Bug#637284: Can't install wheezy on a 2011 iMac
Hi Jonathan,
Mike Hore wrote:
Hi Jonathan,
That is bug #636040 (finish-install: hvc0 console added to inittab
even when not available), which seems to be mostly harmless. It
should be safe to remove the "co:" line to remove the message about
spawning getty there.
Are you suggesting I do that?
Nah, it doesn't matter. The "co:" line I was referring to is a line
starting with the text "co:" in /etc/inittab.
OK, no worries.
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That is probably gdm or the X server coping poorly with the radeon driver
failing to load. Please add "1" or "single" (as a separate word, no
quotes) to the kernel command line at bootup so we can see if a
non-graphical bootup works.
OK, same problem. Where and what is that "kernel command line" so I can add
to it?
It's in the GRUB menu presented at bootup. You can edit it like this:
1. Use arrow keys to choose the kernel you want to boot.
2. Press "e" to reveal its settings.
3. Move the cursor to the line that starts with "linux" and edit the
options there as desired (e.g., to add "1" and remove "quiet").
Sorry for the lack of clarity.
That's OK. Here's what happened:
I added "single" and removed "quiet". The boot then proceeded till I
got a flashing line at the top of the screen saying
lp: driver loaded but no devices found
alternating very rapidly with another line I couldn't read. No further
progress.
Then I rebooted and this time left "quiet" there. The boot proceeded
till it said
GNOME display manager loading
Then there was one other line for about 1/10 sec and then just a blank
screen with a flashing cursor at the top. No further progress.
In both cases typing keys had no effect, and I had to push the power
button to force a shutdown.
Hope you can make some sense of this...
Cheers, Mike.
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Mike Hore mike_hore@aapt.net.au
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