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

[Joe Fay]

Yes, it is a cyberblade (generic) Cyberblade /i11, Nigel, sounds like you 
know lots of things I don't, eh?  Fernando suggested unplugging the monitor 
at just the time of boot, I suppose, after selecting the boot you want. 
Text?

Thanks,
Joe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nigel Henry" <cave.dnb@tiscali.fr>
To: <planetccrma@ccrma.stanford.edu>
Cc: "Joe Fay" <wb0fhu@aol.com>; "Fernando Lopez-Lezcano" 
<nando@ccrma.Stanford.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: [PlanetCCRMA] Ima Newbie; can't get through install of FC4, 
nomatter what I do! Help!


> 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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