FC4 White screen on install ?

zarkann · #1 15th June 2005, 06:05 PM

ok, maybe 1 or 2 weeks ago i tried FC4 test3 and whenever i try to start the installation in graphic mode i see a white screen and nothing more.. it seems to freeze like that but i'm sure that the pc is not frozed bcause my keyboard respond

if i do a non graphical installation it will install completely but as soons as it reboot, i see a white screen again ... do you think that FC4 can be uncompatible with a video card that FC3 is working fine ?

i'm asking that because i'd like to upgrade, but if i'm going to have any white screen i will just forget because i dont want to loose all my configs lol

i don't want to take any chance but i'd like to have FC4 installed...

so whats your opinion ?

thanks for your answers !

zark.

wtg_photos · #2 15th June 2005, 11:59 PM

post your hardware i had the exact same problem....
i will help

pdcoleman · #3 16th June 2005, 12:52 AM

This seems to be a problem with a widening number of graphics systems. I have Trident Cyberblade/i1 graphics and have the same problem along with when I drop into a virtual console the text screen corrupted. This was reported in bugzilla during testing but didn't seem to get any attention. I think with the number of reports coming in it has finally gotten attention. FC4 installed fine on an older Ati Mach 64 system.

It seems like it maybe the libvgahw module, as a swap of that module for the FC3 version seemed to work for at least one person. Hopefully they will make a special boot disk with the repaired module so we all won't have to make our own.

xbaxe · #4 16th June 2005, 03:06 AM

Maybe Linux itself works best on older systems

I find my old P3 works better with linux than my P4 with 512mb ram and windows XP . Alot of linux distros have that problem i might add... I cant isntall half the amt of linux distros on my P4.

zarkann · #5 16th June 2005, 01:13 PM

I also have a trident Cyberblade I7 agp Onboard on a Daewoo ct 5840 motherboard.
i have a Dlink 530TX network card and 256mb Ram... with fedora 3 the only problem i have is when i go in single mode or init -s , ctrl+alt+f1 etc... i have my console that appear with alots of G and i can't read anything...

delaosa · #6 16th June 2005, 09:49 PM

me too, i have a toshiba tecra 8200 with Trident CyberbladeXp and i can't get x works. Also /dev/fb0 doesn't exist.

pierpa63 · #7 17th June 2005, 07:31 AM

Hi,
same problem here...

wtg_photos can you help? I red all posts but I couldn't understand how to sort it out.

I see we have same graphic card, suppose the problem is there?

My hw is as follows:
Mothernoard: INTEL D915GEVL EATONVILLE
CPU: INTEL P4 SKT775 530 3.0 GHZ FSB800
Graphic card: SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON X600PRO 256MB DDR 128-bit, PCI EXPRESS
2 HDs: MAXTOR 200GB S-ATA 150 7200 8MB CACHE
RAM 4 x DIMM DDR2 PC2-4300 CL4 da 512MB (2GB)

Thanx in advance

gwheaton · #8 17th June 2005, 01:38 PM

Hello,

Totally New to Linux (Sorry

)

Have the same problem. Could not do a Graphic install, did a Text install, but can not boot linux, I don't get a White, Screen, my LCD Monitor just shuts down. It says there is no signal and goes in to power saving mode.

wtg_photos, My system is almost the same as yours:

AMD Athlon 64 3000
Msi K8N Neo4
1 GB dual-channel PC3200
Saphire ATI x600 Pci-e
160GB WD ide (for fedora)

Only difference is slower Cpu and only one hard drive for linux.

Any help would be great.

