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Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 11:06:01 -0400
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Subject: Re: Screen display problem during installation
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On 7/11/05, Jim Mozley <jim.mozley@exponential-e.com> wrote:
> Jim Mozley wrote:
> > I'm trying to install 5.4 on a system that currently has 4.10 on it. My
> > problem is that when the system boots from the install disk 1 I cannot
> > see the initial menu due to a display problem.
> >
> > I see the initial boot information then the box that should have the
> > selection options in, but without the content of the box. The box just
> > overwrites the display information, leaves the boot information on the
> > screen and I see BSD Daemon to the right of it.
> >
> > I don't have a floppy drive on the system to attempt a console install
> > so I cannot use that solution.
> >
> >  From memory I didn't have any problems with the 4.10 install, so I
> > tried on another PC with the same CD and this displayed the initial men=
u
> > OK.
> >
> > Any ideas on what I could do to resolve this?
>=20
> Sorry for the repost but I didn't receive any replies on this, I
> couldn't see that I'd asked a FAQ!
>=20
> Any help appreciated,
>=20
> Jim
>=20
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Can you swap out the video card as a temp solution?