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

[Adam Carter]

On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 5:43 AM, <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.
>

I start troubleshooting with;
grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log

Also emerge @x11-module-rebuild when you change kernel can clear things up.