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Re: How to Get Informative Boot/Install

 

Whoops, I meant at the CD boot menu.  Once it's installed, this nomodeset
also needs to be added to the grub menu for subsequent boots.

On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 1:23 PM, Bob Trevithick <bob.trevithick@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hi Lane,
>
> Pick the option (I forget which key.. F4? F6?) at the grub menu, and select
> nomodeset to add to the boot options.  That's what worked for me and many
> others.
>
> Regards,
> Bob
>
> On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 1:18 PM, Lane Lester <llester@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I downloaded, burned, and booted the new Alpha2, but it died along the way
>> with a black screen. No error messages preceded its death. Is there a
>> boot/install option that will spew those progress messages across the screen
>> so I may have a clue about the cause of death?
>>
>> Lane
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