Mandrake 9.1 no GUI install available

[Spooky-Mtrl]

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to install Linux Mandrake 9.1 on my P4 3.06 HT with a MSI AGP 4X ti4600 and a GigaByte GA-8IK1100 Intel 875P chipset and 1 gig. of ram.

The thing is that i'm unable to do a GUI install @ startup. The CD lauches and when i hit enter.... BLANK SCREEN......

I tried the F1 option and did a TEXT install....works fine but when I come @ screen detection and gfx card i always get an error....like no screen available.... DUH ???????.....weirdest is that when i select my gfx card and select a generic monitor, i get a display but after i get a error. if i finish the install....Linux boot's a prompt and when i lauch X i get display errors....

What's the catch......My Monitor is a 19 inch Samsung SyncMaster 957MB there is no driver for that monitor in Mandrake 9.1 but my GeFroce 4 is listed in the Nvidia part......

Any thoughts...anyone ????

Thanks in Advance....... !

[krohnjw]

What error do you receive when you try to load the X server after boot?

If you could get the error message that would help out quite a bit

It may be a bad graphics card module. (There is no need for a driver for your monitor). If so, then it will give an error when you try to load X.

[Spooky-Mtrl]

Hi....thanx for the reply....

To give u the error message when i lauch X would mean for me to reinstall

i've flushed Mandrake for now....

My biggest Q is that why can't i get the GUI installation to work..........only text install......

Thanx....

[krohnjw]

It doesnt make a lot of sense that the GUI install would not work, it should be able to load just a generic module and work fine. See if there are any parameters you can pass the install tailor it for your system, or see if you can specify to use generic video.

[Spooky-Mtrl]

Will take a look @ that.... I even tryed with my 9.0 Mandrake CD's....doe that same thing........Looks like a hardware /&%"&%&? thing.......

Fun times ahead i guess

Cheers !

[crouse]

Actually it might be a ram issue..... try pulling some ram out so you have LESS than 1 gig. Install is weird with over 1 gig of ram, or ,when you get to the installer splash screen hit F1 and type linux vga=0

http://usalug.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=152

[Spooky-Mtrl]

Thanx for the info........

actually i did a F1 (options) and went in advance help and did a vga16 param......works OK.....

ugly as hell but anough to get me starting and to put the nvidia drivers later on......

Thanx again !

p.s. : I'll try to lower the ram total for the install......keep u posted