I use "linux init 2" as the boot option, but you won't get any GUI
with startx as the xorg.conf file ain't created.

Bart Tambuyser wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I copied the dyne directory from the (loop mounted) ISO, to the root of
> my (archlinux) root partition, and manually changed my menu.lst file to
> contain the boot options from /isolinux/isolinux.cfg . I'm fairly
> familiar with this procedure because I don't have a cdwriter and 90 % of
> burnt cdroms don't function anyway on my laptop.
>
> My problem:
>
> Booting is smooth, until X should start. I can barely read the last
> screen output (speedy) but I assume it states something like 'using
> configfile ......../xorg.conf' Then the screen flickers twice (as would
> be normal) and goes black. Nothing. No keyboard awareness except
> 'ctrl-alt-delete' to reboot. The last 25 lines of screen output or so,
> are scrambled, I mean not properly alligned.
>
> My graphics card is a sis630 using module sis.
>
> Can I append a boot option to NOT start X ?
> Can I append a boot option to use a generic vesa driver ?
>
> Kind regards,
>
> coolcargo
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