Il giorno ven, 31/08/2007 alle 00.04 +1000, David Wilkins ha scritto:
> Package: installation-reports
>  
> Boot method: used netinst & installed with default options only
> Image version: 4.0r1 i386 (from 
> www.debian.org/releases/stable/debian-installer/ netinst CD image, i386)
> Date: 30/8/07 9pm (Australian EST)
>  
> Machine: Dell Dimension V400
> Processor: Pentium II/400Mhz
> Memory: 64MB SDRAM
> Partitions: single partition – entire disk partitioned/formatted for Debian
>  
> Output of lspci -nn and lspci -vnn: ??
>  
> Base System Installation Checklist:
> [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
>  
> Initial boot:           [O]
> Detect network card:    [0]
> Configure network:      [0]
> Detect CD:              [0]
> Load installer modules: [0]
> Detect hard drives:     [0]
> Partition hard drives:  [0]
> Install base system:    [0]
> Clock/timezone setup:   [0]
> User/password setup:    [0]
> Install tasks:          [0]
> Install boot loader:    [0]
> Overall install:        [0]
>  
> Comments/Problems:
>  
> Install appeared to be successful (no errors) but system won’t complete boot. 
> Appears to boot/load everything but then screen goes blank and stops. At this 
> point can’t seem to type anything to get it to move on. Only option is to 
> press Reset button (reboots system) or On/Off switch. If press On/Off switch, 
> screen temporarily reactivates and can see that system is at login prompt, 
> but can’t type anything. System then shuts down.
>  
> I am a complete novice with Linux so have no knowledge to diagnose or resolve 
> this problem. Help!
> 

Just type CTRL+ALT+F2 to go to a non graphical login screen. Login as
your user, become root, stop gdm (/etc/init.d/gdm stop) e try
reconfiguring X (dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg). Restart gdm
(/etc/init.d/gdm start). This will, probably, resolve your problem. 

It should be of help for us if you can send the content
of /var/log/installer. 

Bye
sc

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