black screen of death during Vista RC1 (build 5600) installation

I managed to fix the problem in my system. I have a dual booting system with
XP. I went back and booted with XP. The I went to drive with vista then to
the windows folder/system 32/ drivers and deleted all of the files that start
with ATI. I rebooted and Vista loaded up normall :0_

As below is stated it seems that we have to be patient. Does anyone else has
this experience?

Marco


"pennhaven" wrote:

> pennhaven wrote:
> > damian wrote:
> >> same problem ... seems like i detect a pattern here: ati 1800 cards
> >> don't work so great w/ vista rc1....
> >
> > Except at least some other people with X1800 series cards are getting
> > RC1 to work. http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33867051 I
> > would like to ask people who are having this "black screen" problem
> > (where video output is apparently being disabled by the RC1 install)
> > what network adapter their machine uses?
> >
> > Since it is a known issue that Pre-RC1 and RC1 both have issues getting
> > internet connectivity over Marvell Yukon network adapters, I am
> > wondering if this is preventing the RC1 installer from getting access to
> > video driver upgrades it needs for certain display adapters.
>
> Forget my network adapter theory.
>
> I *finally* got RC1 to install by leaving it in "completing installation
> / black screen state" for about two hours then pressing the power button
> to initiate a shutdown. Then in order to reboot I had to first
> disconnect/reconnect my power supply before pressing the power button
> (would not restart until I performed this step). Fortunately I then got
> a video signal long enough to complete the installation.
>
> *However there was no video again on the next start up!* So I rebooted
> into safe mode and replaced the ATI drivers installed by Vista RC1 with
> the later drivers from the ATI Catalyst RC1 beta. Now RC1 is up and
> working. My video card is a Power Color Radeon X1800 GTO 256MB.
> Motherboard is an Asus A8R32-MVP.
>

I'm replying to your thread because I can't seem to post a new message
because their system's down. I hope you get your RC1 installed.

I do not see any provision to install the drivers for my SATA RAID drives.
Any suggestions?

I tried the upgrade over win xp pro and got a blue screen halfway thru. when
I tried disabling some drivers and hardware and installed again, the message
was the upgrade was disabled, I had to delete C:\Users, or rename it. I went
into the DOS box and did this, but the next message was I had to do this to
C:\ProgramData... I could not find this on a directory search.

doing a boot up install, i get a pretty wallpaper design for 45 minutes with
an hourglass that basically does nothing and goes nowhere.

I understand this is a release candidate and all the drivers and hardware
aren't yet supported; if you have any suggestions they would be greatly
appreciated.

I plan on keeping windows xp on C: and installing vista on a separate
partition.


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"dash69" wrote:

> I tried to install Vista RC1 (build 5600) on a toshiba lap top with core duo
> t2050 processor, 1 gb ram, and integrated Intel GMA 950 display adapter.
> During the several attemps including installation from inside XP or booting
> from the installation DVD, I encountered the same problem. The installation
> appeared to be working fine, went though copy, expanding, feature
> installation, updates, and complete installation. During the process, the
> computer rebooted one or two times, but was able to continue the
> installation. At the last stage, completing installation, the screen blinked
> a couple of time, and then the screen went black. Nothing was displayed on
> the screen. There was some HDD activity for 10 to 15 seconds after the screen
> went out, then there was nothing. I did not detect any HDD activity and
> nothing to look at on the screen. The machine then does not respond to any
> keys or mouse. I had to power it down manually.
>
> I installed the preRC1 release (build 5536 )on the same machine just fine. I
> do not know what has changed in 5600 that leads to the black screen of death
> on this particular machine. I suspect it is a video card problem, but intel
> GMA 950 was supported fine in 5536.
>
> Any suggestions or solutions?
>

It could be, I'm running the x64 version of RC1, and my monitor is on the
x1800 CrossfireEdition card. It encounters the same problems where the
installation completes fine except when Vista gets ready to run for the first
time, the screen goes into power save mode (no signal) at startup.

Some other people with similar problems have recomended starting in lower
resolutions via the F8 key at startup.

So I'll try both that as well as loading up on the x1800XT card instead and
see if any of those changes correct the problem.

