Blank screen on boot

English Install/Boot/Login
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I have a Toshiba Satellite with suse 11.1 installed. I ran an update yesterday that included an updated kernel. I tried to boot up today and I get the Toshiba splash screen, then the Suse splash screen. It looks as if it going to work after all of the checks and then the black screen arrives. No mouse or X.
I have tried failsafe mode, still nothing. I tried using the sax2 -r -m 0=vesa option and still nothing. any thoughts???

2

Hi,

What graphics card are you using? Do you have the drivers installed?

3

I have ATI Graphics. They were installed before the update, and I did not uninstall them.

4

That’s the problem then. You’ll need to reinstall your graphics card drivers after any kernel upgrade. Including this one. I have an nvidia card so I’m not the best to be telling you how to install the drivers, but it’s the same symptom with both.

Just reinstall your graphics card drivers and you’ll be fine.

Good Luck,

Ian

5

I also remember this post on the topic.

After update, monitor goes into standby (res/refresh prob?) - openSUSE Forums

At the bottom he got it working and gives step by step instructions.

Good Luck,

Ian

6

I used a live CD to get to /etc/x11/xorg.conf

here is the output.

/…/

SaX generated X11 config file

Created on: 2009-03-02T02:30:15-0500.

Version: 8.1

Contact: Marcus Schaefer <sax@suse.de>, 2005

Contact: SaX-User list <https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/sax-users&gt;

Automatically generated by [ISaX] (8.1)

PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!

Section “Files”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/local”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/Type1”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/URW”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/Speedo”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/PEX”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/Type1”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/japanese:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/kwintv”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/truetype”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/uni:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/CID”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/Type1”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/xtest”
FontPath “/opt/kde3/share/fonts”
InputDevices “/dev/gpmdata”
InputDevices “/dev/input/mice”
EndSection

Section “ServerFlags”
Option “AllowMouseOpenFail” “on”
Option “ZapWarning” “on”
EndSection

Section “Module”
Load “dri”
Load “dbe”
Load “freetype”
Load “extmod”
Load “glx”
EndSection

Section “InputDevice”
Driver “kbd”
Identifier “Keyboard[0]”
Option “Protocol” “Standard”
Option “XkbLayout” “us”
Option “XkbModel” “microsoftpro”
Option “XkbRules” “xfree86”
EndSection

Section “InputDevice”
Driver “synaptics”
Identifier “Mouse[1]”
Option “AccelFactor” “0.1”
Option “BottomEdge” “650”
Option “Buttons” “5”
Option “CircScrollDelta” “0.1”
Option “CircScrollTrigger” “2”
Option “CircularScrolling” “1”
Option “Device” “/dev/input/mice”
Option “EdgeMotionMaxSpeed” “15”
Option “EdgeMotionMinSpeed” “15”
Option “Emulate3Buttons” “on”
Option “EmulateMidButtonTime” “75”
Option “FingerHigh” “17”
Option “FingerLow” “14”
Option “HorizScrollDelta” “0”
Option “InputFashion” “Mouse”
Option “LeftEdge” “120”
Option “MaxSpeed” “3”
Option “MaxTapMove” “110”
Option “MaxTapTime” “180”
Option “MinSpeed” “0.2”
Option “Name” “ALPS;Touchpad”
Option “Protocol” “auto-dev”
Option “RightEdge” “830”
Option “SHMConfig” “on”
Option “TopEdge” “120”
Option “UpDownScrolling” “1”
Option “Vendor” “Sysp”
Option “VertScrollDelta” “20”
Option “ZAxisMapping” “4 5”
EndSection

Section “InputDevice”
Driver “synaptics”
Identifier “Mouse[3]”
Option “AccelFactor” “0.1”
Option “BottomEdge” “650”
Option “Buttons” “5”
Option “CircScrollDelta” “0.1”
Option “CircScrollTrigger” “2”
Option “CircularScrolling” “1”
Option “Device” “/dev/input/mice”
Option “EdgeMotionMaxSpeed” “15”
Option “EdgeMotionMinSpeed” “15”
Option “Emulate3Buttons” “on”
Option “EmulateMidButtonTime” “75”
Option “FingerHigh” “17”
Option “FingerLow” “14”
Option “HorizScrollDelta” “0”
Option “InputFashion” “Mouse”
Option “LeftEdge” “120”
Option “MaxSpeed” “3”
Option “MaxTapMove” “110”
Option “MaxTapTime” “180”
Option “MinSpeed” “0.2”
Option “Name” “ALPS;Touchpad”
Option “Protocol” “auto-dev”
Option “RightEdge” “830”
Option “SHMConfig” “on”
Option “TopEdge” “120”
Option “UpDownScrolling” “1”
Option “Vendor” “Sysp”
Option “VertScrollDelta” “20”
Option “ZAxisMapping” “4 5”
EndSection

Section “InputDevice”
Driver “mouse”
Identifier “Mouse[5]”
Option “Buttons” “5”
Option “Device” “/dev/input/mice”
Option “Name” “ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse”
Option “Protocol” “explorerps/2”
Option “Vendor” “Sysp”
Option “ZAxisMapping” “4 5”
EndSection

Section “Monitor”
DisplaySize 331 207
HorizSync 30-62
Identifier “Monitor[0]”
ModelName “LGPHILIPSLCD LCD MONITOR”
Option “DPMS”
Option “PreferredMode” “1280x800”
VendorName “LPL”
VertRefresh 43-60
UseModes “Modes[0]”
EndSection

Section “Modes”
Identifier “Modes[0]”
Modeline “1280x800” 83.46 1280 1344 1480 1680 800 801 804 828
Modeline “1280x800” 69.75 1280 1328 1360 1440 800 803 809 823 +HSync -Vsync
EndSection

Section “Screen”
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection “Display”
Depth 15
Modes “1280x800”
Virtual 3840 1200
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 16
Modes “1280x800”
Virtual 3840 1200
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 24
Modes “1280x800”
Virtual 3840 1200
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 8
Modes “1280x800”
Virtual 3840 1200
EndSubSection
Device “Device[0]”
Identifier “Screen[0]”
Monitor “Monitor[0]”
EndSection

Section “Device”
BoardName “Radeon X1200”
Driver “radeonhd”
Identifier “Device[0]”
Option “DRI”
Option “monitor-PANEL” “Monitor[0]”
VendorName “ATI”
EndSection

Section “ServerLayout”
Identifier “Layout[all]”
InputDevice “Keyboard[0]” “CoreKeyboard”
InputDevice “Mouse[1]” “CorePointer”
InputDevice “Mouse[5]” “SendCoreEvents”
Option “Clone” “off”
Option “Xinerama” “off”
Screen “Screen[0]”
EndSection

Section “DRI”
Group “video”
Mode 0660
EndSection

Section “Extensions”
EndSection

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I’m sorry, I don’t have any experience with ATI graphics cards. Just thought I’d let you know so you don’t think I’m just abandoning you. But I might be able to help you reinstall the same way you can with nvida cards. Did you install your graphics card drivers from the openSUSE ATI repository?

Ian