CentOS - Aug 2018 - Can't boot into GUI: Centos 7 "Server with GUI" option

I'm setting up a new server on Centos 7, running x86_64. Motherboard is a
MITAC PD11BICC, running
Indian Bay Trail, with a i915 chipset.

I installed "Server with GUI", but when it boots I get the "blank
screen with a cursor" issue.

Decided to see about disabling the i915 driver, by blacklisting it. but I
don't think I have the
right commands, as when I did that, it appeared on the reboot the i915 driver
was still active.

vi /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist_i915.conf
added the following line to that file
   blacklist i915
Saved the file. Rebooted.

The driver seemed to active upon the reboot.

Can someone tell me if this is the correct and full procedure to get rid of this
driver.

Thanks,

Jay

Jay Hart wrote:
> 
> I'm setting up a new server on Centos 7, running x86_64. Motherboard is
a MITAC PD11BICC, running
> Indian Bay Trail, with a i915 chipset.
> 
> I installed "Server with GUI", but when it boots I get the
"blank screen with a cursor" issue.
> 
> Decided to see about disabling the i915 driver, by blacklisting it. but I
don't think I have the
> right commands, as when I did that, it appeared on the reboot the i915
driver was still active.
> 
> vi /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist_i915.conf
> added the following line to that file
>     blacklist i915
> Saved the file. Rebooted.
> 
> The driver seemed to active upon the reboot.
> 
> Can someone tell me if this is the correct and full procedure to get rid of
this driver.
It is probably being loaded by the initramfs image on boot

If you rebuild the initramfs (which you can do by just running 
'dracut'), it should honour the current 'blacklist' settings in 
/etc/modprobe.d/

James Pearson

Jay Hart wrote:
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> 
>> Jay Hart wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm setting up a new server on Centos 7, running x86_64.
Motherboard is a MITAC PD11BICC,
>>> running
>>> Indian Bay Trail, with a i915 chipset.
>>>
>>> I installed "Server with GUI", but when it boots I get
the "blank screen with a cursor" issue.
>>>
>>> Decided to see about disabling the i915 driver, by blacklisting it.
but I don't think I have
>>> the
>>> right commands, as when I did that, it appeared on the reboot the
i915 driver was still active.
>>>
>>> vi /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist_i915.conf
>>> added the following line to that file
>>>      blacklist i915
>>> Saved the file. Rebooted.
>>>
>>> The driver seemed to active upon the reboot.
>>>
>>> Can someone tell me if this is the correct and full procedure to
get rid of this driver.
>>
>> It is probably being loaded by the initramfs image on boot
>>
>> If you rebuild the initramfs (which you can do by just running
>> 'dracut'), it should honour the current 'blacklist'
settings in
>> /etc/modprobe.d/
>>
>> James Pearson
> 
> So, run 'dracut' and then reboot?
Yes ... you should rename the existing initramfs first

James Pearson

Jay Hart wrote:
> 
> A complete step by step would be appreciated. It will avoid further
back-n-forth.
It's not that difficult - a quick google of 'centos 7 rebuild
initramfs'
brings up (e.g.) 
https://sites.google.com/site/syscookbook/rhel/rhel-kernel-rebuild

James Pearson