Tried livedvd-x86-amd64-32ul-10.0.iso and 10.1 with the same outcome. Booting appears fine until it reaches "xdm started" message and then the monitor screen dims and the booting process stops. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Boot with live dvd. 2. 3. Actual Results: Same outcome. Expected Results: Shall I have tried a different version other than 10 and 10.1 and or various boot options? Running Processor 0: Intel P4 CPU 3.40GHz Processor 1: Intel P4 CPU 3.40GHz Graphics Processor: GeForce4 MX 420 VBIOS Version: 04.17.00.24.36 Memory: 64 MB
Could you try a current minimal-install-iso and report your results with it?
This happens to me, too, with the 10.1 LiveDVD. When it gets stuck, I can alt-F1 to switch to console, then "/etc/init.d/xdm restart", after which it loads XDM and everything else seems to work properly. I have Core i7 920 (4 cores + hyperthreading) 12GB of RAM 11TB of storage Geforce GT240 (1 GB VideoRAM)
(In reply to comment #2) > This happens to me, too, with the 10.1 LiveDVD. When it gets stuck, I can > alt-F1 to switch to console, then "/etc/init.d/xdm restart", after which it > loads XDM and everything else seems to work properly. > > I have Core i7 920 (4 cores + hyperthreading) > 12GB of RAM > 11TB of storage > Geforce GT240 (1 GB VideoRAM) > Can you reboot it and attach the output of Xorg.0.log once it goes to the black blinking cursor screen? I have a feeling it's trying to load the fbdev driver instead of the nv driver the first time around. Also please let me know if booting with 'gentoo nox' then manually starting xdm works for you.
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