I have a similar problem when installing FC3 on Dell Latitude D600 with a 1400x1050 LCD. So, when you install, you just want to add the option to the installer for the correct resolution of your screen. On Thu, 2005-03-24 at 20:54 -0500, Jim Cornette wrote: > crackhoar wrote: > > I'm pretty new to the whoe Linux thing, so maybe I'm missing > > something > huge here. I currently have a working version of Fedora Core 2 > installed, but when I put in the Core 3 installation CD, everything > works fine until I get to the point where theres mouse input. The screen > just goes black for a moment after the X shaped mouse cursor appears and > then a bunch of randomly colored vertical lines appear on the screen and > it hangs there. After this happened the first time, I did the media test > for all four CDs and it came back as a PASS for all four. It seems to me > that I haven't had enough time to input anything wrong into this > installation procedure, so does anyone have any idea what the problem is? > > > > > > I've seen the large square that moves when the mouse is repositioned. My > problem was related to dual display though. > > You are experiencing an xorg-x11 problem in the installer. You might > trying an upgrade/install through running 'Linux text' at the installer > prompt. This will install or upgrade your installation. > > Before you attempt the upgrade / install, you might check bugzilla for > bug reports and the possible workarounds used for people with your type > of video card. > > The output of '/sbin/lspci' ought to list your videocard tye and you can > start the search there. > > If you post the output rom running lspci, someone might have similar > hardware and have a workaround here also. > > Good luck with getting past your problem. > > Jim > > > -- > It may be that your whole purpose in life is simply to serve as a > warning to others. >
