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On 10/10/11 16:17, Michael Mol wrote: |
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> On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 4:06 PM, CJoeB <colleen.beamer@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> Today, I went through the install process, had a couple of issues, but |
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>> was able to figure them out and got to the point where I was supposed to |
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>> boot into my new system. I got the boot menu, the boot process seemed |
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>> to be okay, but when I got to the point where I assumed I should get a |
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>> command prompt to finish up, all I got was a weird screen that was half |
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>> black and half fuzzy with a bunch of colours (sorry, I can describe this |
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>> any better). I tried recompiling the kernel thinking it was a problem |
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>> that I had created during the initial compilation, but that ended with |
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>> the same result. |
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>> The computer is a Dell XPS 8300 |
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>> It has a Radeon graphics card, but I wouldn't think this would be an |
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>> issue until I tried to install X. |
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>> Does anyone have any ideas? |
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> Try dropping framebuffer console drivers? |
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I'll try this, but I REALLY want those cute little penguins that appear |
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when the computer is booting! :-) |
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> Also, what exact model of Radeon? |
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The specs that came with the computer say its and AMD Radeon HD 6450 1GB |
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DDR3 |
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Regards, |
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Colleen |
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