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23-02-2007, 04:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
grmrpr Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3	Booting into linux Hi I have a P4 1.5 Ghz, 512 MB ram machine with a GeForce 6600 Gfx card on an Asrock 845 GV MB.Linux does not boot at all unless i remove my card and use the onboard video.But when i boot it in vmware it runs like a charm. While booting it says partitioning error and freezes. Any help is appreciated. I tried PC linux os and fedora 5.

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23-02-2007, 06:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
subratabera Just another linux lover. Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore, KA Posts: 562	Re: Booting into linux Please try any latest distro(Fedora Core 6, Ubuntu Edgy, openSuSE 10.2 etc.) and then post your findings... __________________ Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have. (Registered Linux User #432737 - subratabera.blogspot.com)

23-02-2007, 08:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
Pathik Google Bot Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 9,772	Re: Booting into linux on vmware i dont think it detects ur gfx card.... it just randomly allocates video mem... thats y it works... n yea try a newer distro...

23-02-2007, 09:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
47shailesh Security Exp Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 734	Re: Booting into linux Install these drivers may this cud help you.. http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree8...-9746-pkg1.run __________________ We Love Once, And When We do We do it Well

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