2006/3/24, Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > it probably is booting. you've got the wrong video mode for your setup. you > should probably specify vga=ask in the kernel line of your boot also, this > seemed appropriate: > > http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:iz_Ho_51kzoJ:www.linux-mag.com/content/view/77/2083/+grub+video+mode&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=2
You seem to be onto something! I ran the "stable" install disc again, specifying "linux vga=ask" at the boot prompt. It offered me the choice to scan all available vesa modes, and *nothing* showed up on my screen during the scan. This seems to be equivalent to a bug that has been reported and resolved in Redhat: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=121819 I have a much better idea of what is going on, but am not any closer to getting Debian installed. I suppose I could do it with a pre-installed image with X already set up, avoiding VESA modes altogether. Or use a distribution with a graphical installer for now. I guess it's time to report this as a bug with the debian-installer folks. My hardware is: motherboard: ASUS P4S800 graphics card: AOPEN Geforce2 MX200 32MB, Part No. 90.05210.B19. processor: Intel Celeron 2 GHz BIOS: AWARD plug & play BIOS Rev. 1004 extension v1.0A
