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Old 09-25-2006, 04:03 AM   #1
phanimovva
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not getting installation screen in gui mode


hi all

i hav posted about the installation problem earlier also

still i'm struggling with the problem can anyone pls help me . i hav a pentium duo 2.8 processor on intel motherboard. i'm having 160 SATA HDD and viewsonic V702 LCD display with ATI graphic card. wen i try to install the Fedora core 5 distro in text mode it is doing good n after completing the installation i'm only getting console not getting any gui

if i try to start installation in GUI mode or want to connect to Xserver using startx command i'm getting a balck screen with rgb patches or dotted & distorted screen after that nothing is visible i hav to restart my pc to get to the command line.

even ctrl+alt+f2 is not working

so can any one please help me where to get rid of this problem .

thanks in advance
 
Old 09-25-2006, 04:18 AM   #2
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You probably need the video driver for your ati card.
http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_cor...ion_notes.html
 
  


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