On Wednesday 30 November 2005 00:35, Paul M Foster wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 11:31:40PM -0500, Chuck Hast wrote:
> > I am trying to install SuSE on a HP Vectra VL400 DT. CD reads just fine,
> > you see the usual SuSE splash screen, select "install" and then get the
> > text screen as the CD starts to load things, it gets to the point where
> > it says it is starting YaST, and states that it has found a consol. Then
> > it appears to start probing the video, the screen goes blank, comes back
> > and goes through that a few times then the next thing I know the screen
> > has rolling trash on it. Anyone try to put Linux on a VL400 DT?
>
> Every time I've ever seen this, it's been a video issue where the OS
> can't properly guess the video (card or display). The system tries
> various resolutions, etc., and stutters on each one until it finds one
> it likes. Unless it doesn't find one it likes. In your case, it sounds
> like it _thinks_ it's found the right combination, but really hasn't.
> I've always handled this by attempting a console/curses installation.
> Then later I go back and try to tweak the X config to make things work
> right. Unfortunately, there's usually no way of telling the installer to
> use a generic VGA setting, which would probably work but look like crap.
>
> Paul
In SUSE when it probes and comes up with an initial configuration, you can
elect not to accept it. I would try 800x600 with a low color setting-generic
monitor. Then if the install completes that way, come back later and work
on setting it up.
Richard Smoot
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