Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >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.... Thanks, Ed. That seems to work just fine. Now I've got to deal with another unexpected problem (need a "bootloader Stage 1 target device"), but I'll have to save that for later. -- Mike -- 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
