Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Install Issue

[Mark Knecht]

On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 1:06 PM, CJoeB <colleen.beamer@×××××.com> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I hope someone will be able to "lead me by the nose" here.
>
> For a number of weeks now, I have been trying to install Gentoo on my
> new desktop.  I kept running into issues and due to time constraints
> when I was installing, I put off trying to resolve them.
>
> Today, I went through the install process, had a couple of issues, but
> was able to figure them out and got to the point where I was supposed to
> boot into my new system.  I got the boot menu, the boot process seemed
> to be okay, but when I got to the point where I assumed I should get a
> command prompt to finish up, all I got was a weird screen that was half
> black and half fuzzy with a bunch of colours (sorry, I can describe this
> any better).  I tried recompiling the kernel thinking it was a problem
> that I had created during the initial compilation, but that ended with
> the same result.
>
> The computer is a Dell XPS 8300
> It has a Radeon graphics card, but I wouldn't think this would be an
> issue until I tried to install X.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas?
>
> Regards,
>
> Colleen

Hi Colleen,
   If you got past booting the kernel and into the init part of the
boot (where you see the green OKs) then it sounds like some problem
with either the X system or possibly the font set. I doubt the later
as that wouldn't be very likely to make the screen half black, etc.

   What happens after the problem occurs but maybe you jump to a new
console? (Alt-Ctrl-F2 for instance) do you get a login prompt or is
that messed up also?

   You might also try modifying your kernel line in grub (I assume
you're using grub) by appending gentoo=nox. That should stop X from
starting, if it is, and might give you a little more info.

   If you do get a login prompt, then login and try

rc-update show

and post the results back.

HTH,
Mark