> I just upgraded my 2.4.5 kernel to 2.4.9 but when I rebooted the system it
> gave me a blank screen. I did everything right, edited and re-run LILO, but
> then this happened.
>
> Has this ever happened to anyone else?
Did it go through a normal boot-up with assorted processes getting
started then give you a blank screen? Or did it hang before booting?
Or did it try to start X and the screen went blank? Or some other
variation on a blank-screen-theme?
If your machine normally starts X automatically, and if it is now
booting OK but X isn't starting properly, then you might to consider the
below. If it's something else, I think we need some more information in
order to help.
If you use DRI/DRM I believe that 2.4.9 builds DRM drivers that are
appropriate for XFree 4.1 rather than 4.0.x and that might be causing a
problem for you. You might want to change your kernel configuration
options and/or your XFree configuration to not use DRM and see if that
makes a difference.
There will hopefully be a clue in the X log file which is probably
/var/log/XFree86.0.log or something similar.
M
--
Martin McCarthy /</ PGP key available
[EMAIL PROTECTED] \>\ http://www.ancient-scotland.co.uk
/</ http://www.ehabitat.demon.co.uk
--------------------------------------------------------------------
http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk
http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk
--------------------------------------------------------------------
