Hello,

i ve tried to install Knoppmyth at following PC:
P4 celeron @socket 775
Foxconn mainboard
matrox g450 grapic
and 80GB Samsung HDD

My prob is, that the screen turns black after the installation had started. I ve tried the "failsafe" mode and the last lines befor the PC is dead are:

io shedoular deadline registered
io shedoular cfq registered
A "_" is flashing but i can`t write something

Hi,

I would be suppecting a bad cd burn, try booting using the cdtest option. If the cd is bad (or can't be read on that drive) it will abort.

You will have to search for the exact boot prompt entry

Mike

Ok, Testcd says:
Linux load, booting the Kernel and after it he dies.

Hi,
It shouldn't do that. If the burn was good it would go through the various parts of the cd while testing and if good, then start the install.
I would suggest a new burn, maybe try a different make of cd, and do a slow burn. There has been reports of incompatablities of burner and readers.

Mike

Remember, testcd can't be the only boot option, and case matters. Try:

As MIke noted, a bad/incompatible burn is another very likely explaination.

@tjc "expert tv testcd" only produces a black screen....

Do you have another graphics card you can try?

I ve changed CD/DVD Drive and HDD and RAM ... Evertime the same error

can i be the matrox g450+?
or the Foxconn mainboard eith DDR / DDR2 support?

I would actually suspect that it's trying to do something to the display and it's going wrong. There are actually boot time options for controlling that and other people have had similar problems which were solved by using them, but I don't remember what they are off the top of my head. Maybe Cecil or Xsecrets can help.