ok... so you're saying that something is going on regarding the lan, and that when you attempt to fire up the lan, you're not getting the fc9 to bring up the text login/gui? is this with a straight wire lan, or wireless connection? are you using any other networking function like networkmanager, or just the traditional system-network-config? -----Original Message----- From: sam Ruma [mailto:asu_mcs@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 6:44 PM To: bruce Cc: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: install Fedora 9 on Toshiba Satellite A305-S6825 It is not just a black screen I will copy the screen and e-mail it to you The DVD is valid. When I disable the built in LAN, fedora works just fine but without network (internet). So the problem is with built in LAN --- On Mon, 11/10/08, bruce <bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: bruce <bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: RE: install Fedora 9 on Toshiba Satellite A305-S6825 To: asu_mcs@xxxxxxxxx Cc: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx Date: Monday, November 10, 2008, 7:38 PM ok... how much mem/size of the drive? and you say, when you turn the laptop on, all you get is a black screen? you never see any kind of fc9 screen/information at all?? and you're sure the dvd is valid? did it give you any errs when you were installing? did it require you to reboot towards the end of the install process? -----Original Message----- From: sam Ruma [mailto:asu_mcs@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 6:33 PM To: bruce Cc: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: install Fedora 9 on Toshiba Satellite A305-S6825 Hello, Did you just take the default options throughout? Yes Do you only have fc9 on the drive? What do you mean? I have the DVD Did you format the drive, prior to installing? Yes --- On Mon, 11/10/08, bruce <bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: bruce <bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: RE: install Fedora 9 on Toshiba Satellite A305-S6825 To: asu_mcs@xxxxxxxxx, "'Community assistance, encouragement,and advice for using Fedora.'" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Monday, November 10, 2008, 7:28 PM hi sam.... exactly what did you do? when you installed fc9, did you just take the default options throughout? do you only have fc9 on the drive? did you format the drive, prior to installing? be patient, we'll get you up/running.. -----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of sam Ruma Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 6:22 PM To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: install Fedora 9 on Toshiba Satellite A305-S6825 I have installed Fedora 9 on Toshiba Satellite A305-S6825 by doing the below steps: 1. Disabled built in LAN in the setup. 2. Installed Fedora 9 on Toshiba Satellite A305-S6825. 3. Went back and enable the built in LAN in the setup to get the ethernet card to works. The problem when I start the computer I get the black screen and Fedora doesn?t load. And if I disable the built in LAN I don?t get network device in my machine. Can someone help me please? -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines