[FC4] System locks up when booting installation DVD

[Rick Stevens]

On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 18:12 +0100, Carsten Gaebler wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> when I boot FC4 from the installation DVD, the boot messages read
> 
> Loading vmlinuz
> Loading initrd.img
> Ready
> 
> Then the screen becomes blank with a blinking cursor and the system is
> locked up. The only thing I can do is reset the machine through the reset
> button.
> 
> Any hints?

Sounds like a GUI issue.  Try installing in text mode.  It would also
be of help if you'd describe your system (motherboard make, hard drives,
memory, CPU, etc.)

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