opensuse 11.1 RC1 blank screen after boot live cd

**esofron** · 29-Nov-2008, 08:25

Hello,

i am trying to start Opensuse 11.1 rc1 on an acer ferrari 1000 laptop, but after the boot process i get blank screen.
The graphics card that uses this laptop is the ATI radeon xpress 1150.
How can i solve the problem so i can install opensuse?
Other distribution boot & install without problem.

thanks

**oldcpu** · 29-Nov-2008, 08:47

Originally Posted by esofron

i am trying to start Opensuse 11.1 rc1 on an acer ferrari 1000 laptop, but after the boot process i get blank screen.
The graphics card that uses this laptop is the ATI radeon xpress 1150.
How can i solve the problem so i can install opensuse?
Other distribution boot & install without problem.

Try a different option when running the live cD. The first menu you get after booting, which is all green, gives you the choice of OpenSUSE Live (KDE) [or gnome if it is a gnome live CD], failsafe settings, check installation media, ... etc ... If you look at the bottom of that screen you will see some options associated with F3. Try selecting a lower resolution, or select VESA. Note after the install is complete, these settings can be changed.

**esofron** · 29-Nov-2008, 10:01

the only option that worked is the text.

i did the installation through the text, but now i have the same problem deep black screen.

Any suggestion,because i cannot use the laptop at all?

thanks

**esofron** · 29-Nov-2008, 10:09

how can i boot in text mode now?

**mingus725** · 29-Nov-2008, 10:27

You did not eventually get any GUI even using Text, correct? So you have not installed anything, correct? You boot from the Live-CD and go to a black screen - does the green screen with the progress bar show up at all? When you booted using Text, did you see text scrolling up the screen? The more precise the description of what you see, the better we can help.

Also, on the Live-CD menu, in the Boot Options field down below, type this and see if it helps:

Code:

edd=off

**esofron** · 29-Nov-2008, 10:49

i was able to boot into text mode. idid the installation through text mode & yast2. After the insallation, boot again & i got the same problem.

**mingus725** · 29-Nov-2008, 11:56

OK, so you successfully installed. So, at the green boot menu screen, in the Boot Options line down below, type just the number "3" (without quotes!). That will take you to a command line prompt, login as your user. Then do this (the "su" will prompt you for the root password):

Code:

su
sax2 -r -m 0=vesa
exit
startx

If that doesn't work, try:

su
sax2 -r -m 0=radeon
exit
startx

If the gui doesn't start, each time you should see some error message from the X server. Post that back here. And, to the following:

Code:

more /etc/X11/xorg.conf

That will scroll the X server configuration file. Look for the "Device" Section, you should see something like this:

Section "Device"
Identifier "Device[0]"
Driver "radeon"
VendorName "ATI"
BoardName "ATI Radeon Express 1150"
Screen 0
EndSection

That is just an educated guess. Post back here what yours actually is.

**esofron** · 29-Nov-2008, 16:02

hi,

i type the number 3 but cannot get text login, just blank screen

**oldcpu** · 29-Nov-2008, 16:15

Originally Posted by esofron

i type the number 3 but cannot get text login, just blank screen

When did you type the number 3 ? You need to type it at the correct time in the boot sequence (ie when the grub boot menu appears, and you should see the 3 in the options line when you type it)

**esofron** · 29-Nov-2008, 16:18

at the boot menu i get the green screen og opensuse & have 2 options. the 2nd one is the failsafe. so, in the line at the bottom i type 3. Is that correct?

iknow i have boot again from the live cd in text mode & i have mount the / partition of my installation at the HD.

Can i do something there?

thanks