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marietto
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 Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2020 3:28 pm Post subject: New gentoo user here : what's wrong on my .config kernel |
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Hello.
I'm a new user of gentoo. I'm learning how it works. I've installed it for the first time and I really want that it works because I want to join the community. Unfortunately after the installation (and reinstallation) I've rebooted the pc and I realized that it won't boot. I don't see anything on the screen,any message,any error,even if my two monitors are turned on. I suppose that there is some bad parameter on the kernel that I've configured. you can find the .config file for the kernel here : https://pastebin.com/ZYBA5Y15
you can find the hardware of my pc here : https://pastebin.com/E28R8yRd
to understand what's wrong inside the kernel configuration is too much even for a medium experienced user like me...if u don't have time to look inside the informations that Ive posted...i don't know how can I be useful...maybe there is a method to generate a working config file in some way ? I use ubuntu everyday... |
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2020 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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marietto,
Welcome to the Gentoo community. You have four posts as I write. That makes you a contributor too, other that read your topics will get help from them.
You say | Quote: | | I don't see anything on the screen,any message,any error |
The startup sequence goes like this ...
You start the PC. It does its power on checks, maybe beeps and shows some instructions to enter the BIOS on the screen
If you do nothing, they will be a timeout, then grub will start and display a boot menu, if you use grub.
Grub has a timeout too. If you do nothing, it will load the default kernel.
When all in well, the kernel will display messages on the screen.
Where in those steps do you get nothing on the display?
Looking at your kernel, you have
| Code: | CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU=y
CONFIG_DRM_I915=y
# CONFIG_FB_VESA is not set
# CONFIG_FB_EFI is not set
# CONFIG_FB_SIMPLE is not set
# CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE is not set |
CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU=y may work with your nVidia cards, I've not checked but with # CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE is not set it won't be used for the console.
Likewise, your Intel GPU is configured with CONFIG_DRM_I915=y but it can' be used for the console either because of # CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE is not set.
Enable all of | Code: | # CONFIG_FB_VESA is not set
# CONFIG_FB_EFI is not set
# CONFIG_FB_SIMPLE is not set
# CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE is not set |
with make menuconfig and rebuild and reiinstall your kernel.
Tell grub about it if you need to.
The kernel will chose and swap framebuffers console to suit itself and none of those options interfere with nvidia-drivers if you want to use the binary blob later.
A reinstall is not required, so don't do it. Only some minor changes to your kernel.
Post back if you need help getting back into the chroot.
The Intel and Nouveau framebuffer consoles, start fairly late. One of FB_VESA, FB_EFI and FB_SIMPLE together with FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE should get you a console.
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toralf
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2020 6:43 pm Post subject: Re: New gentoo user here : what's wrong on my .config kernel |
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| marietto wrote: | | maybe there is a method to generate a working config file in some way ?. |
Try If that does not work, then boot a working Linux, mount the Gentoo partition with holding kernel sources and do: | Code: | | cd /usr/src/linux && make localmodconfig && make modules_install && make install |
Maybe that helps.
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marietto
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2020 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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Hello. Thanks for your precious help,now I see the boot messages on my gentoo. Anyway I still have 2 problems :
1) I see this error between the boot messages "dmesg can't start"
2) keyboard and mouse don't work. Model is Atlantis P013-AX250G+M
How can I determine the name of the driver to enable on the kernel config ? |
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NeddySeagoon
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marietto,
Is that a bluetooth keyboard and mouse?
I can only find an Italian page and I have no Italian.
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CONFIG_BT=y
CONFIG_BT_BREDR=y
# CONFIG_BT_RFCOMM is not set
# CONFIG_BT_BNEP is not set
# CONFIG_BT_HIDP is not set
CONFIG_BT_HS=y
CONFIG_BT_LE=y
# CONFIG_BT_SELFTEST is not set
CONFIG_BT_DEBUGFS=y
#
# Bluetooth device driversneed a
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# CONFIG_BT_HCIBTUSB is not set
# CONFIG_BT_HCIUART is not set
# CONFIG_BT_HCIBCM203X is not set
# CONFIG_BT_HCIBPA10X is not set
# CONFIG_BT_HCIBFUSB is not set
# CONFIG_BT_HCIVHCI is not set
# CONFIG_BT_MRVL is not set
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You win need one or more of the HCI options. HCI means Human Computer Interface.
It will need to be paired with your PC, so you will probably have to borrow a non bluetooth mouse and keyboard to do thot.
Read the help on those options in menuconfig.
-- edit --
is required too.
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marietto
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| Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2020 1:08 am Post subject: |
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| its a wireless mouse and keyboard combo attached to the PCI Express Adapter USB 3.0 4 ports model NEC/Renesas UPD720201 |
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:19 am Post subject: |
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marietto,
Please install pciutils usbutils and wgetpaste so wo can get exact details. oy your hardware.
Use wgetpaste to put the output of andonto a pastebin site.
These two commands will give the Vendor and Device IDs of everything connected te the PCe and USB buses.
That's how Linux binds drivers to devices.
Ahh ... | Code: | | # CONFIG_USB_XHCI_HCD is not set |
That's the USB3 driver for your USB3 ports and its off.
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marietto
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| Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2020 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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| CONFIG_USB_XHCI_HCD=y solved the problem. Thanks bro'. I'm ready to study the gentoo distro further. |
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