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deprenyl

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Registered: 2007-04-19

Posts: 3

Complete Black screen on boot.

I was trying to install beryl on archlinux...and had to enter lines into the nvidia config file...like Load "glx"

etc...while doing that...my monitor turned black suddenly. I tried a reboot, but it just comes up with a black screen. What could be the problem here? thanks!!
3.0ghz pent 4
6800gt
2gig ram
-edit this is a COMPLETE black screen btw, no letters, no mouse pointer, no bios no nothing. Turn on. fans are heard. just black. and the monitor light is blinking

Pls help ><

Last edited by deprenyl (2007-04-19 05:20:15)

mucknert

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From: Berlin // Germany

Registered: 2006-06-27

Posts: 510

Re: Complete Black screen on boot.

That does not say a lot. Be a little bit more verbose: when does the screen turn black? Already on boot or when you try to start X11?

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deprenyl

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Registered: 2007-04-19

Posts: 3

Re: Complete Black screen on boot.

just complete black screen im afraid. I havent seen a single word, cursor, or anything apart from black pixels on my monitor for a few hours now. Just boot, fans run up, black. black. black... thanks!

mucknert

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From: Berlin // Germany

Registered: 2006-06-27

Posts: 510

Re: Complete Black screen on boot.

Is the screen black _while_ you boot or can you see the kernel- and init-messages flow by? That is what I wanted to know. Can you see the Grub-Menu? Can you access the BIOS? We need to narrow it down before.

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deprenyl

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Registered: 2007-04-19

Posts: 3

Re: Complete Black screen on boot.

aw crap, just took the video card out and tried with the onboard motherboard one...booted up perfectly...damn...i had good times with me 6800gt T_T

davin

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From: UK

Registered: 2007-05-01

Posts: 25

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Re: Complete Black screen on boot.

Now you can update your kernel with 6800 gt drivers

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