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pkyoung

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Registered: 2022-08-23

Posts: 1

no video output while boot in text mode just after hdd check

I've got several linux box install latest archlinux. (dell t640)

I don't use X windows and just setup with text mode and
use the machine remotely with ssh.

After successfully installing and setting up the network,
when using at the console with monitor connected, there is not output at all.
(I have no problem in using remotely)

The boot message shows up correctly and just after hdd check message,
output is gone and  no output is shown at all afterwords in monitor.

Boot with live image has no problem.

What can I do in this case? Which file should I look into?

cfr

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From: Cymru

Registered: 2011-11-27

Posts: 7,178

Re: no video output while boot in text mode just after hdd check

You want to look at the journal from a boot which demonstrates the problem.

journalctl -b --no-pager

The -b will give you the journal from the current boot. You can adjust it if you need the journal from an earlier boot. For the previous boot, for example,

journalctl -b -1 --no-pager

You do need to get it either from a current boot with the problem or from a boot with the problem which shutdown normally or the log won't be preserved.

If you're set up for remote access and that's working, that shouldn't be a problem.

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