"Spooh." wrote:

>
> Hi
>
> I am experiencing the same problem where by my screen goes black after the
> first reboot. i also have a ATI video card, do you believe this might be the
> problem?
>
> "djskill" wrote:
>
> > hello
> > i have the same probleme whith a ati 1800 XL
> >
> >
> > "dash69" wrote:
> >
> > > I tried to install Vista RC1 (build 5600) on a toshiba lap top with core duo
> > > t2050 processor, 1 gb ram, and integrated Intel GMA 950 display adapter.
> > > During the several attemps including installation from inside XP or booting
> > > from the installation DVD, I encountered the same problem. The installation
> > > appeared to be working fine, went though copy, expanding, feature
> > > installation, updates, and complete installation. During the process, the
> > > computer rebooted one or two times, but was able to continue the
> > > installation. At the last stage, completing installation, the screen blinked
> > > a couple of time, and then the screen went black. Nothing was displayed on
> > > the screen. There was some HDD activity for 10 to 15 seconds after the screen
> > > went out, then there was nothing. I did not detect any HDD activity and
> > > nothing to look at on the screen. The machine then does not respond to any
> > > keys or mouse. I had to power it down manually.
> > >
> > > I installed the preRC1 release (build 5536 )on the same machine just fine. I
> > > do not know what has changed in 5600 that leads to the black screen of death
> > > on this particular machine. I suspect it is a video card problem, but intel
> > > GMA 950 was supported fine in 5536.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions or solutions?
> > >

I had the exact same issue with the ATI 1800GTO.

I LOVE you SteveOCZ! Fixed the problem perfectly. Thanks mate.


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Love the black screen o' death! Always nice to know others are having the
same issue. Only problem is i don't have an ATI card...

Sounds like i'm having the same issue though. Upgrade, clean install no
difference. Beta 2 worked like a charm.

VISTA X64
Dual-Boot with XP
Athelon Dual Core
nVidia 7800 Graphics card

Huh? Guess I'll try the same routine deleting all the ATI stuff. any help
would be much appreciated.

same problem here... with NVidia Card 7950 GX2. Install works fine then after
completion... Black screen

"absolUtmagnitUd" wrote:

> Love the black screen o' death! Always nice to know others are having the
> same issue. Only problem is i don't have an ATI card...
>
> Sounds like i'm having the same issue though. Upgrade, clean install no
> difference. Beta 2 worked like a charm.
>
> VISTA X64
> Dual-Boot with XP
> Athelon Dual Core
> nVidia 7800 Graphics card
>
> Huh? Guess I'll try the same routine deleting all the ATI stuff. any help
> would be much appreciated.

To solve the problem do this:
1. Visit support.ati.com
2. Download the driver for Vista RC1
3. Unpack the driver (by running the install) somewhere you are able to
reach it when running Vista
4. Start or continue the Vista installation and choose Safe Mode (press F8
after booting if necessary)
5. When the message appears that Setup can not continue because it's in safe
mode, press Shift-F10
6. Enter 'devmgmt.msc' at this command prompt
7. Go to the video driver section and choose to update the drivers, then
select the downloaded driver folder and use that driver

This worked for me! Fantastic!

I'm having the exact same issues as dash.
Toshiba A105 CoreDuo Satellite with Intel graphics chipset.
Goes through the install until it reaches "Completing installation" step,
then the screen blinks once or twice and goes black. HDD light blinks for 15
seconds or so followed by no response. Manual shutoff and reboot yields
message that install was unsuccessful, please restart and try again.
These results are consistent from every possible install scenario:
Upgrade, Clean install (wipe HD of old OS), dual boot into separate
partition, etc.

Notice that this is a system becoming unresponsive, not a black screen with
"Vista Build 5600" in the lower right corner as some people have reported.....








"dash69" wrote:

> I tried to install Vista RC1 (build 5600) on a toshiba lap top with core duo
> t2050 processor, 1 gb ram, and integrated Intel GMA 950 display adapter.
> During the several attemps including installation from inside XP or booting
> from the installation DVD, I encountered the same problem. The installation
> appeared to be working fine, went though copy, expanding, feature
> installation, updates, and complete installation. During the process, the
> computer rebooted one or two times, but was able to continue the
> installation. At the last stage, completing installation, the screen blinked
> a couple of time, and then the screen went black. Nothing was displayed on
> the screen. There was some HDD activity for 10 to 15 seconds after the screen
> went out, then there was nothing. I did not detect any HDD activity and
> nothing to look at on the screen. The machine then does not respond to any
> keys or mouse. I had to power it down manually.
>
> I installed the preRC1 release (build 5536 )on the same machine just fine. I
> do not know what has changed in 5600 that leads to the black screen of death
> on this particular machine. I suspect it is a video card problem, but intel
> GMA 950 was supported fine in 5536.
>
> Any suggestions or solutions?
>