2010-12-04, 12:14
So here's the deal:
System:
MSI k9vgm-v
ATI radeon hd 2400 xt
2gb ram
Installed Dharma beta 4 (live cd) successfully onto a usb stick.
Works swimmingly well for a couple of weeks.
I then do
I can't remember where I found this, but it was a forum post here that recommended to do this when you installed live onto disk.
Anyway, now my htpc boots into a blank screen, where keypresses simply output code and return does nothing. The weird thing is, I can get into the CLI and Putty no probs. But when I hit ctrl-alt-(f7 or f8 can't remember), it flickers once or twice then goes back to a blank screen.
To try and fix it I've tried:
to no avail.
I've also tried
also without results.
Anyway, I'd greatly appreciate any help. Cheers.
System:
MSI k9vgm-v
ATI radeon hd 2400 xt
2gb ram
Installed Dharma beta 4 (live cd) successfully onto a usb stick.
Works swimmingly well for a couple of weeks.
I then do
Code:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xbmc
I can't remember where I found this, but it was a forum post here that recommended to do this when you installed live onto disk.
Anyway, now my htpc boots into a blank screen, where keypresses simply output code and return does nothing. The weird thing is, I can get into the CLI and Putty no probs. But when I hit ctrl-alt-(f7 or f8 can't remember), it flickers once or twice then goes back to a blank screen.
To try and fix it I've tried:
Code:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade xbmc
to no avail.
I've also tried
Code:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc-svn/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xbmc
also without results.
Anyway, I'd greatly appreciate any help. Cheers.