FC 5 black screen before install

[스팸관리자]

I have downloaded, sha1sum'ed and burned a set of CD install discs.
After booting from disc 1, I hit <enter> to start a graphical install
and get a black screen.  I have tried several variants of 'linux xxx'
at the boot: prompt and all result in the black screen.

I'm running:
Asus A7V333
AMD Athlon XP 1800
512 MB RAM
nVidia NV15DDR GeForce2 Ti
Sony Trinitron Multiscan G400

Any ideas on getting an install process that I can see executing?

Thanks!

Steve

[Karl Larsen]

[e-mail] wrote:
> I have downloaded, sha1sum'ed and burned a set of CD install discs.
> After booting from disc 1, I hit <enter> to start a graphical install
> and get a black screen.  I have tried several variants of 'linux xxx'
> at the boot: prompt and all result in the black screen.
>
> I'm running:
> Asus A7V333
> AMD Athlon XP 1800
> 512 MB RAM
> nVidia NV15DDR GeForce2 Ti
> Sony Trinitron Multiscan G400
>
> Any ideas on getting an install process that I can see executing?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Steve

Did you test your cd-rom's before trying to load? It might be a 
problem in disk 1. I loaded that way no problem.

Karl

[스팸관리자]

I have actually downloaded, sha1sum'ed and burned two sets of discs
from two different mirrors.  Disc 1 from both burns results in the
black screen.

If I enter 'linux mediacheck' at the boot prompt, I also get nothing
but the black screen.  Is there another way to do the media check?

Steve

--On Sunday, April 30, 2006 5:42 PM -0600 Karl Larsen
 wrote:
> [e-mail] wrote:
> > I have downloaded, sha1sum'ed and burned a set of CD install discs.
> > After booting from disc 1, I hit <enter> to start a graphical
> > install and get a black screen.  I have tried several variants of
> > 'linux xxx' at the boot: prompt and all result in the black screen.
> >
> > I'm running:
> > Asus A7V333
> > AMD Athlon XP 1800
> > 512 MB RAM
> > nVidia NV15DDR GeForce2 Ti
> > Sony Trinitron Multiscan G400
> >
> > Any ideas on getting an install process that I can see executing?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Steve
> Did you test your cd-rom's before trying to load? It might be a
>
> problem in disk 1. I loaded that way no problem.
>
> Karl

[Karl Larsen]

[e-mail] wrote:
> I have actually downloaded, sha1sum'ed and burned two sets of discs
> from two different mirrors.  Disc 1 from both burns results in the
> black screen.
>
> If I enter 'linux mediacheck' at the boot prompt, I also get nothing
> but the black screen.  Is there another way to do the media check?

It sounds now as if the loader can't guess well enough what your 
video card is and your monitor is. So try starting with "linux-text" and 
see if that comes up.

Karl
> Steve
>
> --On Sunday, April 30, 2006 5:42 PM -0600 Karl Larsen
>  wrote:
> > [e-mail] wrote:
> > > I have downloaded, sha1sum'ed and burned a set of CD install discs.
> > > After booting from disc 1, I hit <enter> to start a graphical
> > > install and get a black screen.  I have tried several variants of
> > > 'linux xxx' at the boot: prompt and all result in the black screen.
> > >
> > > I'm running:
> > > Asus A7V333
> > > AMD Athlon XP 1800
> > > 512 MB RAM
> > > nVidia NV15DDR GeForce2 Ti
> > > Sony Trinitron Multiscan G400
> > >
> > > Any ideas on getting an install process that I can see executing?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Steve
> > Did you test your cd-rom's before trying to load? It might be a
> >
> > problem in disk 1. I loaded that way no problem.
> >
> > Karl

[Paul Smith]

On 5/1/06, [e-mail]
 wrote:
> I have downloaded, sha1sum'ed and burned a set of CD install discs.
> After booting from disc 1, I hit <enter> to start a graphical install
> and get a black screen.  I have tried several variants of 'linux xxx'
> at the boot: prompt and all result in the black screen.
>
> I'm running:
> Asus A7V333
> AMD Athlon XP 1800
> 512 MB RAM
> nVidia NV15DDR GeForce2 Ti
> Sony Trinitron Multiscan G400
>
> Any ideas on getting an install process that I can see executing?

Is your monitor a LCD one?

Paul

[스팸관리자]

I should have indicated more clearly that I have tried 'linux text'.
I also tried two other options 'noprobe' and 'skipddc' (I'm not in
front of that machine at the moment and could have that last one
wrong, but it was to inhibit monitor probing).  I have also tried
these options in combination.  They all result in nothing but a black
screen.

