On 04/04/2010 07:12 AM, Anne Wilson wrote: > I've never met this problem before, and am at a loss as to how to tackle it. > This is on a new laptop, suitably partitioned, ready for an install. > > Attempt 1 - Fedora 12 DVD. Spins up, text messages whizz past, screen goes > blank, disk stops spinning - and nothing happens. > > Attempt 2 - Fedora KDE Live CD - Spins up, text messages whizz past, screen > goes blank, the disk continues to spin. Eventually the startup sound is heard > - but there is still nothing on screen. > > Any suggestions? Sounds like an X issue. What kind of video card? Try installing in vesa or text mode. > > Anne > > > > _______________________________________________ > kde mailing list > kde at lists.fedoraproject.org > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/kde > New to KDE4? - get help from http://userbase.kde.org