[URGENT] Cantrebury baclk screen

litemotiv · 2011-04-01 10:47:37

Hey i installed the Catnerbury pre-release, but when i reboot all i get is a black screen with a blinking cursor!!

This is crap, you people can't even get the installation right. I need to fix this right way because i need my computer for an important project. What's the deal?!

dhave · 2011-04-01 10:52:57

I think you should start all over with your installation. I've got Canterbury up and running just fine on my system. Wow! Talk about responsiveness. Plus, I really like the gestural i/o interface. It's great to have all these distros rolled into one. The sum is definitely greater than its parts.

Inxsible · 2011-04-01 14:23:04

Canterbury is the shiznit !!! \m/

flamelab · 2011-04-01 14:26:46

I managed to install it properly, but the Nvidia driver complains that the kernel (3.0.0alpha_canterbury) is not supported.

drcouzelis · 2011-04-01 14:45:06

litemotiv wrote:

Hey i installed the Catnerbury pre-release, but when i reboot all i get is a black screen with a blinking cursor!!

The installation disc only installs the installer. You have to install the operating system yourself. That way, people who don't want the features of an operating system don't end up with all that bloat. It's part of the "keep it simple" mentality.

ngoonee · 2011-04-01 15:54:25

@litemotiv - I'm disappointed, you should know that these forums are only for discussing Arch Linux specific topics. Canterbury may be all well and good, but please head over to their forums. Closing....

EDIT: Dammit what did you do? I can't close this thread.... Murtuza, I blame you....

Last edited by ngoonee (2011-04-01 15:55:10)

stlarch · 2011-04-01 15:58:16

Did you try reading the wiki first?

Awebb · 2011-04-01 16:35:37

ngoonee wrote:

you should know that these forums are only for discussing Arch Linux specific topics.

There is enough Arch in it to make this a valid thread. Let's help them out a bit until they have the proper infrastructure.

litemotiv · 2011-04-01 17:16:40

drcouzelis wrote:

The installation disc only installs the installer. You have to install the operating system yourself. That way, people who don't want the features of an operating system don't end up with all that bloat. It's part of the "keep it simple" mentality.

Thank you! I did what you said and now i get:

Grub error 7 : Loading below 1MB is not supported

How can i solve? Thank you!!

I appeal to you for forgive my English. I am not really advanced in speaking and writing English, but i strongly hope that being here, on this site, i will progress. I permit you that each time when you meet me in any discussion to correct me, i will not get upset, but i will be very grateful. Thanks a lot! What about you? How is your English?

Inxsible · 2011-04-01 17:22:21

please use code tags to show your outputs and code instead of increasing the font size and bolding it. Please follow forum rules.

falconindy · 2011-04-01 17:47:47

litemotiv wrote:

drcouzelis wrote:
The installation disc only installs the installer. You have to install the operating system yourself. That way, people who don't want the features of an operating system don't end up with all that bloat. It's part of the "keep it simple" mentality.
Thank you! I did what you said and now i get:
Grub error 7 : Loading below 1MB is not supported
How can i solve? Thank you!!
I appeal to you for forgive my English. I am not really advanced in speaking and writing English, but i strongly hope that being here, on this site, i will progress. I permit you that each time when you meet me in any discussion to correct me, i will not get upset, but i will be very grateful. Thanks a lot! What about you? How is your English?

I ran into this as well. Turns out, whoever compiled grub on the install disc used big endian encoding instead of little endian. Once I figured that out, it was simple to repack the binaries and finish the install.

flamelab · 2011-04-01 17:52:22

litemotiv wrote:

drcouzelis wrote:
The installation disc only installs the installer. You have to install the operating system yourself. That way, people who don't want the features of an operating system don't end up with all that bloat. It's part of the "keep it simple" mentality.
Thank you! I did what you said and now i get:
Grub error 7 : Loading below 1MB is not supported
How can i solve? Thank you!!
I appeal to you for forgive my English. I am not really advanced in speaking and writing English, but i strongly hope that being here, on this site, i will progress. I permit you that each time when you meet me in any discussion to correct me, i will not get upset, but i will be very grateful. Thanks a lot! What about you? How is your English?

I could solve this by installing the grub3 git branch, which supports the experimental Cantebury kernel.

litemotiv · 2011-04-01 18:04:05

Inxsible wrote:

please use code tags to show your outputs and code instead of increasing the font size and bolding it. Please follow forum rules.

what you think your tough because you have admin or someting?? if you dont want to give the answers why dont you just go away and annoy some other people ok im really starting to hate forums admins (((

this forum sucks so i will start new one in laptop issues im install on dell 1150

Cyrusm · 2011-04-01 18:14:22

I have the exact same issue! except instead of a blinking cursor I have japanese characters and a blue screen...
BUMP!!!
SOMEONE HALP!

Inxsible · 2011-04-01 18:20:38

litemotiv wrote:

Inxsible wrote:
please use code tags to show your outputs and code instead of increasing the font size and bolding it. Please follow forum rules.
what you think your tough because you have admin or someting?? if you dont want to give the answers why dont you just go away and annoy some other people ok im really starting to hate forums admins (((
this forum sucks so i will start new one in laptop issues im install on dell 1150

I am looking for my ban hammer....if i find it, you will regret it !!

tomd123 · 2011-04-01 21:01:58

litemotiv wrote:

Hey i installed the Catnerbury pre-release, but when i reboot all i get is a black screen with a blinking cursor!!
This is crap, you people can't even get the installation right. I need to fix this right way because i need my computer for an important project. What's the deal?!

How many times have you tried rebooting?

cesura · 2011-04-01 21:48:23

wat kinda forumz iz dis? y cant u help da guy out? i can haz da same izzu, so i wud liek it if u guyz cud help uz wit r problamz. but nooo! yoos r all a buncha butheadz and won help mi wit mi eror mesagez! cantrebury iz the sux0rs! yall gona not liek dis wen i hax0r ur boxez! im gona go yoos utubuntu now, i dont wana be dizraspectd heer.

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cesura · 2011-04-01 22:39:28

jasonwryan wrote:

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Fell out of my chair laughing.

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