Steve

--On Sunday, April 30, 2006 8:17 PM -0600 "Karl F. Larsen"
 wrote:
> [e-mail] wrote:
> > I have actually downloaded, sha1sum'ed and burned two sets of discs
> > from two different mirrors.  Disc 1 from both burns results in the
> > black screen.
> >
> > If I enter 'linux mediacheck' at the boot prompt, I also get
> > nothing but the black screen.  Is there another way to do the
> > media check?
> It sounds now as if the loader can't guess well enough what
>
> your video card is and your monitor is. So try starting with
> "linux-text" and see if that comes up.
>
> Karl
> > Steve
> >
> > --On Sunday, April 30, 2006 5:42 PM -0600 Karl Larsen
> >  wrote:
> > > [e-mail] wrote:
> > > > I have downloaded, sha1sum'ed and burned a set of CD install
> > > > discs. After booting from disc 1, I hit <enter> to start a
> > > > graphical install and get a black screen.  I have tried several
> > > > variants of 'linux xxx' at the boot: prompt and all result in
> > > > the black screen.
> > > >
> > > > I'm running:
> > > > Asus A7V333
> > > > AMD Athlon XP 1800
> > > > 512 MB RAM
> > > > nVidia NV15DDR GeForce2 Ti
> > > > Sony Trinitron Multiscan G400
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas on getting an install process that I can see executing?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > Steve
> > > Did you test your cd-rom's before trying to load? It might be
> > > a problem in disk 1. I loaded that way no problem.
> > >
> > > Karl

[Karl Larsen]

[e-mail] wrote:
> I should have indicated more clearly that I have tried 'linux text'.
> I also tried two other options 'noprobe' and 'skipddc' (I'm not in
> front of that machine at the moment and could have that last one
> wrong, but it was to inhibit monitor probing).  I have also tried
> these options in combination.  They all result in nothing but a black
> screen.
>
> Steve

Steve, if you have any earlier versions of Fedora Core software 
please try them and see what they produce.

Karl
> --On Sunday, April 30, 2006 8:17 PM -0600 "Karl F. Larsen"
>  wrote:
> > [e-mail] wrote:
> > > I have actually downloaded, sha1sum'ed and burned two sets of discs
> > > from two different mirrors.  Disc 1 from both burns results in the
> > > black screen.
> > >
> > > If I enter 'linux mediacheck' at the boot prompt, I also get
> > > nothing but the black screen.  Is there another way to do the
> > > media check?
> >
> > It sounds now as if the loader can't guess well enough what
> > your video card is and your monitor is. So try starting with
> > "linux-text" and see if that comes up.
> >
> > Karl
> > > Steve
> > >
> > > --On Sunday, April 30, 2006 5:42 PM -0600 Karl Larsen
> > >  wrote:
> > > > [e-mail] wrote:
> > > > > I have downloaded, sha1sum'ed and burned a set of CD install
> > > > > discs. After booting from disc 1, I hit <enter> to start a
> > > > > graphical install and get a black screen.  I have tried several
> > > > > variants of 'linux xxx' at the boot: prompt and all result in
> > > > > the black screen.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm running:
> > > > > Asus A7V333
> > > > > AMD Athlon XP 1800
> > > > > 512 MB RAM
> > > > > nVidia NV15DDR GeForce2 Ti
> > > > > Sony Trinitron Multiscan G400
> > > > >
> > > > > Any ideas on getting an install process that I can see executing?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks!
> > > > >
> > > > > Steve
> > > >
> > > > Did you test your cd-rom's before trying to load? It might be
> > > >    a problem in disk 1. I loaded that way no problem.
> > > >
> > > > Karl

[스팸관리자]

Karl:

I am currently running FC 3.

