Re: Blank screen after install

Robert Rowe wrote:
> I recently tried to install the DRM drivers and ended up getting a
> completely blank screen when I rebooted. I was able to use a rescue CD
> and run the install script in restore mode to undo the installation. I'm
> really interested in helping this project. If there is any information
> that I can provide to help the developers to resolve the issue I'd be
> happy to send it. I've only been using Linux for about 6 months now but
> I'm already in love with it. I need DRM to make Cedega run well though.
> 
> Here's what I'm using:
> Fedora Core 5
> Radeon 9500 PCI verision (ATI driver installed)
Is this a 9200 pci?

> 2.6.16-1.2122-FC5
> 
> I installed the latest common package then the r200 package as
> instructed by the DRI site. After rebooting the system wouldn't start. I
> did look at the Xorg.0.log. While I didn't understand most of it I did
> see that the drivers reported failure it initialize.
It's completely impossible to tell what might have happened without 
seeing the log file.

Roland

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