On 04/25/2012 06:51 PM, imnotpc wrote:
I don't really have a lot of clues to offer. After installation it
goes through the boot sequence and fails with either a blank screen
for the default ATI driver, or a multi-color pixelated screen with the
vesa driver. I've never seen the vesa driver lock up before. At times
I've managed to get to the command line and discovered that in
addition the networking won't work, either wired or wireless. I'd
gladly submit a bug report or comment on an existing one, but I don't
know where to start on this one.
Jeff
The problems installing mga2 on this laptop are truly puzzling. Here's a
current summary:
I've done a clean install of mga2 and the default boot entry still hangs
with a blank screen.
How quickly you start the boot changes the outcome of the boot. I can
now duplicate different outcomes when I start the boot at different
times during the first 0-2 seconds after the boot menu appears.
If I immediately select the safe mode menu item I can now get to a
command line. If I wait longer it will hang at 2 different points
depending on how long I wait.
The wired network connection doesn't work after booting. If I run
drakconnect I can see that the settings are correct for the wired
interface and there is no entry for the wireless interface. When I save
the setting drakconnect locks up while testing the connection. If I
disable the wired interface drakconnect saves and exits without problem.
However when I reboot the default boot entry now locks up while trying
to start the network: "Starting LSB: Bring up/down networking..."
I install over the network so I know there is no additional firmware
required for the wired interface. I'm open to suggestions (other than
chucking the laptop out the window, which is a very appealing idea right
now!)
