Re: FC 5 black screen before install

["Karl F. Larsen" <k5di zianet com>]

sholtz 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 zianet com> wrote:
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> > sholtz 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.
> > >
> > > 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 zianet com> wrote:
> > >
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> > >      
> > >
> > > > fedora-list-bounces 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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