I can install windows on my laptop, but not Fedora

[d-ace]

or Ubuntu? Fedora got a little farther than Ubuntu did, due to the basic graphics option, but I need an operating system here, and am not motivated to buy a $200.00 copy of windows that will soon be obsolite.................

[yancek]

With the information you have posted, I doubt anyone will be able to help much. There's alway the chance of a lucky guess.
No information on your hardware.
How did you try to install Ubuntu/Fedora?
How far is a little farther on Fedora?
Which steps completed successfully, if any?
Where did it stop?
Error message?
Anything?

[d-ace]

I did not install either Ubuntu or Fedora, as I get a black screen shortly after the install starts, the cd keeps running, but I can not tell what is or is not happening. Fedora has a basic mode, which at least gets in a graphic screen, but Gnome 3 fails to load. I tried this several days ago with Ubuntu, and had basically the same situation. I should add that I can get win-7 to load all the way thru, and everything works until I have to put in the licence, that is taken by another machine, thus I know that the laptop is fully functional. As for the specs of the machine...............

Acer Aspire 5732Z Specifications

Display
Diagonal Size : 15.6"
Max Resolution : 1366 x 768 (HD), 16:9 aspect ratio
Color : 16.7 million colors
Brightness : 220 nit

Graphics Card
• Integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M (Intel® GMA 4500M with up to 1759 MB of Intel® Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 (64 MB of dedicated video memory, up to 1695 MB of shared system memory), supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 10

Processor
Type : Intel® Pentium® processor
Cache : 1 MB L2

Chipset
Mobile Intel® GM45/GL40 Express Chipset

Memory
Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support
Up to 2 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory
Max : 4 GB using two soDIMM modules

Dual-channel DDR2 SDRAM support
Up to 2 GB of DDR2 667 MHz memory
Max : 4 GB using two soDIMM modules

Storage
160GB HDD
250GB HDD
320GB HDD
500GB HDD or larger

Optical Drive
8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive

Communication
LAN : 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready
WLAN : Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ supporting SignalUp™ technology

Inputs and Controls
99/100/103 keys full-size keyboard with inverted "T" cursor layout
Touchpad pointing device
10 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys, independent numeric keypad, international language support
Easy-launch keys: touchpad lock, WLAN
Media keys (printed on keyboard) : play/pause, stop, previous, next

Audio
Two built-in stereo speakers
MS-Sound compatible
High-definition audio support

Interface
2 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x external display (VGA) port
1 x Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support
1 x Microphone-in jack
1 x Ethernet (RJ-45) port
1 x DC-in jack for AC adapter

Slots
Card Reader : Multi-in-1 card reader (SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)

Camera
Acer Crystal Eye webcam

Power
Battery : 6-cell Li-ion 48.8 W
AC Adapter : 65W
Battery Life : Up to 2.5 hours
Recharge Time :
• 2.5 hours rapid charge system-off
• 3.5 hours charge-in-use

Security
Kensington lock slot
BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords

Dimensions and Weight
Width : 372.3 mm (14.4")
Depth : 246.5 mm (10.8")
Height : 26.8 - 39.6 mm (1.1 - 1.5")
Weight : 2.7 kg (6.0 lbs) (with 6-cell battery)

If you have a clue, you will be the first.

[devils casper]

It looks like Linux installers are not configuring Graphics Card properly. I would suggest you try Ubuntu Alternate Installation .iso image. It works fine with almost all graphics cards.

[joethesirus]

The same happened in my case tooo..... The black screen will last for almost 5 mins, after that i got the installation started.... maybe u can try once more....