[ SOLVED ] HP Pavilion zv5000 Notebook + Puppy Linux

[noverix]

Hello to all. I've been trying to install a Linux distribution that machine (with Xubuntu and Debian's), but with little success in the installation goes well, but when I reboot, the screen stays black and nothing happens.

Now my question is that whether someone installed Puppy Linux to the machine and got it to work properly?

[bigpup]

but when I reboot, the screen stays black and nothing happens

Did you install a boot loader?

Finding someone using this exact computer, is probably not going to happen.
There are a lot of versions of Puppy that should work on this computer.

Lucid Puppy 5.2.8.6 would be a good one to try.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/7j61m ... 140106.iso

For Puppy this will get you started.

Various ways to install puppy
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=60302

Here is a Puppy specific Google search:
http://wellminded.com/puppy/pupsearch.html

Basics of installing program packages
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=59597

[noverix]

but when I reboot, the screen stays black and nothing happens

Did you install a boot loader?

Finding someone using this exact computer, is probably not going to happen.
There are a lot of versions of Puppy that should work on this computer.

Lucid Puppy 5.2.8.6 would be a good one to try.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/7j61m ... 140106.iso

For Puppy this will get you started.

Various ways to install puppy
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=60302

Here is a Puppy specific Google search:
http://wellminded.com/puppy/pupsearch.html

Basics of installing program packages
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=59597

Yes I installed. I was looking on google using the instructions and xubuntu and debian and what I found was always the same problem. I came to the conclusion that the graphics drivers, then they were free or closed, so is not suitable for this machine for some reason? I can be wrong in this case.

I downloaded a while ago Puppy 5.7.1 version and I use it just a live cd of this writing, and seems to work well ...

[noverix]

I have just installed a moment ago Puppy 5.7.1 version of the machine and everything works perfectly Not of any kind of error messages and the like. Terrific Puppy linux ..

[mikeb]

Great when you answer your own question.... by the way these black screens appear to be kms (kernel mode switching) video or sometimes framebuffer problems but for the former I think there is a kms disabling kernel parameter that helps for future reference. (kms=off ????)

mike