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I have an AmigaOne XE G4 that had an old version of AmigaOS 4.1 on it. This is a standard AmigaOne XE. No hardware fixes, still the same hardware configuration as when I bought it all those years ago. I recently downloaded the 4.1 ISO (update 1) from Hyperion plus the various update LHA files to sort out reinstalling from scratch.

I finally had a chance today to do the reinstallation. I booted from the CD, set up the locale/mouse/keyboard, reformatted DH0, ensured the latest SLB was installed, picked the appropriate screen res for my monitor (HP w2228h, 1680x1050 60Hz) and everything seemed to install fine.

When I reboot, I get the AmigaOS 4.1 splash screen for a few seconds... then it goes to a black screen. The monitor says it's at 1680x1050 @60Hz... but it's trying to "autoadjust". I tested with a second monitor and that reports no output. I've tried installing again with the default settings (1024x768) and it still boots to a blank screen after the 4.1 splash shows (monitor reports it's 1024x768 but again "autoadjusting"). I can't be certain, but I think it has booted to Workbench but there's either no video output or it's not a supported resolution.

Anyone got any thoughts as to what's going on?
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Re: AmigaOS 4.1 FE Installation Problem (blank screen on reboot)
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2026, 04:36:17 PM »
I've done some further playing around this afternoon, without success. I tried the Live CD option and that boots fine, displays a 1024x768 screen and I can change it do different screen resolutions without a problem. I then ran the installation from the Live CD Workbench, rather than from the CD menu, and it doesn't make a difference (I wasn't expecting it to, but worth a shot). I might end up going back to the original 2008 4.1 CD and reinstalling from that.
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Re: AmigaOS 4.1 FE Installation Problem (blank screen on reboot)
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2026, 08:05:13 PM »
Cheers. Will give that a try, makes sense if it is something as silly as that.
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Re: AmigaOS 4.1 FE Installation Problem (blank screen on reboot)
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2026, 01:11:53 PM »
Thing is, there's no AGA there's only the Radeon 7000 graphics card - but the idea that it's defaulting to some unsupported screen mode is certainly possible (not sure what/why though). Clearly the drivers work fine when booting from the Live CD so it's something to do with the installation.

I've not had a chance to try walkero's suggestion yet (I'm away at the moment) but that feels like it's the right idea.
Amiga A500, Amiga A4000/030, AmigaOne XE G4, Commodore Plus/4, Commodore 64 Ultimate owner
Awaiting Spectrum Next KS3.