From: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" <pelzflorian@pelzflorian.de>
To: Iku-Tulo Vilutar <ikutulovilutar@gmail.com>
Cc: 65572@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#65572: Black screen in installer
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:52:42 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87a5u7cwlh.fsf@pelzflorian.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAG3y4grnFMjV5NVmWM+6RDHhruyVuTQtBCB3NuaYnGSscjj3xg@mail.gmail.com> (Iku-Tulo Vilutar's message of "Sun, 27 Aug 2023 21:40:41 +0300")
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Hello Iku-Tulo, thank you for the report.
Vilutar <ikutulovilutar@gmail.com> writes:
> intelfb: Version 0.9.6
> intelfb: Cannot reserve FB region
An unlikely guess: I have had problems with a black screen when using a
television as a screen. However this does not sound like it.
> Then I tried `nomodeset video=uvesafb` Linux parameters and the GUI
> now rendered. I don't know if these work as a global workaround for
> other machines,
No, there have been reports that uvesafb does not work on every machine.
> should they be documented in the installation
> instructions?
Yes, if we can give proper instructions. Perhaps the attached patch?
Regards,
Florian
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From: Florian Pelz <pelzflorian@pelzflorian.de>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:44:55 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] doc: Describe black screen issue when booting the installer.
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.
---
doc/guix.texi | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 04e5875925..5aeed7851d 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. 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: 299d0463d54c97b237deb2fe9e464108544344c0
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2.41.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-08-31 10:54 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) [this message]
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 ` bug#65572: [PATCH v2] doc: Describe black screen issue when booting the installer Florian Pelz
2023-09-01 9:07 ` bug#65572: [PATCH v3] " 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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