Install loads to grey screen with mouse pointer and hangs.
The install dvd of Zeph 10.5.2 hangs at the blue/gray screen with a mouse pointer that I can move around. It is the point right before when the language selector should pop up but it doesn't. Might this be a kext issue? Should I remove all…
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- @A_DoNuT333 Published 2008-03-03
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The install dvd of Zeph 10.5.2 hangs at the blue/gray screen with a mouse pointer that I can move around. It is the point right before when the language selector should pop up but it doesn't. Might this be a kext issue? Should I remove all kexts that don't apply to my install like the nvidia kexts and the intel kexts? I'm clueless as to how to ask for a solution because I don't have much else to give you other than the blank screen with the mouse pointer.
My specs: Toshiba Satellite A215-7422
1.9 GHZ AMD Turion x2
Ati sb600 southbridge
Ati x1200 graphics
2.5 gig of ram
160 gig Sata/Pata hard drive with an XP Pro NTFS Partition and an HFS+ partition
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Well the same error happens when i boot normally. I only did it in vmware to get a screen shot.
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| Username | Dossier Contribution | Dispatches | Active Window |
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| @A_DoNuT333 | Primary Author | 2 | 2008-03-03 |
| @roisoft | Contributor | 1 | 2008-03-03 |