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http://forums.fedoraforum.org – i recently upgraded my desktop to Fedora 12 from 11 with no issues. i also have a HP Pavilion zv5000 laptop that i am attempting to upgrade from F11 to F12. the previous install of F11 worked without issues. after installing F12 and rebooting i get the progressive blue/white bar at the bottom of the screen which completes the move from left to right. on my desktop with F12 and previously on my laptop when running F11 the screen that would appear next is the blue login screen. what i get now on my laptop is a black screen with white letters and i'm being asked to login as localhost. trying to figure out why i was able to install F11 without issues but it's a no go with F12. i'm thinking maybe it's a graphic card issue? any assistance will be greatly appreciated. (HowTos)

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