With suggestions by Iku-Tulo Vilutar <ikutulovilu...@gmail.com>. Fixes <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/65572>.
* doc/guix.texi (System Installation): Add suggestion when booting the installer fails with a black screen. --- Improved wording: * added "after waiting for two minutes" doc/guix.texi | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 04e5875925..fba9df1cce 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -2402,6 +2402,16 @@ BIOS or UEFI boot menu, where you can choose to boot from the USB stick. In order to boot from Libreboot, switch to the command mode by pressing the @kbd{c} key and type @command{search_grub usb}. +Sadly, on some machines, the installation medium cannot be properly +booted and you only see a black screen after booting even after you +waited for two minutes. This may indicate that your machine cannot run +Guix System; perhaps you instead want to install Guix on a foreign +distro (@pxref{Binary Installation}). If you are adventurous, a +possible workaround is pressing the @kbd{e} key in the GRUB boot menu +and appending @option{nomodeset video=uvesafb} to the Linux bootline. +Sometimes the black screen issue can also be resolved by connecting a +different display. + @xref{Installing Guix in a VM}, if, instead, you would like to install Guix System in a virtual machine (VM). base-commit: b51e45d3aaa8a85d39a8a4c3d18e8b57254aeaf2 -- 2.41.0