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Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:52:48 +0200 (CEST) Received: from florianrock64 (ip92344de0.dynamic.kabel-deutschland.de [146.52.77.224]) by mxe217.netcup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 2759D81553; Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:52:43 +0200 (CEST) From: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" References: Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:52:42 +0200 In-Reply-To: (Iku-Tulo Vilutar's message of "Sun, 27 Aug 2023 21:40:41 +0300") Message-ID: <87a5u7cwlh.fsf@pelzflorian.de> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=-=-=" X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 2759D81553 X-Rspamd-Server: rspamd-worker-8404 X-NC-CID: ZW5fUD9QYIABwz39U5dviYCcrklR58q+UZUzcPx8a0oqMGi+BCZaRgHU X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-guix@gnu.org List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org X-Migadu-Country: US X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Spam-Score: -5.23 X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 666E1A290 X-Migadu-Scanner: mx0.migadu.com X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -5.23 X-TUID: 9EU6+sQMV4QS --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain Hello Iku-Tulo, thank you for the report. Vilutar 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 --=-=-= Content-Type: text/x-patch Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=doc-Describe-black-screen-issue-when-booting-the-ins.patch From: Florian Pelz 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 . Fixes . * 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 -- 2.41.0 --=-=-=--