Subj : Mandrake 10 Installation OK; Screen Blank on Startup
To   : comp.os.linux
From : sajidazmi
Date : Fri Aug 13 2004 07:54 am

Hi,

I've installed Mandrake 10.0 Linux on my Labtop PC and have these
problems

    Dell Inspiron 5000
    Intel Pentium III 500 MHz 
    386 MB Memory
    on a 3.3 GB Partition for Linux
    PC Card Ethernet Adapter

In the Installation Menu I've selected the default packages 
   + Development + Documentations + Database

The installation went fine, when the system started coming up i got
the following message (errors)

   start PCMCIA: cardmgr [597] socket 0: NDC instant-link Ethernet
   checking for new hardwarecardmgr [794]: executing: ./network start
eth0
   setting network parameter                                  [OK]
   bringing up loop back interface                            [OK]
   bringing up interface eth0                                [FAILED]

   ... (couple of more message, status OK )

   (just when the computer is supposed to load the screen) i noticed
this
    message

   (EE) FB_OPAN_DISPLAY : Invalid option

    and then 

    i am greeted with a blank screen, the harddisk kept churning for a
minute or so, and still nothing on the SCREEN.

    i've to reboot the computer.

I choose the savesetting to boot into linux got the same error while
starting and the system booted up into the console mode and i was
prompted by the root prompt.  I do not know what happened during the
installation.

Please note that I've successfully installed Suse 9.1 Personal Linux
on the same computer.

Please let me its a problem with Mandrake or my computer, can i get a
fix for this.

Thanks

Sajid

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