Karl: I am currently running FC 3. --On Monday, May 01, 2006 6:02 AM -0600 "Karl F. Larsen" <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > sholtz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >> >>> sholtz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >>> >>> >>>> 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@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> >> >> >> -- =================== http://www.d.umn.edu/~sholtz/ =================== Steven J Holtz | Office: HH 319 Instructor | University of Minnesota Duluth | Office Hours: | MW 9:00 - 10:15 Phone: 726-7664 | TTh 10:30 - 11:45 ========================== sholtz@xxxxxxxxx =========================
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