I've got SuSE too but like to switch it up a bit...just want to get Sabayon working...

-------- Original message --------From: Rick Engebretson <eng at pinenet.com> Date: 2/26/18  09:48  (GMT-06:00) To: TCLUG Mailing List <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Sabayon 
This is normal. You are normal. A new Linux user tries some flaky Linux 
derivative nobody ever heard of and gets blown away by confusion.

I was encouraged to choose between Red Hat and SuSE in about 1997. I 
chose and bought SuSE and still use it without problems. Now it is 
called openSuse and they have a huge forum.

Get On with learning how to USE Linux and Get Off trying to make it 
work. As an old man I tell you, there isn't time enough in a lifetime to 
learn this software. Don't be another Linux victim, be a Linux master.



Danny Johnson wrote:
> Thanks for responding.
> I have no graphical environment.
> I have used the Sabayon forum - pretty complex for me - can't find
> problem like I'm having.
> Do not understand "what update - what upgrade". - have updated and
> upgraded to the gills! - "Equo"
> I was wrong about my video card - I have an Nvidia 8800GT - downloaded
> the drivers - still no
> graphical environment.
> I do get a login prompt - but no graphical environment.
> I do not know what dmesg means or is.
> When do I execute Ctrl-Alt-F1?
> I posted the issue in the Sabayon forum and have gotten no reply yet.
> I just want to resolve this issue and go away, ya know?!
> I feel I'm being a pain by asking people to help.
> Sincerely,
> DJ
>
> On Sun, Feb 25, 2018 at 11:02 PM, gerry <gsker at skerbitz.org
> <mailto:gsker at skerbitz.org>> wrote:
>
>     Danny,
>
>     You will need to give the list more information....
>
>     1. "Sabayon Live CD" is ambiguous according to the download page:
>     http://www.sabayon.org/download/ <http://www.sabayon.org/download/>
>     "There are many different Sabayon variants"
>
>     So What exactly did you install?
>
>     2. What have you tried? What update? What upgrade?
>     Have you used Ctrl-Alt-F1 ? Do you get a login prompt?
>     What specific video card do you have any why would you think that's
>     relevant?
>     What does "cannot get back to my desktop" mean? Do you not get a
>     login prompt?
>        Or do you just not get a graphical environment?
>     What clues do you get from the dmesg command?
>     What is in /var/log? Especially /var/log/Xorg.0.log.
>        (less /var/log/Xorg.0.log)
>     What does lsmod say?   (It lists the loaded kernel modules)
>     uname -a   ?
>
>     3. Sabayon is Gentoo based
>     So not the most common of environments.  A large percentage of repos
>     are either rpm or deb based.
>     As a result, you might get much more useful help from the Sabayon
>     forums than from a generic Linux forum.  A gentoo forum might also
>     be more helpful.
>
>     With that said, post more details and you'll get more help!
>
>
>     Looks like sabayon uses lightdm and systemd. linux 4.9.0.
>     I downloaded the server iso and booted it up.  Looks pretty normal...
>     Let us know your specific issues.
>
>     https://wiki.sabayon.org/index.php?title=HOWTO:_Get_AMD/ATI_or_Nvidia_Video_Cards_working_in_Sabayon
>     <https://wiki.sabayon.org/index.php?title=HOWTO:_Get_AMD/ATI_or_Nvidia_Video_Cards_working_in_Sabayon>
>
>     Gerry
>
>
>
>
>     On Sun, 25 Feb 2018, Danny Johnson wrote:
>
>         I am new to Linux.
>         I have installed Sabayon live CD to my hard drive with an
>         accurate checksum.
>         I did the update and the upgrade and cannot get back to my desktop.
>         I have an ATI Radeon GPU.
>         I have spent a lot of time researching the forum and just cannot
>         find a solution.
>         I hope someone can help me out.
>         Sincerely,
>         Danny J.
>
>
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