From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.0.1) Gecko/20021003 Description of problem: When you boot the cdrom to install V9.0 on a Pro-Star series 2200 laptop, the cd boots and after intering a carrage return the display will look fine and then hang with the display 3/4 blue in color. Thw V8.0 and 7.X products installed proply using a "mem=xxxM" optionas this unit shares system memery with the display. What you changed in the install from 8.0 to 9.0 has totaly broken the install on this laptop. Machine is a Intel Pentum III 1Gh processor 256MB memory sis630/730 chipset 20GB EIDE disk drive LCD 1024x768 display Currently running V8.0 with no problems. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): boot and install from a known good cdrom distrubution How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Boot the cdrom. 2.enter any option and hit return. 3.Hangs before it runs anaconda Actual Results: You may call it the blue screen of death. Expected Results: Install and or upgrage from V8.0 to 9.0 Additional info:
Have you tried installing using 'linux text'?
A text install will not work ether. The problem is not with the X-Server drivers as the server never get to the point in the install where it would be allowed to start. So the answer is "Yes" and text failed the same.
Could you try 'nofb' as well?
Sorry but I do not understand what nofb is?
I apologize. Try booting with linux nofb text on the command line. The 'nofb' option disables the framebuffer mode which might be causing a problem with your video hardware. It won't affect your install, however, as framebuffer is just need for certain install languages.
And the magic option was "nofb". This resolved the install problem. It also workes in Graphics mode as well as text mode with htis option. Thanks
Your video adapter doesn't support the standard vga16 mode, then... there's not much we can do other than continue to provide the 'nofb' option as a workaround for broken hardware