Install Fedora 17 onto a PC with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550Ti?

[Ed Greshko]

On 06/08/2012 01:00 PM, Michael Hannon wrote:
> Greetings.  I've got a new HP desktop system with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550Ti
> video card.  The system came with Windows 7, but it has a second disk drive, on
> which I was hoping to install Fedora 17.  I've tried installing from the Fedora
> 17 DVD but have had what is evidently a common problem.  I.e., just as the
> installer appears to be about to launch into the GUI, the monitor goes into
> sleep mode and never returns.
>
> I've seen some discussion on the net about changing kernels, getting the
> proprietary drivers, modifying xorg.conf, etc., etc., but at installation time
> I'm stuck with whatever is on the DVD.
>
> If you have any suggestions as to how I can work around this problem, please
> pass 'em along.
>

Try this.....

Boot the DVD and when the menu appears hit your "tab" key.  Then add this

acpi=off noapic

to the end of the line and continue....

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