Ferindo Middleton wrote: > I've recently upgraded my F6 to F8. The install finished ok but when the > computer boots it gets to the boot loader, finishes and starts booting > up the kernel and then when it gets to the point where it show the type > I for Interactive boot and just after it starts the udev service, the > screen goes blank and never returns. There was no indication during the > setup that there was a problem with the video card (I installed using > the graphical installer by the way). > > I'm a bit stumped because I can't really even look at any logs files or > anything because the screen goes blank before it finishes booting up to > Gnome. I tried maybe secure shelling in but that doesn't work either > because maybe ssh service might not be turned on by default or > something, not sure. I don't even know if the system finishes starting > other services or finishes other booting-up procedures because the > screen just goes pitch black just when the os starts turning on > services. I'm attempting to reinstall i rescue mode now but don't know > if this will help resolve the issue. Thanks in advance for any ideas. > > -- > ferindo > When the system starts to boot, hit a key to bring up the Grub menu. Use e for edit, and then use the arrow keys to highlight the kernel line. Hit e to edit this line. If you put a 3 at the end of this line, and hit b for boot, you will boot into run level 3. (there is also an option you can remove so that you stay in the text mode the entire boot, but I don't remember it right now - I normally boot this machine that way. For me, the change would be from: kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.22.9-61.fc6 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 to: kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.22.9-61.fc6 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 3 You also have the option of entering the label and the option instead of using the edit option: (It will be a different lable for you.) Fedora Core (2.6.22.9-61.fc6) 3 Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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