Tpex
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Hi, I’m trying to install GeeXboX to a IDE HDD from a USB flash drive using the 2.0.1 iso put on the flash with unibootin. when I boot the USB and select “Install Geexbox to disk” I get the message: “could not open framebuffer: No such file or directory” then: Welcome welcome to rescue mode” what should I do?
Please excuse my ignorance, I have a very basic understanding of programing and Linux, though I have installed ubuntu and xubuntu before.
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tomlohave
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Try devel iso : http://download.openbricks.org/
be sure you can boot in normal mode before installing geexbox
framebuffer is not your real problem, you’ve got another one, remove “quiet splash” when booting to see where is your problem
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Tpex
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Thanks Tomlohave, I’m downloading right now. I can boot on normal mode, even on my laptop 
Could you please tell me how to remove “quite splash?”
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tomlohave
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when you see the boot menu, press TAB, on the line, remove “quiet splash”
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tomlohave
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Forget to ask, your problem was after a successful installation, when you reboot for the second time ?
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Tpex
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“Forget to ask, your problem was after a successful installation, when you reboot for the second time ?”
No the error stop me doing anything but starting up the “live-cd”
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Tpex
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I press tab with “install geexbox to disk” selected and add “remove “quiet splash”" to the line “/vmlinuz initrd=/initrd quite loglevel=3 nocache systemd.unit=installer.target” I still get the same error and rescue mode.
But.
I tried removing “quiet” from the above mentioned line
I get a screen similar to starting in debugging mode “starting” various processes” and the same framebuffer error. once all those have stopped it starts rescue mode.
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tomlohave
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i retested it yesterday and no problem with installator …
do you have a cd-rw to burn iso ?
remove your usb stick, and test with a cd
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Tpex
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I don’t have any Blank CDs to burn to 
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Tpex
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Is there no a way to install it through windows on the HDD? unibootin only lets me select C drive.
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tomlohave
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Not from windows … or i don’t know how (i don’t use windows …)
Maybe the installator script work inside live session, need to test this evening …
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tomlohave
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ok, let’s go : you really want to install it ?
1) boot adding “nocache” to boot command line
2) when xbmc is ready , switch to virtual terminal by pressing CTRL+ALT+F2
3)connect :
user : root
password : root
4) execute :
systemctl stop automountd.service
assuming you want to install it in your first internal drive, do
umount /dev/sda1
execute cat /proc/mounts
if you have a line like : fusectl /sys/fs/fuse/connections fusectl rw,relatime 0 0
do : umount /sys/fs/fuse/connections
next and last :
5) execute :
installator
answer all questions
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Tpex
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I aplogise for not getting back to you, I have been terribly busy with work and studies for the past few days.
I now finally got it installed, thank you very much!
but this only lead me onto another problem :/
Booting off the HDD, I see a splash screen and then after that I get “could not open framebuffer: No such file or directory” on top of a gray screen, after that, just in text “Welcome to geexbox version” and an offer to log into the terminal” after this there may be some flickering and then a blank black screen or a mash of colours.
I did try the solutions listed by your 1st post.
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tomlohave
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no problem for delay  we are all busy ….
maybe i forget, which graphic card on your pc ? (and always test the latest iso … r14005 : http://download.openbricks.org/r14005/)
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Tpex
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Oops forgot to add the specs, I’m trying to get it to work on a Dell Optiplex GX150
Seems the Graphics Card is an Intel Onboard (Intel 82815 Graphics Controller)
Works great on my ATI HD6770 though (other PC)
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