Re: Help me troubleshoot this problem

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---- Geoffrey Leach <geoff@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> On 07/05/2010 03:28:20 PM, awrobinson-ml@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > 
> > ---- Geoffrey Leach <geoff@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> > > On 07/05/2010 01:27:01 PM, awrobinson-ml@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > > I am trying to install Fedora on a PC I built. I had Windows XP
> > > > running on it for more than a year without any apparent problems.
> <snip>
> > 
> > Hardware:
> > 
> > Motherboard: BIOSTAR TFORCE TF520-A2 AM2 NVIDIA nForce 520 MCP ATX 
> > AMD
> > Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Brisbane 2.2GHz Socket AM2 65W
> > Dual-Core Processor
> > Video Card: MSI NX8400GS-TD256E GeForce 8400 GS 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 
> > PCI
> > Express
> > Memory: A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
> > Dual Channel
> > Memory: A-DATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
> > Dual Channel
> > (6 GB total)
> > Hard drive: SAMSUNG EcoGreen F2 HD103SI 1TB 5400 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 
> > 3.5"
> <snip>
> I wasn't able to discover anyything about Fedora compatibility with  
> your Biostar MB, so you might well be in unexplored territory. It 
> appears that the hardware compatibility lists for Fedora are no longer 
> maintained, alas.
> 
> The Nvidia FOSS driver for X (NV) might be a problem for you. I suggest 
> you stay at runlevel 3 until your problems are resolved. If R/L 5 
> causes you a problem after that, try the proprietary driver. I've found 
> that it works well. 
> 
> You didn't say where your Fedora came from. Are you sure that it's 
> clean?
> 

Pretty sure. I used the netinstall CD for both 13 and 12. I checked the md256sum for the Fedora 13 iso. I downloaded both from the Fedora site, so they came from a Fedora-specific mirror. And there is the fact that I got the same behaviour from both.

Again, please keep the questions coming. I really want to resolve this.
 
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