<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div><font face="sans-serif">I've got SuSE too but like to switch it up a bit...just want to get Sabayon working...</font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Rick Engebretson <eng@pinenet.com> </div><div>Date: 2/26/18 09:48 (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: TCLUG Mailing List <tclug-list@mn-linux.org> </div><div>Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Sabayon </div><div><br></div></div>This is normal. You are normal. A new Linux user tries some flaky Linux <br>derivative nobody ever heard of and gets blown away by confusion.<br><br>I was encouraged to choose between Red Hat and SuSE in about 1997. I <br>chose and bought SuSE and still use it without problems. Now it is <br>called openSuse and they have a huge forum.<br><br>Get On with learning how to USE Linux and Get Off trying to make it <br>work. As an old man I tell you, there isn't time enough in a lifetime to <br>learn this software. Don't be another Linux victim, be a Linux master.<br><br><br><br>Danny Johnson wrote:<br>> Thanks for responding.<br>> I have no graphical environment.<br>> I have used the Sabayon forum - pretty complex for me - can't find<br>> problem like I'm having.<br>> Do not understand "what update - what upgrade". - have updated and<br>> upgraded to the gills! - "Equo"<br>> I was wrong about my video card - I have an Nvidia 8800GT - downloaded<br>> the drivers - still no<br>> graphical environment.<br>> I do get a login prompt - but no graphical environment.<br>> I do not know what dmesg means or is.<br>> When do I execute Ctrl-Alt-F1?<br>> I posted the issue in the Sabayon forum and have gotten no reply yet.<br>> I just want to resolve this issue and go away, ya know?!<br>> I feel I'm being a pain by asking people to help.<br>> Sincerely,<br>> DJ<br>><br>> On Sun, Feb 25, 2018 at 11:02 PM, gerry <gsker@skerbitz.org<br>> <mailto:gsker@skerbitz.org>> wrote:<br>><br>> Danny,<br>><br>> You will need to give the list more information....<br>><br>> 1. "Sabayon Live CD" is ambiguous according to the download page:<br>> http://www.sabayon.org/download/ <http://www.sabayon.org/download/><br>> "There are many different Sabayon variants"<br>><br>> So What exactly did you install?<br>><br>> 2. What have you tried? What update? What upgrade?<br>> Have you used Ctrl-Alt-F1 ? Do you get a login prompt?<br>> What specific video card do you have any why would you think that's<br>> relevant?<br>> What does "cannot get back to my desktop" mean? Do you not get a<br>> login prompt?<br>> Or do you just not get a graphical environment?<br>> What clues do you get from the dmesg command?<br>> What is in /var/log? Especially /var/log/Xorg.0.log.<br>> (less /var/log/Xorg.0.log)<br>> What does lsmod say? (It lists the loaded kernel modules)<br>> uname -a ?<br>><br>> 3. Sabayon is Gentoo based<br>> So not the most common of environments. A large percentage of repos<br>> are either rpm or deb based.<br>> As a result, you might get much more useful help from the Sabayon<br>> forums than from a generic Linux forum. A gentoo forum might also<br>> be more helpful.<br>><br>> With that said, post more details and you'll get more help!<br>><br>><br>> Looks like sabayon uses lightdm and systemd. linux 4.9.0.<br>> I downloaded the server iso and booted it up. Looks pretty normal...<br>> Let us know your specific issues.<br>><br>> https://wiki.sabayon.org/index.php?title=HOWTO:_Get_AMD/ATI_or_Nvidia_Video_Cards_working_in_Sabayon<br>> <https://wiki.sabayon.org/index.php?title=HOWTO:_Get_AMD/ATI_or_Nvidia_Video_Cards_working_in_Sabayon><br>><br>> Gerry<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> On Sun, 25 Feb 2018, Danny Johnson wrote:<br>><br>> I am new to Linux.<br>> I have installed Sabayon live CD to my hard drive with an<br>> accurate checksum.<br>> I did the update and the upgrade and cannot get back to my desktop.<br>> I have an ATI Radeon GPU.<br>> I have spent a lot of time researching the forum and just cannot<br>> find a solution.<br>> I hope someone can help me out.<br>> Sincerely,<br>> Danny J.<br>><br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota<br>> tclug-list@mn-linux.org <mailto:tclug-list@mn-linux.org><br>> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list<br>> <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota<br>> tclug-list@mn-linux.org<br>> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list<br>><br>_______________________________________________<br>TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota<br>tclug-list@mn-linux.org<br>http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list<br></body></html>