On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 8:45 AM, Mark Neidorff <m...@neidorff.com> wrote: > Hmmm.....OK. I didn't see your first posts, so lets do some basic stuff.
thats ok, thanks for the help! > 1. Did you do a media check (sha1sum or whatever) on the install CD? nope. though during my troubleshooting of debian 6.0.2 i used my "known to be working" debian 5.0.2 install disk and received the same results. black screen after installer menu. > 2. Can you please state what your PC specs are for CPU, RAM, video and > interfaces? (IDE, USB, etc) Does the CD that you downloaded match your > hardware specs? dual dual core amd opteron 2.6ghz 64 bit tyan s2915 main board 12 gig ram nvidia quadro 5600 vid card 3 sata drives, boot drive partitioned with half windows XP 64bit and half debian squeeze < --- operating system with errors. yes, i downloaded the amd64 arch. > 3. What evidence do you have that the PC hardware is not at fault? windows runs 100% fine. gparted boots from live cd, in the process of testing a unbuntu usb live os. > 4. Have you tried a complete reinstall? no, install leads to hanging black screen infinity after install menu option is chosen. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAN=iovn3u-x6tl_eeqjr1a6g1bun489hr37gpxisqnncabm...@mail.gmail.com
