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REPEAT: Do NOT report bugs for outdated packages!
FS#27749 - Laptop gdm Issue (Black screen + cursor)
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Arch Linux
Opened by Bodo Kaiser (archer42) - Wednesday, 28 December 2011, 15:46 GMT
Last edited by Andrea Scarpino (BaSh) - Wednesday, 28 December 2011, 16:12 GMT
Opened by Bodo Kaiser (archer42) - Wednesday, 28 December 2011, 15:46 GMT
Last edited by Andrea Scarpino (BaSh) - Wednesday, 28 December 2011, 16:12 GMT
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DetailsHi,
I have an old laptop over here running several times XP before. Now I wanted to rescue this poor computer from Windows and install a clean archlinux-i686 to it. The installation was successful and didn't cause any problems. Then I installed the default packages which I usually install: gnome gnome-extra xorg-server xf86-video-ati ... Latest files, default configs... Finally coming to the issue: When I start gdm I get a black screen with the mouse cursor. I can move the mouse cursor but I don't manage it to get rid of this black screen. I can't find any errors in the xorg logs and the gdm logs aren't quite helpful. I often have issues with older (2003) laptops and linux, don't know why. What causes this damn black screen? Regards, archer42 |
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Closed by Andrea Scarpino (BaSh)
Wednesday, 28 December 2011, 16:12 GMT
Reason for closing: Duplicate
Additional comments about closing: FS#27748
Wednesday, 28 December 2011, 16:12 GMT
Reason for closing: Duplicate
Additional comments about closing: