Can install & boot Slackware-64 13.37 [kde displays ok!!]
Tried to install slackware-32 13.37 "A" only
display blanks & system locks after HD-dvr is displayed in boot msg
Before on install of Absolutelinux [media enhanced slackware-32]
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Got 13.2.2 to run ok on e1000h (intel onboard gpu), then install to amd system with on aboard ati.
On boot of both machines, after 1st page, changes to different graphic mode e100h boots ok, but
the amd/ati box blacks-out/locks hard (hardware reset). Amd box has Win7-64 and a fedora spin.
After first boot/lock, mounted from fedora/spin and changed inittab to start in term mode=3.
Still locked when going to different graphics mode?? Now down loading 13.3.7, had slackware64-13.1 in that slice.
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Tried absolute 13.3.7 iso on the amd/ati box, still lockup when screen changed mode.
[last line i see is the TV-Prom is being loaded, may copy some of the firmware fedora part. ]
then installed slackware-64 13.3.7, no emacs or games installed. boot ok even with
graphics change?? then did startx Even [index-mad] KDE started up nice.
Like Ice-wm and the media extras on absolute.
Will re-install absolute and try to debug the logs. from a fedora spin-system.
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attached 32 inch via vga, [normal hdmi] same lockup. tried no modeset (lockup) & radeon.modeset=0 (lock up) in grub
[never got lilo to work with multi-linux just slack + win]
tried old samsung monitor, was on that box. [same lockup]
next try vga=792 or 791 or 788

****************output of lspci*********************
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 Host Bridge
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (int gfx)
00:04.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0)
00:0a.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 5)
00:11.0 SATA controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
00:12.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:12.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller
00:12.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller
00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller
00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller
00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 3a)
00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 IDE Controller
00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 LPC host controller
00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
00:14.5 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI2 Controller
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon HD 3200 Graphics
01:05.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc RS780 Azalia controller
02:00.0 Multimedia video controller: Conexant Systems, Inc. Hauppauge Inc. HDPVR-1250 model 1196 (rev 0f)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02)
04:0e.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB23 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)

Most likely you need and want to install:

x/radeon_ucode-20110302-noarch-1.txz

And a minimal functional Slackware installation maybe will look like: a, ap, l, n

I have an HVR-1250 TV capture card in my office system. Although installations always work without problems, I never have been able to boot the installed system with the huge kernel. Before I reboot after installing, I have to black list the cx23885 kernel module. I then can boot into the system with the huge kernel so I can build my own kernel. Thereafter I can stop black listing the cx23885 module and use the card.

The problem is not specifically with Slackware, although I wish the huge kernel did not have that module built in. I have seen this same behavior with other distros, such as parted magic.

Use the installation CD/DVD to boot into your system. Then open /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf with a text editor and add the following:

blacklist cx23885

Save and reboot.

Then build your own kernel or use the generic kernel with an initrd.

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Blacklisted the cx23885 and the slackware32 systems booted
thanks