Fedora 9 install troubles - big

[Harald Hoyer]

Fluffy The Vampire wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Today I decided to install Fedora 9 (64-bit) on my system. It wasn't a 
> good experience as it refused to work... Here's my story:
> 
> 1) downloaded the 64bit ISO and burnt it to a dvd
> 2) booted the dvd and the graphical installer never came up. X said it 
> detected my video card correctly (Nvidia Geforce 8800 GTS 360 MB) and 
> then all I got was a black screen. No response anymore, had to reboot.

boot the installer with the "vesa" option