>>>>> "M" == M A Young <m.a.young@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
M> On Wed, 3 Nov 2010, Colin Paul Adams wrote:
>> The initial installation menu comes up ok. I select the default
>> option (install or upgrade). A lot of messages flash by (about
>> two screens worth), and then i see something like:
>>
>> running /sbin/loader check hardware waiting for hardware
>>
>> then it clears the screen, and the DVD drive runs for several
>> minutes before eventually stopping. I never see anything else
>> except the blank screen.
M> I had the blank screen problem when trying to upgarde , and ended
M> up feeding the boot line various options like nofb nomodeset and
M> text though I don't know how much help they were. It worked some
M> of the time, possibly not related to the options I was trying (I
M> had a few attempts due to other reasons), and I did eventually
M> get the upgrade to work but it might have been luck.
None of these worked, nor the suggestion of using acpi=off.
However the option of installing with basic video driver is working (no
graphical install). I'll see how it goes. I don't want to try the live
CD suggestion unless all else fails.
Thanks everyone for your help.
--
Colin Adams
Preston Lancashire
() ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail
/\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments
--
users mailing list
users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To unsubscribe or change subscription options:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users
Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