--On Monday, May 01, 2006 6:02 AM -0600 "Karl F. Larsen"
 wrote:
> [e-mail] wrote:
> > I should have indicated more clearly that I have tried 'linux
> > text'. I also tried two other options 'noprobe' and 'skipddc' (I'm
> > not in front of that machine at the moment and could have that
> > last one wrong, but it was to inhibit monitor probing).  I have
> > also tried these options in combination.  They all result in
> > nothing but a black screen.
> >
> > Steve
> Steve, if you have any earlier versions of Fedora Core software
>
> please try them and see what they produce.
>
> Karl
> > --On Sunday, April 30, 2006 8:17 PM -0600 "Karl F. Larsen"
> >  wrote:
> > > [e-mail] wrote:
> > > > I have actually downloaded, sha1sum'ed and burned two sets of
> > > > discs from two different mirrors.  Disc 1 from both burns
> > > > results in the black screen.
> > > >
> > > > If I enter 'linux mediacheck' at the boot prompt, I also get
> > > > nothing but the black screen.  Is there another way to do the
> > > > media check?
> > >
> > > It sounds now as if the loader can't guess well enough what
> > > your video card is and your monitor is. So try starting with
> > > "linux-text" and see if that comes up.
> > >
> > > Karl
> > > > Steve
> > > >
> > > > --On Sunday, April 30, 2006 5:42 PM -0600 Karl Larsen
> > > >  wrote:
> > > > > [e-mail] wrote:
> > > > > > I have downloaded, sha1sum'ed and burned a set of CD install
> > > > > > discs. After booting from disc 1, I hit <enter> to start a
> > > > > > graphical install and get a black screen.  I have tried several
> > > > > > variants of 'linux xxx' at the boot: prompt and all result in
> > > > > > the black screen.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm running:
> > > > > > Asus A7V333
> > > > > > AMD Athlon XP 1800
> > > > > > 512 MB RAM
> > > > > > nVidia NV15DDR GeForce2 Ti
> > > > > > Sony Trinitron Multiscan G400
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any ideas on getting an install process that I can see
> > > > > > executing?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Steve
> > > > >
> > > > > Did you test your cd-rom's before trying to load? It might be
> > > > >    a problem in disk 1. I loaded that way no problem.
> > > > >
> > > > > Karl

[Karl Larsen]

[e-mail] wrote:
> Karl:
>
> I am currently running FC 3.

Well if you loaded FC3 on the same computer without a problem then 
the cd-rom's you made of FC5 are at fault. Sounds like you need to d/l 
all those ISO files again. or you can just d/l the first and see if it 
works right. I have loaded FC5 three time with success with mine.

Karl
> --On Monday, May 01, 2006 6:02 AM -0600 "Karl F. Larsen"
>  wrote:
> > [e-mail] wrote:
> > > I should have indicated more clearly that I have tried 'linux
> > > text'. I also tried two other options 'noprobe' and 'skipddc' (I'm
> > > not in front of that machine at the moment and could have that
> > > last one wrong, but it was to inhibit monitor probing).  I have
> > > also tried these options in combination.  They all result in
> > > nothing but a black screen.
> > >
> > > Steve
> >
> > Steve, if you have any earlier versions of Fedora Core software
> > please try them and see what they produce.
> >
> > Karl
> > > --On Sunday, April 30, 2006 8:17 PM -0600 "Karl F. Larsen"
> > >  wrote:
> > > > [e-mail] wrote:
> > > > > I have actually downloaded, sha1sum'ed and burned two sets of
> > > > > discs from two different mirrors.  Disc 1 from both burns
> > > > > results in the black screen.
> > > > >
> > > > > If I enter 'linux mediacheck' at the boot prompt, I also get
> > > > > nothing but the black screen.  Is there another way to do the
> > > > > media check?
> > > >
> > > > It sounds now as if the loader can't guess well enough what
> > > > your video card is and your monitor is. So try starting with
> > > > "linux-text" and see if that comes up.
> > > >
> > > > Karl
> > > > > Steve
> > > > >
> > > > > --On Sunday, April 30, 2006 5:42 PM -0600 Karl Larsen
> > > > >  wrote:
> > > > > > [e-mail] wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >I have downloaded, sha1sum'ed and burned a set of CD install
> > > > > > >discs. After booting from disc 1, I hit <enter> to start a
> > > > > > >graphical install and get a black screen.  I have tried several
> > > > > > >variants of 'linux xxx' at the boot: prompt and all result in
> > > > > > >the black screen.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >I'm running:
> > > > > > >Asus A7V333
> > > > > > >AMD Athlon XP 1800
> > > > > > >512 MB RAM
> > > > > > >nVidia NV15DDR GeForce2 Ti
> > > > > > >Sony Trinitron Multiscan G400
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >Any ideas on getting an install process that I can see
> > > > > > >executing?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >Thanks!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >Steve
> > > > > > >     
> > > > > > >         
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >              
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >   Did you test your cd-rom's before trying to load? It might be
> > > > > >   a problem in disk 1. I loaded that way no problem.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Karl

[Timothy Murphy]

[e-mail] wrote:
> I am currently running FC 3.

Five suggestions:

1) Assuming you can mount CD#1,
you could burn images/boot.iso to a CD
and see if you can boot that.
If you can, see if "linux askmethod" works.

2) You could try upgrading or installing from hard disk,
without using the CD drive at all,
by copying boot.iso to your FC-3 system,
opening it with "mount -o loop boot.iso /mnt",
copying the files to /boot
and adding a stanza to /etc/grub.conf to boot from that.

3) You could try upgrading to FC-4 first.

4) You could try upgrading entirely by yum,
after getting and installing fedora-release-5-5.noarch.rpm

5) You should try booting from your FC-3 disk,
in case something has gone wrong with the drive
(or the BIOS settings).