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.... -- Never be afraid to laugh at yourself, after all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century. -- Dame Edna Everage -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
