[GRLUG] IBM NetVista not booting graphical environment

[Rick Vargo]

Does that computer happen to have two video cards (possibly an onboard
card and an AGP card)? 

Rick


john-thomas richards wrote:
> I am helping a friend with his non-profit's computer (he runs an inner-city
> ministry that helps with job placement, tutoring for students, leadership
> development, etc.).  The machine is an IBM NetVista, Pentium III processor,
> and an nVidia card.  I attempted to install XP (he *needs* Quickbooks) for
> him.  The install works fine until the machine reboots and attempts to load
> the GUI.  When it does so, the monitor goes into sleep mode and requires a
> hard reboot (the keyboard becomes unresponsive).  I thought this was odd
> behavior so I got another *identical* machine (literally; he received a
> donation of several identical machines from a local business) and tried
> installing XP onto that blank drive (after formatting, of course).  Again the
> monitor went into sleep mode.  I then booted the machine with a Knoppix CD.
> The initial splash screen (complete with graphic and a "boot:" prompt) comes
> up but when I type in "knoppix" to start Knoppix, the monitor again goes into
> sleep mode and requires a hard reboot.  The behavior is identical with XP and
> Knoppix on three machines.  I suspect it is an idiosyncracy with IBM hardware.
> Any suggestions?
>