On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 11:39:44AM -0400, Tom Demler wrote: > It's probably the same situation that occurred when I tried to do > the install from the cdrom: it appeared to boot from the cdrom but then the > screen went black. That's what's happening now. The problem during install > seemed to be resolved but after installing packages for a desktop the > problem is back.
Are you seeing any error messages on the serial console? Have you checked /var/log/Xorg.0.log? > I used the serial console and aptitude to install some hardware discovery > utilities. Running hwinfo --gfxcard shows the graphics card to be "Sun > Microsystems Sun|Turbo GX Plus (cgsix)". Config status is "cfg=new, > avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown" There seems to be related discussion [1]. Adrian > [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/1999/02/msg00055.html -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Debian Developer - [email protected] `. `' Freie Universitaet Berlin - [email protected] `- GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913
