On Saturday 03 September 2011 4:53:02 pm jeremy jozwik wrote: > > 1. Did you do a media check (sha1sum or whatever) on the install CD? > > nope. though during my troubleshooting of debian 6.0.2 i used my > "known to be working" debian 5.0.2 install disk and received the same > results. black screen after installer menu. >
My current suspect list for your problems: Bad CD Incompatible version (64 bit) for your video card. Bad CD drive. OK. here are suggestions to eliminate 2 possible sources of problems? First, test the CD. Second, can you get to the point where you choose the installation mode? If so, can you select a non-graphical(text) mode install? Does that work? The fact that you can get the gpartd CD to boot is a good sign. Thirdd, download and try a 32 bit CD. I recall seeing some problems with some video cards and the 64 bit distro. I looked up your card, it is 4 years old, and should be well supported, but you just don't know. Another thought: Do you have a different CD drive available? Can you beg/borrow one to see if the drive is faulty? > > 2. Can you please state what your PC specs are for CPU, RAM, video and > > interfaces? (IDE, USB, etc) Does the CD that you downloaded match your > > hardware specs? > > dual dual core amd opteron 2.6ghz 64 bit > tyan s2915 main board > 12 gig ram > nvidia quadro 5600 vid card > 3 sata drives, boot drive partitioned with half windows XP 64bit and > half debian squeeze < --- operating system with errors. > yes, i downloaded the amd64 arch. Nice and high end. Here, I run into my limit of being able to help you. I have no experience with dual CPU installations. It **shouldn't matter** (TM), but it is another variable to explore. > > > 3. What evidence do you have that the PC hardware is not at fault? > > windows runs 100% fine. gparted boots from live cd, in the process of > testing a unbuntu usb live os. > > > 4. Have you tried a complete reinstall? > > no, install leads to hanging black screen infinity after install menu > option is chosen. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201109040908.51056.m...@neidorff.com