You are missing FrameBuffer configuration: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Framebuffer
This is always necessary - even without ... ... I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications Am Dienstag, 19. April 2022, 22:16:05 CEST schrieb Walter Dnes: > I have a couple of older machines kicking around that I'm trying to > revive, a 2008 Dell desktop and a Lenovo laptop. I installed Gentoo > and ended up with the same problem on both machines... > > * During the install process, the text console works OK. > * After the install, it starts off fine with the LILO boot menu. > * After it boots, there is no text at all on the text console. > * After much dicking around, I've managed to get my desktop to ssh > into the old Dell after it boots. It appears to be fully functional, > and I can do just about anything via ssh. Still no text on the > monitor. > * I have not gotten anywhere near installing X. > > > Here's what make menuconfig > Device Drivers > Graphics support > shows on the Dell d530. Any ideas about text console support? > > <*> /dev/agpgart (AGP Support) ---> | | > -*- VGA Arbitration | | > (16) Maximum number of GPUs | | > [ ] Laptop Hybrid Graphics - GPU switching support | | > <*> Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 4.1.0 and higher DRI suppor| | > ARM devices ---- | | > < > ATI Radeon | | > < > AMD GPU | | > < > Nouveau (NVIDIA) cards | | > <*> Intel 8xx/9xx/G3x/G4x/HD Graphics | | > () Force probe driver for selected new Intel hardware | | > [*] Enable capturing GPU state following a hang | | > [*] Compress GPU error state | | > [*] Always enable userptr support | | > [ ] Enable Intel GVT-g graphics virtualization host support | | > < > Virtual GEM provider | | > < > Virtual KMS (EXPERIMENTAL) | | > < > DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU | | > < > Intel GMA500/600/3600/3650 KMS Framebuffer | | > < > DisplayLink | | > < > AST server chips | | > < > Matrox G200 | | > < > QXL virtual GPU | | > Display Panels ---> | | > Display Interface Bridges ---> | | > < > ETNAVIV (DRM support for Vivante GPU IP cores) | | > < > DRM Support for bochs dispi vga interface (qemu stdvga) | | > < > Cirrus driver for QEMU emulated device | | > < > GM12U320 driver for USB projectors | | > < > Simple framebuffer driver | | > < > Virtual Box Graphics Card | | > < > GUD USB Display | | > [ ] Enable legacy drivers (DANGEROUS) ---- | | > Frame buffer Devices ---> | | > Backlight & LCD device support ---> | | > Console display driver support --->
