On 7/24/06, Chong Yu Meng <chongym@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Mon, 2006-07-24 at 08:36 -0500, Keith Clay wrote: > Folks, > > I am trying to install FC 5 on the MSI k8NGM2 mb. I am running bios > version 2.95 of AMI. I have the video in CMOS turned to onboard but it > never finds the video card -- it keeps detecting the PCI-X slot even > though no card is in there and I get no video. I've tried text install > and it gets a BSOD -- which is funny. I've tried 'linux noprobe' but it > still probes for the video card and doesn't find it. > > Any help would be appreciate. I am going to temp install windows and > update the bios to the current version. Hi Keith, That's really strange ! I own the same motherboard, which I use as a development system, and FC5 installs and works fine. What is the BSOD you are seeing? Could it have something to do with the CD media, rather than the motherboard? I think installing windows would be a good idea to remove the possibility that it could be a hardware problem. But I would not update the BIOS just yet.
Actually, I'd recommend just the opposite. This sounds like a BIOS bug to me. Also, I'm guessing that Keith meant PCIE not PCI-X (i don't think this board even has a PCI-X slot). -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ L. Friedman netllama@xxxxxxxxx LlamaLand http://netllama.linux-sxs.org
