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Re: Blank Console



Alex Solla wrote:
I'm having some trouble with my console. When I boot up, I get a grey screen with some OpenFirmware stuff on it instead of the usual kernel loading stuff. Eventually, I reach kdm. That works fine. But if I try to quit kdm to start a console session, I end up either with either a black or, lets say, very colorful, screen. What should I look into to fix this?

Sounds like you built your kernel yourself, and the kernel doesn't have a driver to talk to the framebuffer. What kind of machine (please be specific, something like "PowerMac G4" or "iBook" isn't specific enough) have you got? If it's not a system where the display is built into the logic board/not replaceable, have you upgraded the video card, and if so, what kind of video card do you have?

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Derrik Pates
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