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D1st0rt - Tue Feb 01, 2005 4:27 pm
Post subject: Problem installing Grub on Gentoo

Split from: Windows: Running multiple zones

I'm installing Gentoo, but I can't get the bootloader to work. When it starts up, my screen just says
"GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB"

Solo Ace - Tue Feb 01, 2005 4:58 pm
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Guess that means it's not installed correctly eh.

Try the manual GRUB setup?

Or ask in an official Gentoo IRC channel.
I just asked for, they said you need to tell grub where you want it to be installed, maybe you forgot that?

Bak - Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:11 pm
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when I run KDE on my gentoo machine I can't get the resolution above 640x480, I've done emerge sync and emerge nvidia and the gl one... I still can't get it past 640x480 what should I do?

Dr Brain - Tue Feb 01, 2005 10:50 pm
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Do either ctrl++ or ctrl+- work, Bak?

i88gerbils - Tue Feb 01, 2005 11:03 pm
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Bak:

You probably need to check your x.org config (or XF86Config-4) file, check to see if the appropriate nvidia module is loaded, and then check to see if DRI is enabled.

This is all assuming you have the appropriate monitor.

From my XF86Config-4 file:

Code: Show/Hide

Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600"
ViewPort 0 0 # initial origin if mode is smaller than desktop
# Virtual 1280 1024
EndSubsection

I usually use either the ATI xconfig or xconfig to get the base settings, then edit in my mouse and other settings.

Smong - Wed Feb 02, 2005 8:51 am
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D1, I got a similar message once when I changed the partitions but didn't update the boot loader. Lilo was just printing 2A all the time. Fortunately I had just put the wrong boot disk in.

Also I can't get GL to work properly on my xserver (with gentoo). I can run glxgears, but can't play any games like tomatoes or rrootage because they use GL via SDL which fails. I don't have a 'Load opengl' type line in my xorg.conf as I just get a black screen. With 'Load dri' I get faint orange lines across my TFT for a few seconds before the desktop appears. I'm using the i810 driver on an intel 855gm chip.

SuSE - Wed Feb 02, 2005 9:32 am
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You all need to go to #gentoo on irc.freenode.net, forums.gentoo.org or google.

Bak wrote:

when I run KDE on my gentoo machine I can't get the resolution above 640x480, I've done emerge sync and emerge nvidia and the gl one... I still can't get it past 640x480 what should I do?

Do you have resolutions higher than 640x480 set in your /etc/X11/xorg.conf? Did you follow the xorg howto?

Solo Ace - Wed Feb 02, 2005 1:25 pm
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I remember having the same problem, but because I didn't have the time to check my own xorg.conf I didn't post the solution, will update this post when I put my normal Gentoo HDD back into my Linux box (installing it for someone else now).

I prefer to go to #Gentoo on EFnet.

i88gerbils - Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:25 pm
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Nobody reads my posts...

Cyan~Fire - Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:47 pm
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Code: Show/Hide

Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600"
ViewPort 0 0 # initial origin if mode is smaller than desktop
# Virtual 1280 1024
EndSubsection

I usually use either the ATI xconfig or xconfig to get the base settings, then edit in my mouse and other settings.

Solo Ace - Wed Feb 02, 2005 5:07 pm
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Meh, lies, he has to set the DefaultDepth for it to select the correct display mode (in /etc/X11/xorg.conf).

The value of DefaultDepth has to match the depth in the display mode section you want to use.

Go to The X Server Configuration HOWTO - Chapter 4: Tweaking xorg.conf.
The text above code listing 4.3 is what probably will fix your problem.

My main Linux box is still installing Gentoo to another hard drive, can't connect the original hard drive to check my xorg.conf file out eh.

Putting it in another system is too much work for me!

Smong - Wed Feb 02, 2005 6:25 pm
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I went to the gentoo channel when I installed gentoo and there are like 500 afk people there. I ended up helping at least 5 other people out and still didn't get my stuff fixed

. They have a forum and wiki which cross link to each other so there isn't actually any documentation on how to do stuff.

SuSE - Wed Feb 02, 2005 11:15 pm
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well when did you go? 3am EST is not the best time

Cyan, that was awesome

D1st0rt - Wed Feb 02, 2005 11:20 pm
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I've installed GRUB several times following instructions exactly using manual and grub-install. I'm gonna try rebuilding my kernel and see if that does anything

Solo Ace - Thu Feb 03, 2005 1:40 am
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Smong wrote:

They have a forum and wiki which cross link to each other so there isn't actually any documentation on how to do stuff.

There used to be some very useful guides on the main website (like how to install Apache2/SSL & PHP, MySQL, Samba, Squid and ALSA) but for some weird reason they removed them and put some crappy ones up on the wiki site.

What's the problem you're having Smong (or did you fix it already?)? Maybe I've ever had the same one, my first Gentoo installation's problems gave me some traumas.

i88gerbils - Thu Feb 03, 2005 9:18 am
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Smong wrote:

Also I can't get GL to work properly on my xserver (with gentoo). I can run glxgears, but can't play any games like tomatoes or rrootage because they use GL via SDL which fails. I don't have a 'Load opengl' type line in my xorg.conf as I just get a black screen. With 'Load dri' I get faint orange lines across my TFT for a few seconds before the desktop appears. I'm using the i810 driver on an intel 855gm chip.

Solo Ace - Thu Feb 03, 2005 9:20 am
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Uhh yeah, missed that.

That sucks.

i88gerbils - Thu Feb 03, 2005 1:29 pm
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I prefer Slackware.

SuSE - Thu Feb 03, 2005 5:37 pm
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I prefer LFS.

Solo Ace - Thu Feb 03, 2005 5:39 pm
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I prefer DOS.

D1st0rt - Thu Feb 03, 2005 6:13 pm
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I want the operating system that is used on computers on TV shows like 24, Alias, CSI, The Agency, and pretty much any movie where one of the guys hacks into something. Those GUIs are pimp, and it takes very little time to do crazily complex tasks

Solo Ace - Thu Feb 03, 2005 6:15 pm
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Rofl, yeah, I want Macromedia Flash as OS.

Dr Brain - Thu Feb 03, 2005 6:46 pm
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I want R2-D2. He can hack Imperial battle stations the size of small moons in a short period of time.

SuSE - Thu Feb 03, 2005 7:41 pm
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Dr Brain wrote:

I want R2-D2. He can hack Imperial battle stations the size of small moons in a short period of time.

That's because they run Windows.

Mine GO BOOM - Fri Feb 04, 2005 1:47 am
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Dr Brain wrote:

I want R2-D2. He can hack Imperial battle stations the size of small moons in a short period of time.

He cheated:

As for the best OS?

SuSE wrote:

That's because they run Windows.

I'd like to see Linux/OSX do this:

SuSE - Fri Feb 04, 2005 4:40 am
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Mine GO BOOM wrote:

I'd like to see Linux/OSX do this:

got me there, that is the sickness - they should add something like that to xscreensaver (a la BSOD, etc)