[Fwd: Re: Just installed]

[Richard Blackburn]

Sorry, i just did a reply first, and did not notice this list is not
setting the reply-to field the list...

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Just installed
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 13:58:49 -0400
From: Richard Blackburn <rblackburn at mindspring.com>
To: Matt Zimmerman <mdz at canonical.com>
References: <417A6FF9.5000707 at mindspring.com>
<20041023163047.GH5391 at alcor.net>

Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 23, 2004 at 10:51:37AM -0400, Richard Blackburn wrote:
> 
> 
>>I just finished the install (reformatting an XP system).
>>
>>First install did not install the Xwindows system, so I fdisked to wipe 
>>out the system, and then reinstalled.
> 
> 
> Sounds like you chose a custom install?  If so, that's normal.
> 
> 
>>Once it finished the install (I got the install completed screen) and it 
>>reboot.  Now I get a messed up screen with an XP shutting down 
>>background and nothing else :(
> 
> 
> That's very strange.  How many hard disks do you have, and what kind?
> 

Just the one IDE drive... Just cold booted it, and did not get the XP
screen, but the screen in hosed... rainbow colored squiggly lines...

Is there a way to stop it from starting the X system and changing the
video mode and trying that?  the screen reminds me of the screen you get
when in a video mode not supported...