On Sunday, March 01, 2009, at 04:35PM, "Peter Reed"
<mrdeadworry(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> First off, thanks for taking time to read this post.
>
> I am having an issue with running and installing the F10 Live KDE CD. I
> have spent several days reading posts about how to pull the correct video
> driver I need for this work on my wife's ACER Aspire 4520.
>
> I am an absolute n00b when it comes to Linux. This particular CD will boot
> fine on my Thinkpad and I've been able to run Ubuntu and Kubuntu on the
> machine.
>
> I'm not exactly sure where I need to go now.
>
> Thanks for any help.....
>
> Chad
I have the same GeForce on my hp laptop and I can not get anything but the
text install until I change the driver the kernel uses at boot time. The way
to do this is to press <tab> at the countdown to boot an edit the kernel line.
At the end of the kernel line add linux xdriver=vesa and it should boot into a
usable desktop. I ended up having to use the Nvidia driver to get anything
other than 800x600 but you can do that after you install f10.
Good Luck
Peter
I tried that Peter. It will still come up to a black screen with a blinking cursor and
halt.
I tried to boot into text install and build the driver with rpm -ivh with rpmfusion and
after both the free and nonfree drivers load, when I go to boot back into GUI with init 5,
I get a nice little kernel panic.
What I don't understand is how Kunbuntu will load and F10 KDE won't. Is there a
way to run the iso for F10 within Kunbuntu?