After the initial information at bootup, all I got was a black screen [This |
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> is on a Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop. I may have the wrong settings |
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> (1024x768-32@72), |
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sounds familiar. If I get the settings wrong, sometimes I get a blank |
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screen until X starts. I think most LCD's work at 60Hz, and most likely |
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24bit, so try 1024x768-24@60 to see if that works. If not, keep |
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lowering the resolution to 800x600 and 640x480 just to see. |
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> so if anyone knows how to correctly identify this I'd |
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> appreciate it]. I had to power off and on again to get video returned. |
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are your sure? Did the hd light keep flashing? This would indicate |
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that it's still booting, but just can't display correctly. |
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> Anyone offering any assistance with this, please do. I've gotten everything |
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> in the base system running well except this issue, and I'm about to throw in |
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> the towel on splash. |
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its not much, but HTH! |
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just in case you want to try it, this is the genkernel command line I |
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used for 2.6.12-gentoo-r7. I always mount boot manually beforehand. |
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sudo genkernel --no-menuconfig --save-config --bootsplash --gensplash |
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--install --udev |
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--kernel-config=/home/iain/configs/2.6.12-gr7-2005-08-08 --makeopts=-j3 |
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--mountboot --gensplash=livecd-2005.1 all |
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I'm not sure about the --bootsplash and --gensplash, but this was after |
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trial and error with quite a few different ways, so it works and I leave |
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it!! |
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Iain Buchanan <iaindb@××××××××××××.au> |
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