Thanks,

Gordon Wheaton

badjohny · #9 17th June 2005, 01:44 PM

I am getting the same error on a sun v40z server. Also has a trident video card.

wtg_photos · #10 17th June 2005, 08:57 PM

hi guys hope this helps

when you boot you need to go to runlevel 3 (text mode) until you can get your driver sorted out

to do this when you first boot you need to edit your GRUB boot comand

to do this you will hit the E key as your comp boots
if you have a grub password enter it
then hit E again to edit the boot time arguments
add this to the end of the one that you normaly boot from
"linux 3"

this will take you to runlevel 3
so that you can fix your driver before statring X

when you get a login
login as root
then navigate to the dir that contains the driver(you may have to mount that dev first)

run the rpm with this comand

Code:

#rpm -Uvh --force ati*.rpm

(replace ati* with name of your package)

if you get no errors

Code:

#cd /usr/X11R6/bin/fglrxconfig

run the config with this comand

Code:

#./fglrxconfig

folow the prompts
if you are unsure acept the defaults
the run this to check

Code:

#./fgl_glxgears

if that works you are good to go

start the Xserver with this comand

Code:

#startx

you will need to download the driver from another computer or before you start this.
put it on a cd, Zip, or somewhere where you can mount and get at it while in text mode

you can download the .rpm and the binary installer from ati here
https://support.ati.com/ics/support/...ge&folderID=27
if you know how i would recomend makeing your own package from the binary,
but if you dont know how stik to the .rpm

ATI's instructions are here
http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/li...4.13-inst.html
PLEASE READ THESE

IF YOU HAVE MORE QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME

wtg_photos · #11 17th June 2005, 11:10 PM

this is the way to do it with out manualy changing your xorg.conf file

also just fyi
when i did this it was on the first boot after a clean install of fc4
i didnt have to restart for a whole week.

to kill a running Xserver go to the terminal you started it on and type

Code:

#telinit 3

also to restart

Code:

#startx

Zak · #12 18th June 2005, 11:11 AM

Thanks for the information, but I don't think updating ATI-Drivers will help me, because I also have a Trident-Chip in my notebook.

I hope to get a fixed boot-iso soon.

Zak

delaosa · #13 18th June 2005, 12:11 PM

this works for me:

-install in text mode
-once installed, restart, at boot enter grub configuation and append the folowing commands to the kernel line: vga=791 3
-boot
-/boot/grub/grub.conf must be changed to start always with framebuffer enabled

Code:

grub.conf

.....

title Fedora Core (2.6.11.8)
	root (hd0,0)
	kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11.8 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb vga=791 3
	initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.11.8.img

.....

-edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and select as video driver fbdev

Code:

xorg.conf

.....

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "Videocard0"
	Driver      "fbdev"
	VendorName  "Videocard vendor"
	BoardName   "Trident CyberBladeXp"
.....

-now run X and check if works.

mswoon · #14 18th June 2005, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zarkann

ok, maybe 1 or 2 weeks ago i tried FC4 test3 and whenever i try to start the installation in graphic mode i see a white screen and nothing more.. it seems to freeze like that but i'm sure that the pc is not frozed bcause my keyboard respond

if i do a non graphical installation it will install completely but as soons as it reboot, i see a white screen again ... do you think that FC4 can be uncompatible with a video card that FC3 is working fine ?

i'm asking that because i'd like to upgrade, but if i'm going to have any white screen i will just forget because i dont want to loose all my configs lol

i don't want to take any chance but i'd like to have FC4 installed...

so whats your opinion ?

thanks for your answers !

zark.

I have the same problem. I resorted to using text based installation. FC4 installed fine and
but then when it was rebooted, it tries to go into graphical mode and again I have a white
screen. I reinserted the first disc, usine "linux rescue" mode and change /etc/inittab so that
it boots to rc3 and now I can login. But again, startx results in a white screen. This happens
on both of my desktops, and I suspect it is because FC4 does not work with my graphics
card, which is a trident T9880. This is very disappointing because FC1-3 all worked on the
desktops!

mswoon · #15 18th June 2005, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by delaosa

this works for me:

-install in text mode
-once installed, restart, at boot enter grub configuation and append the folowing commands to the kernel line: vga=791 3
-boot
-/boot/grub/grub.conf must be changed to start always with framebuffer enabled

Code:

grub.conf

.....

title Fedora Core (2.6.11.8)
	root (hd0,0)
	kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11.8 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb vga=791 3
	initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.11.8.img

.....

-edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and select as video driver fbdev

Code:

xorg.conf

.....

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "Videocard0"
	Driver      "fbdev"
	VendorName  "Videocard vendor"
	BoardName   "Trident CyberBladeXp"
.....

-now run X and check if works.

That did not work for me :-(.