hoembi123

Hi,
today i installed windows 7 on my computer and now i want to install as my secondary OS Suse 11.1. The Problem is, when I boot up via the CD the normal menu comes up (with Boot from Harddrive, Installation etc. options).
Now I choose Installation and the Loading bar "Loading Kernel" comes. After finishing loading the kernel everthing goes black and never comes back so i see anything..only chance I have to do anything is shutting down the laptop via the Power button.

My system is a Asus X56T notebook with an ATI NVIDIA 3650 graphicscard. SO it is not the nvidia driver problem I read many threads about

I also tried typing in 3 in Bootoptions which resulted in a short blinking of some command lines after kernel loading and then going black - so no chance for me to get the installation running...

Has anyone an idea how I can overcome this problem? I need this OS only as a second OS cause of my studies...

thx in advance an greetings
hoembi

coopstah13

I've never used suse, but there's possible a text only mode. You might need to play with some of the boot options. Also, your graphics card must be either ATI or nVidia, not both .

D-cat

My first guess is the setup is exceeding the screen resolution: Use the F-Keys in the DVD's boot menu to force your video mode to something normal, like 1024x768. If that doesn't work, like coopstah says, try text.

Also you can try checking to disable certain power management options (like acpi=off) which could blank your screen and forget to bring it back.

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hoembi123

Yeah sorry I think it was a little too late, so I accidently wrote NVIDIA where it did not belong My graphic card is the ATI 3650.

Thanks for both your advices I'll try them immediatly, hoping it'll work

thanks
hoembi123