I get a blank screen during a graphical installation on a laptop. What can I do to correct this situation?

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If you cannot complete a graphical installation on your laptop because the screen goes blank, than the installer is not properly detecting the laptop's video hardware.

In most cases, there is no way to force a graphical installation. However, with some laptops, the graphical installer will work if you pass the following VGA parameter at the boot prompt:

boot: l...

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