Install fail on Compaq R4000 series laptop.

whatsizbucket at comcast.net whatsizbucket at comcast.net
Sun May 15 02:27:05 UTC 2005




> On Sun, 2005-05-15 at 00:22 +0000, whatsizbucket at comcast.net wrote:
> > The install in both graphical mode and also text mode is failing (blank 
> screen), even though there is DVD activity, but that shortly comes to a halt.  I 
> begin to wonder if the DVD image is faulty, or if the test version is not 
> compatiblewith my R4000 series Presario.  I will try a regular CD burn first.
> > 
> > Fedora Core 3 install fails also (and the CD's are good).
> > 
> > Laptop specs
> > 
> > AMD Sempron 3200
> > 80 gig HD
> > 768 meg mem
> > ATI Radeon XPress 200M (which I think may be the culprit if not the DVD image)
> > 
> > linux text install fails also.
> > 
> > Any ideas?
> > 
> > -Jason
> 
> What do you see on the alt+f3 and alt+f4 screens when it dies?
> 
> Thomas
> 

I see absolutely nothing...  blank screen.

Thanks for your help Thomas.




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