On 8/11/2012 5:07 PM, Mike Flannigan wrote: > > > On 8/11/2012 2:30 PM, users-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> >> >> >> Mike: >> I'm happy that you have a new machine but you don't tell >> us what kind of machine is. It is a laptop, a netbook, a PC? What >> amount of RAM? Which processors? Exactly, how did you install and >> what errors you had? Do you know about live CD / USB that lets you >> try the Operative System before install it? >> Things like that are very useful. If you don't give us data we can't >> help you. >> >> >> >> /Kind regards,/ >> */Lailah/* > > > It is a desktop - AMD FX9tm0-6200 Six-Core Processor 3.80 GHz > 8 GB ram > > I burned an iso to a single disk, and if I understand > correctly that is a live CD, but I did a OS install to > the entire disk after I partitioned it with GParted. > > Have 64 bit Win7 on it now. > > On Ubunto I didn't get anywhere most of the time, but once > I did get the install screen to show up, but after that it > just had a blinking cursor. Did you try the "alternate' install disk? (I think that is the name or something like that) That is the 'this one should install for everyone' disk but the install is not quite as pretty. > On Fedora I didn't have any errors until it did the ~380 > updates. Then it wouldn't boot, but instead gave error: > "GPU lockup - switching to software fbcon" and then > wouldn't go past a line that mentions verion 4.0 of > something, or something like that. I have nothing to over here. -- David -- 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
