Black screen install of W7 with Yosemite

How do I get by the black screen following install of W7 on mid 2010 iMac? I am running Yosemite 10.10 Does the USB recommended drive have to be connected while W7 is being installed?.

TY for your response. I removed the 2nd. partition from the HD. There is only one HD in this iMac but I do have two external HDs that I disconnect when installing, or try to install, windows. I believe there is either something wrong with this computer (bad cpu) or the system software is corrupted; I am having way too many crashes; one last night when writing my last response and one just before the response. I have attached the failure report.
Anonymous UUID: B1AC3D20-858A-79E6-D184-BDE62F434C7B
Sat Dec 6 10:48:53 2014
*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff800101e80a): Kernel trap at 0xffffff8000f79bb3, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0xffffff80267badc0, CR3: 0x00000002151b6010, CR4: 0x00000000000226e0
RAX: 0x00000000000000a0, RBX: 0x0000000000000000, RCX: 0x0000000000000406, RDX: 0xffffff8011582f58
RSP: 0xffffff8101f8bc00, RBP: 0xffffff8101f8bc30, RSI: 0xffffff8101f8bcac, RDI: 0xffffff8011582f00
R8: 0xffffff80267badc0, R9: 0xffffff8017a1b2bc, R10: 0x0000000000000000, R11: 0x000000000000002d
R12: 0xffffff8101f8bcac, R13: 0xffffff8011582f00, R14: 0x0000000000000000, R15: 0xffffff7f80000000
RFL: 0x0000000000010286, RIP: 0xffffff8000f79bb3, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0xffffff80267badc0, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x1
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0xffffff8101f8b8b0 : 0xffffff8000f3a811
0xffffff8101f8b930 : 0xffffff800101e80a
0xffffff8101f8baf0 : 0xffffff800103a443
0xffffff8101f8bb10 : 0xffffff8000f79bb3
0xffffff8101f8bc30 : 0xffffff8000f78de7
0xffffff8101f8bd60 : 0xffffff8000f2b0b3
0xffffff8101f8bd90 : 0xffffff8000f2fd2b
0xffffff8101f8bdd0 : 0xffffff8000f83abb
0xffffff8101f8be10 : 0xffffff8000f3e91c
0xffffff8101f8be40 : 0xffffff8000f235a3
0xffffff8101f8be90 : 0xffffff8000f33e8d
0xffffff8101f8bf10 : 0xffffff800100a142
0xffffff8101f8bfb0 : 0xffffff800103ac66
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: coresymbolicatio
Mac OS version:
14B25
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 14.0.0: Fri Sep 19 00:26:44 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2782.1.97~2/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 89E10306-BC78-3A3B-955C-7C4922577E61
Kernel slide: 0x0000000000c00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8000e00000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff8000d00000
System model name: iMac11,2 (Mac-F2238AC8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 3188136497119
last loaded kext at 267755135077: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.10 (addr 0xffffff7f834f6000, size 69632)
last unloaded kext at 332963783987: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.10 (addr 0xffffff7f834f6000, size 61440)
loaded kexts:
net.kromtech.kext.Firewall 2.3.7
com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 3.0.0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.14.37
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.3.1f2
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 267.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 267.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.1
com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer 1.2.8
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1
com.apple.ATIRadeonX2000 10.0.0
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1
com.apple.kext.AMD4600Controller 1.2.8
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.3.1f2
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.4.12
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.10
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 327.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.5.0
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache 35
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.7.0
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.6.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 705.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.5.2
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros40 700.74.5
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 10.1.2b3
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 705.4.14
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.0.7
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 218.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 161
com.apple.security.quarantine 3
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 218.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothHIDKeyboard 175.5
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 4.3.1f2
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard 175.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 11
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 267.0
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.15
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 200.6
com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 97
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.12d1
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.8.0d49
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 705.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 267.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 267.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9
com.apple.kext.AMDSupport 1.2.8
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.7.21
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.3.1f2
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.3.1f2
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.1.0
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.13d1
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 705.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.7.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.7.0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolTransport 2.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSBP2 4.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 705.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 705.4.9
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.7.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.6.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.7.0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.6
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 700.52
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.3b3
com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b8
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.7.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 705.4.14
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 300.0
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2
com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity 1.0.5
com.apple.driver.AppleCredentialManager 1.0
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 389.1
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 31
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 3.1
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.Libm 1
com.apple.kec.pthread 1
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
Model: iMac11,2, BootROM IM112.0057.B01, 2 processors, Intel Core i3, 3.06 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.64f5
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4670, ATI Radeon HD 4670, PCIe, 256 MB
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x01BA, 0x202020202020202020202020202020202020
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM1, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4348392020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4348392020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0x8F), Atheros 9280: 4.0.74.0-P2P
Bluetooth: Version 4.3.1f2 15015, 3 services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
Serial ATA Device: ST3500418AS, 500.11 GB
Serial ATA Device: OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: BUP Slim SL
USB Device: IR Receiver
USB Device: Built-in iSight
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: USB2.0 Hub
USB Device: USB Receiver
USB Device: MFC-J835DW
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader
FireWire Device: 1394 TO IDE, GENERIC, Up to 400 Mb/sec
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Right click each one of those and select " Move To Trash" from the contextual menu.
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I need to bring up lightweight XFree86 server with DirectFB as video backend on CE Linux (Intel Set Top Box). For now I've done following:
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2. Compiled XFree86 with DirectFB as backend.
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Please note me if additional information requires.
Medvic.

I have discovered solutions for my problems (unfortunaly not causes). Hope this helps someone.
1. I can see only black display with active graphic mouse cursor once I started X server
I have found that XDirectFB binary accepts 'defaultOpacity' (default opacity for created top level windows)argument which can vary in <1-255> range. Value 1 corresponds to full invisibility windows state and 255 to zero opacity. It seems 255 is default value for opacity, but in my case screen still black/blank. I set 254 opacity and wow! Its a miracle - I can see windows!!!
2. When I try to use XFree86 as remote X server for drawing ... I can see blank black screen and valid mouse cursor
Now I can use my X server for rendering remote client's graphic applications.
3. ... Does XFree86 with DirectFB video backend use such configuration files? Which one? What video driver should I define there?
It seems indeed XDirectFB server doesn't use any configuration files. For my case X server normally starts without configuration files.
If you have any questions or need some clarifications, please contact me.
Regards, Medvic.
Last edited by medvic (2009-12-30 22:24:32)

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