FC 5 black screen before install
sholtz at d.umn.edu
sholtz at d.umn.edu
Mon May 1 12:20:46 UTC 2006
Karl:
I am currently running FC 3.
--On Monday, May 01, 2006 6:02 AM -0600 "Karl F. Larsen"
<k5di at zianet.com> wrote:
> sholtz at imap.d.umn.edu wrote:
>
>> I should have indicated more clearly that I have tried 'linux
>> text'. I also tried two other options 'noprobe' and 'skipddc' (I'm
>> not in front of that machine at the moment and could have that
>> last one wrong, but it was to inhibit monitor probing). I have
>> also tried these options in combination. They all result in
>> nothing but a black screen.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>
>
> Steve, if you have any earlier versions of Fedora Core software
> please try them and see what they produce.
>
>
> Karl
>
>> --On Sunday, April 30, 2006 8:17 PM -0600 "Karl F. Larsen"
>> <k5di at zianet.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> sholtz at imap.d.umn.edu wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I have actually downloaded, sha1sum'ed and burned two sets of
>>>> discs from two different mirrors. Disc 1 from both burns
>>>> results in the black screen.
>>>>
>>>> If I enter 'linux mediacheck' at the boot prompt, I also get
>>>> nothing but the black screen. Is there another way to do the
>>>> media check?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> It sounds now as if the loader can't guess well enough what
>>> your video card is and your monitor is. So try starting with
>>> "linux-text" and see if that comes up.
>>>
>>> Karl
>>>
>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>> --On Sunday, April 30, 2006 5:42 PM -0600 Karl Larsen
>>>> <k5di at zianet.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I have downloaded, sha1sum'ed and burned a set of CD install
>>>>>> discs. After booting from disc 1, I hit <enter> to start a
>>>>>> graphical install and get a black screen. I have tried several
>>>>>> variants of 'linux xxx' at the boot: prompt and all result in
>>>>>> the black screen.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm running:
>>>>>> Asus A7V333
>>>>>> AMD Athlon XP 1800
>>>>>> 512 MB RAM
>>>>>> nVidia NV15DDR GeForce2 Ti
>>>>>> Sony Trinitron Multiscan G400
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any ideas on getting an install process that I can see
>>>>>> executing?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Steve
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Did you test your cd-rom's before trying to load? It might be
>>>>> a problem in disk 1. I loaded that way no problem.
>>>>>
>>>>> Karl
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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