Re: [PLUG] Trouble Shoot Blank X Screen

[Jeff Bailey <skydiver38@verizon.net>]

I don't know if this will apply, but I'll throw it out there FWIW...

I had a problem with a blank X screen when I upgraded a PCLinux box.  My eventual solution is here:
http://lists.netisland.net/archives/plug/plug-2009-11/msg00002.html

It's different, as it was an upgrade, and not a fresh install, but you can review that thread if you think it has any value...

Good luck - it's a frustrating problem...


Mar 6, 2010 06:41:32 PM, plug@lists.phillylinux.org wrote:

I'm trying to set up an old Dell to use Gentoo, and am having trouble getting 
X to work.   I get a completely blank screen, although X is running fine and I 
can ssh into the box without any difficulty.  (In other words, I think X is 
running properly... except for the blank screen.)   Killing the X program 
restores the normal text screen.

Since X never errors out, the X logs show nothing weird.


I have an old nVidia card in the computer, but have tried using the "nv", 
VESA, and fbdev devices with the same effect.


I even tried loading the Gentoo live CD, which works fine.  I copied the 
xorg.conf file from the running live CD, but it produces the same condition.


I'm wondering if I'm missing some module from the kernel (I did a manual 
compile).


Anybody have any suggestions of what I might try or where I might look?   TIA!
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