Hi, I want to run (live or install) Mandriva Linux One 2008 Spring on my Dell XPS M1530. Here is the system config: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T7250, 2.0GHz, 2MB Cache, 800 MHz FSB 3GB (1x2GB+1x1GB) 667MHz SDRAM 160GB SATA Hard Drive Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Combination Drive with dual layer write capabilities 256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) 8600M GT Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945 Dual Band 802.11a/g 54 1 Mbps Wireless Mini Card Dell(TM) Wireless 355 Bluetooth Module When I go for the live boot (kernel option noapic for the 'iwl3945' error), my system hangs with a blank screen. Any suggestions what might be the problem? Thanks in advance. -regards Mrigs
Nopes...haven't yet tried the DVD version....file download is an issue.. Its a live version and am expecting to see an X session after a proper boot. The booting goes fine and when X is about to start the screen goes blank and my session hangs - no desktop, no shell, nothing. I tried the 'single' option during boot and that takes me to the shell prompt. I used 'XFdrake' to configure my graphics and when I 'startx' am again staring at this blank red screen with nothing on it. -regards, Mrigs
Seems to be a poblem with your hardware. You might want to try another distro such as Ubuntu - I think it has better hardware support.
