Installing virtualbox from rigo corrupts display on reboot

[georgelappies]

Hi

I install the virtualbox-bin package, it pulls in the 3.6 kernel as a pre req. I am using Sabayon X KDE version. My laptop has an ATI HD 5000 series card in.

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george@devbox ~ $ fglrxinfo
display: :0  screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
OpenGL version string: 4.2.11762 Compatibility Profile Context


When I boot with the 3.6 kernel the display is messed up once kdm starts. I tried adding "nomodeset" to the boot parameter and running the grub config util again but it did not help.

Any advice?

[B3rtm3n]

You should install virtual box corresponding with your current installed kernel.
The kernel number is being displayed next to the name of the virtual box package.
When not, a new kernel will be pulled in and installed.
Installing new kernels without using kernelswitcher should be avoided cause it breaks the system.

Try to install the kernel again this time using kernel switcher.

1) run update

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equo update

2) view installed and available kernels:

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equo search linux-sabayon

3) latest kernel is at the moment linux-sabayon-3.6-r3, so run:

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kernel-switcher switch sys-kernel/linux-sabayon-3.6-r3

(avoid this kernel for the moment if you have nvidia as it has a bug, or see solution)

4) check if video driver is set correct:

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eselect opengl list

will show you (if you have Nvidia):

Available OpenGL implementations:
[1] ati
[2] nvidia *
[3] xorg-x11

If you want it to be ati do:

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eselect opengl set 1

then finish upgrade with

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equo deptest

followed by:

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equo libtest

then reboot