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Softer

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[SOLVED] Black screen Issue after installing Arch

Hello. I'm newbie here and I need an advice please. After system is rebooting after installation I choose Arch in GRUB . Ater that I've seen system is loading, but instead of command prompt there's only blackscreen here with " no signal " (from monitor). I've tried to reinstall it many times, but everytime's the same problem. I didn't even change anything except internet and GRUB settings. Can anybody please explain what can be wrong ?

Last edited by Softer (2009-12-02 20:11:45)

tavianator

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Re: [SOLVED] Black screen Issue after installing Arch

Are you passing a vga= option to the kernel?  What video card do you have?  Are you using KMS?

Softer

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Re: [SOLVED] Black screen Issue after installing Arch

Thanks for the answer, tavianator
yes, i didn't change vga=
my card is radeon x1950gt (AGP)
No, i didn't even have X yet, as i said, i cannot even load system. (loading starts, i can see loading process with Arch and just after that black screen)

murffatksig

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Re: [SOLVED] Black screen Issue after installing Arch

Is there a second video card in your computer?  (ie, onboard)  If so, the video signal may be going to that card.  You may need to change a setting in your bios to always use the AGP video card.

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miau

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Re: [SOLVED] Black screen Issue after installing Arch

Maybe your download of the image is coruupt. Have you checked it?

Softer

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Re: [SOLVED] Black screen Issue after installing Arch

Nope, there is no another card and no onboard card too... (MSI 865PE Neo3-F motherboard)... And if it was, i don't think i'll see system loading than

Softer

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Re: [SOLVED] Black screen Issue after installing Arch

miau, i've used FTP installation, so i don't think it's about image. But i'll check it.

murffatksig

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Re: [SOLVED] Black screen Issue after installing Arch

When you reinstalled from FTP, did you choose the same mirror everytime?

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Softer

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Re: [SOLVED] Black screen Issue after installing Arch

yes. and i've downloaded my iso from it too... i'm trying to download and install from another one now

miau

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Re: [SOLVED] Black screen Issue after installing Arch

Which grub settings did you change?

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Re: [SOLVED] Black screen Issue after installing Arch

Disable KMS: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ati … leshooting

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Softer

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Re: [SOLVED] Black screen Issue after installing Arch

Dunno, whas it corrupted ISO or KMS trouble, but after i've tried to install from core CD system starts normally (it has 2.6.30 kernel, so, it should be about KMS. I'll disable it). Sorry for bothering you with that silly questions and thanks alot for your help. It works!

murffatksig

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Re: [SOLVED] Black screen Issue after installing Arch

Don't forget to mark your thread as solved by adding [SOLVED] to the thread title.

Thanks

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