[PlanetCCRMA] Ima Newbie; can't get through install of FC4, nomatter what I do! Help!

[Nigel Henry]

On Wednesday 22 February 2006 20:46, Joe Fay wrote:
> Hi Fernando (Espero que usted tiene un buen dia!)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fernando Lopez-Lezcano" <nando@ccrma.Stanford.EDU>
> To: <Wb0fhu@aol.com>
> Cc: <planetccrma@ccrma.Stanford.EDU>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 4:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [PlanetCCRMA] Ima Newbie; can't get through install of FC4,
> nomatter what I do! Help!
>
> > It would seem that there is a problem with your video hardware.
> > Did you try to install in text mode?
>
> Yes, I tried it with every argument I saw to run with it...still to no
> avail!
>
> > Once you boot into the first prompt (before it starts loading the kernel
> > and all that) type:
> >  linux text
> > That will start the text based installer.
> >
> > documented here:
> > http://www.fedora.redhat.com/docs/fedora-install-guide-en/fc4/ch-beginnin
> >ginstallation.html
> >
> > Just for reference some more options are documented here:
> > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/AnacondaIsoLinux0ptions
> >
> > What to try depends on exactly what messages (if any) get printed before
> > things fail. I'm not sure of what is failing.
>
> Frankly, Fernando, I'm not sure, either.  I tried to use the Knoppix Live
> CD that comes with the distro from the book I mentioned, but that worked
> just fine, and found everything it needed to find.
>
> > Assuming there's something wrong with support for your video card I
> > would try:
> >
> > text* -- Enable text mode for install (default on HTTP and FTP
> >         installs). Mutually exclusive with graphical
> > skipddc* -- Skips DDC probe of the monitor
> > lowres* -- Force GUI installer to run at 640x480
>
> Tried those, too.  No luck! Same white screen of death.
>
> > -- Fernando
>
> Thanks, Fernando.  You have any other ideas to try?
> Joe Fay, WO0O

Hi Joe. I've just had a load of problems with the white screen of death after 
install. Is your video card a Trident Cyberbladei1 or XP for instance? Nigel.

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