From: Florian Pelz <pelzflorian@pelzflorian.de>
To: 65572@debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Florian Pelz <pelzflorian@pelzflorian.de>
Subject: bug#65572: [PATCH v2] doc: Describe black screen issue when booting the installer.
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 22:33:52 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20230831204854.4074-1-pelzflorian@pelzflorian.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAG3y4grnFMjV5NVmWM+6RDHhruyVuTQtBCB3NuaYnGSscjj3xg@mail.gmail.com>
With suggestions by Iku-Tulo Vilutar <ikutulovilutar@gmail.com>.
Fixes <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/65572>.
* doc/guix.texi (System Installation): Add suggestion when
booting the installer fails with a black screen.
---
Improved wording:
* added "after waiting for two minutes"
doc/guix.texi | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 04e5875925..fba9df1cce 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -2402,6 +2402,16 @@ BIOS or UEFI boot menu, where you can choose to boot from the USB stick.
In order to boot from Libreboot, switch to the command mode by pressing
the @kbd{c} key and type @command{search_grub usb}.
+Sadly, on some machines, the installation medium cannot be properly
+booted and you only see a black screen after booting even after you
+waited for two minutes. This may indicate that your machine cannot run
+Guix System; perhaps you instead want to install Guix on a foreign
+distro (@pxref{Binary Installation}). If you are adventurous, a
+possible workaround is pressing the @kbd{e} key in the GRUB boot menu
+and appending @option{nomodeset video=uvesafb} to the Linux bootline.
+Sometimes the black screen issue can also be resolved by connecting a
+different display.
+
@xref{Installing Guix in a VM}, if, instead, you would like to install
Guix System in a virtual machine (VM).
base-commit: b51e45d3aaa8a85d39a8a4c3d18e8b57254aeaf2
--
2.41.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-08-31 20:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-08-27 18:40 bug#65572: Black screen in installer Iku-Tulo Vilutar
2023-08-31 10:52 ` pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)
2023-08-31 11:11 ` Iku-Tulo Vilutar
2023-08-31 20:56 ` pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)
2023-09-01 6:34 ` Iku-Tulo Vilutar
2023-08-31 20:33 ` Florian Pelz [this message]
2023-09-01 9:07 ` bug#65572: [PATCH v3] doc: Describe black screen issue when booting the installer Florian Pelz
2023-09-01 12:28 ` Csepp
2023-09-02 12:43 ` pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)
2023-09-02 13:13 ` Csepp
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