Hello Iku-Tulo, thank you for the report. Vilutar <ikutulovilu...@gmail.com> writes: > intelfb: Version 0.9.6 > intelfb: Cannot reserve FB region
An unlikely guess: I have had problems with a black screen when using a television as a screen. However this does not sound like it. > Then I tried `nomodeset video=uvesafb` Linux parameters and the GUI > now rendered. I don't know if these work as a global workaround for > other machines, No, there have been reports that uvesafb does not work on every machine. > should they be documented in the installation > instructions? Yes, if we can give proper instructions. Perhaps the attached patch? Regards, Florian
From: Florian Pelz <pelzflor...@pelzflorian.de> Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:44:55 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Describe black screen issue when booting the installer. With suggestions by Iku-Tulo Vilutar <ikutulovilu...@gmail.com>. Fixes <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/65572>. * doc/guix.texi (System Installation): Add suggestion when booting the installer fails with a black screen. --- doc/guix.texi | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 04e5875925..5aeed7851d 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -2402,6 +2402,16 @@ BIOS or UEFI boot menu, where you can choose to boot from the USB stick. In order to boot from Libreboot, switch to the command mode by pressing the @kbd{c} key and type @command{search_grub usb}. +Sadly, on some machines, the installation medium cannot be properly +booted and you only see a black screen after booting. This may +indicate that your machine cannot run Guix System; perhaps you instead +want to install Guix on a foreign distro (@pxref{Binary +Installation}). If you are adventurous, a possible workaround is +pressing the @kbd{e} key in the GRUB boot menu and appending +@option{nomodeset video=uvesafb} to the Linux bootline. Sometimes the +black screen issue can also be resolved by connecting a different +display. + @xref{Installing Guix in a VM}, if, instead, you would like to install Guix System in a virtual machine (VM). base-commit: 299d0463d54c97b237deb2fe9e464108544344c0 -- 2.41.0
