No screen output after new kernel

[sixfeetsix]

I use Caldera openLinux (greatest distro for me up to now) and I compiled kernel 2-4-13 and installed it.
After the initial boot screen, the screen doesn't change at all, but I know something is up because when the harddisk stops making noise, I can reboot the system with ctrl-alt-del just like if it was running OK.
Anybody can tell me wich option I might have skipped into the configuration process??

Thanx in advance

[ 30 October 2001: Message edited by: sixfeetsix ]

[X_console]

Under Character Devices, did you enable Virtual Terminal?

[sixfeetsix]

Virtual terminal : y
Support for console on virtual terminal : y

Any other possible mistake?
Thanx

[sixfeetsix]

Ok, I recompiled and reinstalled the new kernel with the above mentioned reply options activated, but the is still no screen activity.

Please if anybody can help me ...

[X_console]

Ok, do you see the initialization taking place? Like the partitions being mounted, network card detected, and so on? Do you have it set to boot to command line or to X? If it's X, try booting to the command line and see if that works. If it does, reconfigure X.

[sixfeetsix]

I can't tell if at the end of the boot process (wich I don't see) it's set to the graphical login or the X one.

Do I configure that in Grub, or else that is not the problem (for now...)

When I select the functionnal kernel, it shows the boot up processes in the Caldera graphical window, when I start the new kernel, the Caldera graphical window empties itself (from the different boot options) and then it doesn't ever change.

Is there anything to configure about the video adapter or so?

Thanx in advance (especially X_console)

[X_console]

Hm, I haven't used GRUB. Is there a way for it to boot into single user mode? With LILO you specify linux 1 at the prompt and you get to single user. Try that and see if you can get it working. If you can get to single user mode, see if you can start X with startx. If you can't, backup your existing XF86Config and reconfigure X and see if it works this time round.

[sixfeetsix]

Ok, there is something there I'd like to try...

Is there any NHF on how to change from grub to Lilo because I used to use Lilo when I had Mandrake?

How do I change the content of the MBR(to put Lilo instead of Grub)? Do you know any safe methods or programs to do so?

[X_console]

I honestly don't know how to switch from GRUB to LILO, although it might be as simple as creating a /etc/lilo.conf and then just running the command lilo. That should automatically overwrite the MBR and replace it with LILO. I wouldn't know how to get GRUB back though. In any case I'd suggest doing some reading on this before attempting it. Try a grub channel on IRC or something.

[bdg1983]

Are you using ReiserFS or ext2? Caldera uses a initial ramdisk (initrd) and you will need to include ReiserFS support in the kernel instead of as a modules unless you update the initrd yourself after compiling a new kernel.

I've also sent you a private message with my 2.4.13 .config from Caldera Workstation 3.1. It was a little too long to post here.

This is my /boot/grub/menu.lst

#
# /boot/grub/menu.lst - generated by Lizard
#

timeout = 10
splashscreen = (hd0,4)/boot/message.col31

default = 0

title = Linux-2.4.13-Modular
root = (hd0,4)
kernel = /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.13-modular hdd=ide-scsi idebus=42 ide0=ata66 vga=normal quiet root=/dev/hda6
initrd = /boot/initrd-2.4.13.gz

title = Linux-2.4.12-Modular
root = (hd0,4)
kernel = /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.12-modular hdd=ide-scsi idebus=42 ide0=ata66 vga=normal quiet root=/dev/hda6
initrd = /boot/initrd-2.4.12.gz

title = Linux-2.4.2-Modular
root = (hd0,4)
kernel = /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.2-modular hdd=ide-scsi idebus=42 ide0=ata66 vga=274 quiet root=/dev/hda6
initrd = /boot/initrd-2.4.2.gz

title = Linux-2.4.2-Rescue
root = (hd0,4)
kernel = /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.2-rescue vga=274 quiet root=/dev/hda6
initrd = /boot/initrd-2.4.2-rescue.gz