FC5 isn't working on laptop

pribyl at lowlevel.cz pribyl at lowlevel.cz
Fri Mar 24 21:56:00 UTC 2006


On Fri, 24 Mar 2006, Andrew Mackey wrote:

> Hi All!
>
>
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> I have tried installing FC5 x64 on my Turion 64 laptop.  FC5 successfully
> installs without any problems.  It then goes for the first initial startup
> and everything works fine.  It then asks for you to finish setting up the
> laptop by entering a user in, testing the sound, etc.  Well, after you
> finish that, the laptop goes to a black screen and is non-responsive.  I was
> unable to do anything.  I tried seeing if it was just the video by pressing
> CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE and even tried going to another terminal by pressing
> CTRL-ALT-F1 thru F7.  Nothing.  Is there something more that I need to be
> doing?

Boot to init 3 (console only) and test further.

> Thanks!
> Andrew Mackey
> amackey [at] netidex.com

Adam Pribyl




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