Gray Screen after install

[jofg]

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Using the 3 CD install downloads to install into one machine, ( CDs work because I used them to dual boot on my noteboot )

 

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I tried to dual boot Mandriva with XP using two partitions, 10GB and 10GB and 1 hard drive; XP was first OS.

 

XP installed OK, but Mandriva did not accpeot a lot of packages.

 

Then I installed anoter hard drive; XP 20B and Mandriva 10GB, and tried to dual boot again.

 

Again XP installed OK, but Mandriva did not accpeot a lot of packages.

 

Then I installed Mandriva as a loner, on the 20 GB, just to see if Mandriva would work.

 

This time all packages intalled, looked good. It asked for passwords, users, settings, etc...

 

At graphics display, I selected ARK2000PV, which is the chipset of the Old Diamond Stealth64,

selected 800x600 16 bit, with the correct monitor display, 800 x 600.

 

 

Came up with the same problem after every install; a Gray screen, nothing else, no prompt; even after installing Mandriva with no erros. Thought it would finally work.

 

 

system is:

 

Gateway Computer

128 RAM

1 GHZ Pentium

ARK2000PV, which is the chipset of the Old Diamond Stealth64 Graphics

 

Even if the machine is slow, it should still work, right?

 

Any ideas as to why it didn't install?

[arctic]

Probably a graphics problem. Try booting with

linux vga=771

[devries]

Boot into failsafe mode, type: init 3, login as root (by typing: root and your password) and type: mcc. Select the vesa driver for your card, safe the new settings, log out as root, login as normal user and type: startx .

 

Good luck.

[jofg]

Boot into failsafe mode, type: init 3, login as root (by typing: root and your password) and type: mcc. Select the vesa driver for your card, safe the new settings, log out as root, login as normal user and type: startx .

 

Good luck.

 

 

No

 

I can not even boot.

 

As soon as In turn on computer, it takes me staight to an all gray screen, no prompt, nothing.

 

The computer does work.

 

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