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From: "Peter Böhm" <peter.bo@×××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Older machines no text console video after bootup
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 20:34:20
Message-Id: 11962176.O9o76ZdvQC@big
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Older machines no text console video after bootup by Walter Dnes
1 You are missing FrameBuffer configuration:
2 https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Framebuffer
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4 This is always necessary - even without ...
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6 ... I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
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11 Am Dienstag, 19. April 2022, 22:16:05 CEST schrieb Walter Dnes:
12 > I have a couple of older machines kicking around that I'm trying to
13 > revive, a 2008 Dell desktop and a Lenovo laptop. I installed Gentoo
14 > and ended up with the same problem on both machines...
15 >
16 > * During the install process, the text console works OK.
17 > * After the install, it starts off fine with the LILO boot menu.
18 > * After it boots, there is no text at all on the text console.
19 > * After much dicking around, I've managed to get my desktop to ssh
20 > into the old Dell after it boots. It appears to be fully functional,
21 > and I can do just about anything via ssh. Still no text on the
22 > monitor.
23 > * I have not gotten anywhere near installing X.
24 >
25 >
26 > Here's what make menuconfig > Device Drivers > Graphics support
27 > shows on the Dell d530. Any ideas about text console support?
28 >
29 > <*> /dev/agpgart (AGP Support) ---> | |
30 > -*- VGA Arbitration | |
31 > (16) Maximum number of GPUs | |
32 > [ ] Laptop Hybrid Graphics - GPU switching support | |
33 > <*> Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 4.1.0 and higher DRI suppor| |
34 > ARM devices ---- | |
35 > < > ATI Radeon | |
36 > < > AMD GPU | |
37 > < > Nouveau (NVIDIA) cards | |
38 > <*> Intel 8xx/9xx/G3x/G4x/HD Graphics | |
39 > () Force probe driver for selected new Intel hardware | |
40 > [*] Enable capturing GPU state following a hang | |
41 > [*] Compress GPU error state | |
42 > [*] Always enable userptr support | |
43 > [ ] Enable Intel GVT-g graphics virtualization host support | |
44 > < > Virtual GEM provider | |
45 > < > Virtual KMS (EXPERIMENTAL) | |
46 > < > DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU | |
47 > < > Intel GMA500/600/3600/3650 KMS Framebuffer | |
48 > < > DisplayLink | |
49 > < > AST server chips | |
50 > < > Matrox G200 | |
51 > < > QXL virtual GPU | |
52 > Display Panels ---> | |
53 > Display Interface Bridges ---> | |
54 > < > ETNAVIV (DRM support for Vivante GPU IP cores) | |
55 > < > DRM Support for bochs dispi vga interface (qemu stdvga) | |
56 > < > Cirrus driver for QEMU emulated device | |
57 > < > GM12U320 driver for USB projectors | |
58 > < > Simple framebuffer driver | |
59 > < > Virtual Box Graphics Card | |
60 > < > GUD USB Display | |
61 > [ ] Enable legacy drivers (DANGEROUS) ---- | |
62 > Frame buffer Devices ---> | |
63 > Backlight & LCD device support ---> | |
64 > Console display driver support --->

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Re: [gentoo-user] Older machines no text console video after bootup Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
[gentoo-user] Re: [SOLVED] Older machines no text console video after bootup Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>