On Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 09:24:57AM -0800, Rick Stevens wrote: > On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 18:12 +0100, Carsten Gaebler wrote: > > Hi, > > > > when I boot FC4 from the installation DVD, the boot messages read > > > > Loading vmlinuz > > Loading initrd.img > > Ready > > > > Then the screen becomes blank with a blinking cursor and the system is > > locked up. The only thing I can do is reset the machine through the reset > > button. > > > > Any hints? > > Sounds like a GUI issue. Try installing in text mode. It would also > be of help if you'd describe your system (motherboard make, hard drives, > memory, CPU, etc.) That depends on whether it freezes before of after the media check. If before it is not using X so the GUI can't be the problem. It used to be that running the install with a nodma option could fix things like this. At least I think it was nodma. Does anyone else remember? There also was a another trick using a garbage parameter and the next boot worked. But the memory of this is also vague. ------------------------------------------- Aaron Konstam Computer Science Trinity University telephone: (210)-999-7484
