[Sussex] Black screen while booting after new kernel compilation

[Alan F]

Hi Antoine,

It sounds like a framebuffer problem you're having. As a temporary
fix, pass "vga=normal" when booting in lilo.

So if your kernel image is called "linux", try this at the lilo screen:
linux vga=normal

As for a real fix to the problem... You'll need to fiddle with your
kernel configuration (you've most likely made a mistake, easy enough),
Under "console drivers",

[*] VGA text console
[*] Video mode selection support

Then under Frame-buffer support

[*] Support for frame buffer devices (EXPERIMENTAL)
[*]   VESA VGA graphics console

Then go through the recompiling process :|

Best of luck, and welcome to the group from me also,
Alan

On Fri, Oct 22, 2004 at 02:13:23PM +0200, Antoine JOSSERAND wrote:
> re,
> 
> Yesterday I build my first kernel :o)
> Before I used the 2.4.6 kernel, and now all (ahem) works fine with a 
> 2.6.8 one.
> 
> My only problem is that after displaying the Lilo screen, my PC starts 
> booting "in black". I mean that I can no more see anything during the 
> boot time, until KDE starts. And it is the same problem when I shut down 
> my computer.
> 
> Any idea ?
> 
> Thak you very much,
> 
> Antoine.
>