FC 5 black screen before install
Karl F. Larsen
k5di at zianet.com
Mon May 1 12:36:32 UTC 2006
sholtz at imap.d.umn.edu wrote:
>Karl:
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>I am currently running FC 3.
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Well if you loaded FC3 on the same computer without a problem then
the cd-rom's you made of FC5 are at fault. Sounds like you need to d/l
all those ISO files again. or you can just d/l the first and see if it
works right. I have loaded FC5 three time with success with mine.
Karl
>--On Monday, May 01, 2006 6:02 AM -0600 "Karl F. Larsen"
><k5di at zianet.com> wrote:
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>>sholtz at imap.d.umn.edu wrote:
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>>>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.
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>>>Steve
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>> Steve, if you have any earlier versions of Fedora Core software
>>please try them and see what they produce.
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>>Karl
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>>>--On Sunday, April 30, 2006 8:17 PM -0600 "Karl F. Larsen"
>>><k5di at zianet.com> wrote:
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>>>>sholtz at imap.d.umn.edu wrote:
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>>>>>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.
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>>>>>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?
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>>>> 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.
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>>>>Karl
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>>>>>Steve
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>>>>>--On Sunday, April 30, 2006 5:42 PM -0600 Karl Larsen
>>>>><k5di at zianet.com> wrote:
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>>>>>>fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com wrote:
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>>>>>>>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.
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>>>>>>>I'm running:
>>>>>>>Asus A7V333
>>>>>>>AMD Athlon XP 1800
>>>>>>>512 MB RAM
>>>>>>>nVidia NV15DDR GeForce2 Ti
>>>>>>>Sony Trinitron Multiscan G400
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>>>>>>>Any ideas on getting an install process that I can see
>>>>>>>executing?
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>>>>>>>Thanks!
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>>>>>>>Steve
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>>>>>> 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.
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>>>>>>Karl
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