LordVagabond

(knocks on screen) Ullo? Anybody 'ome?

Here's my system: -Proc: Athlon64 3200+ NewCastle 512kb L2 -Mobo: Asus K8V-SE Deluxe -Mem: 512MB DDR400 PC3200 -Video: HIS Excalibur IceQII ATI Radeon X800 XT PE 256 VIVO (X800 Pro softmodded to an XT PE) -HDD: Maxtor DiamondMax 9 160 GB SATA -Monitor: Samsung 955DF What happens: When I try to install Core 2, and select "graphical install" the screen goes black after loading up the LiLo, where it would normally go into XWin. I then installed using text only mode, and it installed, but as soon as I got past the LiLo, again where it would go to XWin, the screen went black and all hard drive activity ceased. Would Core 2 non-64 (ie i386) work with ATI products? it would help if there was an option to load Core 2 without having to go into X-Windows, so I could SU and do what was suggested above (selecting monitor and video from a list like that)

I thought the test was slightly unstable? (doh!)

Hey all I just recently tried to install FC2 64 on an old hard drive of mine so I could play around and see what it was like, and the first problem is that whenever an X-Windows area needs to be open, the install freezes and the screen goes blank (doesn't power off but stays black). I then tried to install with the "linux text" option and was able to install, but as soon as I try to log into FC2, it tries to jump into x-windows again and freezes. Should I a) go with FC2 i386? beat my hard drive with a hammer or c) figure out how to fix this problem? I am relatively new to Linux, but do have some experience Cheers LV