1. Fresh install of livecd-i686-installer-2008.0-r1.iso 2. Select gdm as xdm startup service 3. Boot the system gdm doesn't startup I solved the problem doing # modprobe intel-agp # /etc/init.d/xdm restart because my box has an intel video card. I think this should be automatic. Thanks,
And how exactly is the installer supposed to know what you need that module loaded?
(In reply to comment #1) > And how exactly is the installer supposed to know what you need that module > loaded? > I really don't know about the Gentoo installer internals, but maybe with lspci one can detect the agp modules loaded for the video card, with this information /etc/modules.d/ could be populated with a file containing the name of the appropiated module. For me is no big deal, I already have 3 gentoo boxes, but for people approaching the first time to gentoo it could be a little disappointing not starting up X. Thanks,
I should have said lspci and lsmod output !
The Installer never has (and likely never will) do hardware detection. Instead, we use a very generalized kernel, and expect the kernel's module loading to pull in the correct modules. You're still expected to configure your system and its hardware yourself.
(In reply to comment #4) > The Installer never has (and likely never will) do hardware detection. > Instead, we use a very generalized kernel, and expect the kernel's module > loading to pull in the correct modules. You're still expected to configure > your system and its hardware yourself. > I am sorry, I should have known that!. Now the bug must be closed, thanks.
