On 12/26/2012 11:02 PM, Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R wrote:
On 12/26/2012 03:50 AM, Ed Greshko wrote:
> I suspect this is related to
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=754882
>
> I decided to bite the bullet and install F18 on my system as the HD was dying. My
system shows this from lspci...
>
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GT215 [GeForce GT 240] (rev a2)
(prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>
> I was unable to run the install nor find any boot options that would allow me to
install. I tried adding rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau vga=795. However, when it came to
the first screen which should have asked for the install language all my screen showed was
snow.
>
> I was lucky in that I saved my old video card with the bad fan and it stayed cool to
allow the install. I relented and installed the nVidia drivers from rpmfusion and put the
new card back in since the old one will crash the system.
>
> I really would like to stay with the nouveau drivers....but can't since my card
isn't supported even though I did what I thought was due diligence before going out
and making the purchase.
>
I have three systems with Nvidia boards -- 9600GT, GT210, and GT460.
None of these have caused **INSTALLATION** problems recently
The problem is specific to the GT 240
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