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agentorange96

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Registered: 2013-06-18

Posts: 2

[SOLVED] Graphical Issue in TTY

Hello,
I just did a fresh install of Arch Linux following the Beginners Guide on my Lenovo Thinkpad T61-7658-05U. When I boot up the computer, though, there is a graphical error instead of the virtual console. Keep in mind there is no display manager installed.
Here is a link to a photo I took earlier showing it. Sorry about the flash.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/ … b10cf61d10
Thanks for any help!

EDIT: To see if the prompt was even there, I logged in and ran "Yes" to which I heard the computer pick up. So when I hit CTRL+C I noticed that the prompt is displaying but seems to be drawn behind this mess.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/ … 1d7b22a39d

EDIT: I re-installed Arch and have the same issue.

EDIT: Looking through journalctl via chroot, the only thing I can see that looks interesting is here:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/ … ce237e1863

Last edited by agentorange96 (2014-07-16 13:38:31)

ooo

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Registered: 2013-04-10

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Re: [SOLVED] Graphical Issue in TTY

you could try if linux-lts works for you.

VladimirVilimaitis

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Registered: 2014-04-13

Posts: 26

Re: [SOLVED] Graphical Issue in TTY

I had the same issue not too long ago.
The problem lies within a bug in newer versions of GRUB. Try using Syslinux instead, report if it works.
By the way, it seems like this issue is not unique to my system, so I feel like this bug should be noted in the Beginners Guide. Would you not mind me using your photos in order to further improve the state of documentation?

Last edited by VladimirVilimaitis (2014-07-16 06:43:22)

ugjka

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Re: [SOLVED] Graphical Issue in TTY

Related https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=183483

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agentorange96

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Registered: 2013-06-18

Posts: 2

Re: [SOLVED] Graphical Issue in TTY

VladimirVilimaitis, you may use my photos, though I might recommend hosting them on elsewhere as I have no idea how reliable that link will be. (It's just whatever Facebook Chat uses as I took them to send to a friend.)

I'm going to try using that other kernel first and see if that works. If not I will go with using a different Syslinux instead.

Edit: It worked!
Thank you all so much! Now I can put my shiny new "Powered by Arch" sticker on it! XD

And a recap for future visitors to this post:
1. Chroot into the instillation from a live disk or USB (connected to the internet)

# mount /dev/sda1 /mnt

(Mount other partitions you may have too)

2. Chroot into your installation

# arch-chroot /mnt

3. Install the kernel

# pacman -Sy linux-lts

4. Rebuild grub config file

# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

5. Profit!

# exit
# reboot

Last edited by agentorange96 (2014-07-16 13:44:41)