Fedora Core 3 x86_64 Install

linux user linuxusr at cableone.net
Tue May 24 02:56:18 UTC 2005


> > On 5/22/05, linux user <linuxusr at cableone.net> wrote:
> > > > I was able to overcome this problem regarding FC3 x86_64
> installation
> > > > and a buggy x server.
> > > > 1. First I performed the initial full install.
> > > > 2. booted into init 3 or single user mode after installation.
> > >
> > > Great.  How can this be done?
> >
> > At the GRUB boot prompt, press a key to show the menu, then press 'a'
> > on the Fedora boot line and the type " 3" (space, 3) and press enter
> > to boot.  I'm not sure how this affects the "first boot" sequence.
>
> Ok.  I messed up your instructions.  Rather than appending to
> boot options,
> I was trying to 'c' command it.  The boot goes fine, when I follow your
> instructions.
>

Jonathan,

I wasn't able to get the system up today by updating the installation.  I'm
currently in the process of re-installing Fedora Core X86_32.  Pretty sad to
waste the resources, but I have no choice.  I have code to write and no more
time to waste on it.

Thanks for helping...

> >
> > > > 3. without initiating the graphic mode performed up2date from root
> > > > command line.
> > >
> > > Is that it?  Type "up2date" at the prompt in single user mode?
> >
> > I think you have to run it with an option for no X, or run up2date-nox
> > I think.  There is also yum which will accomplish the same thing "yum
> > -y update"  The -y tells it to go ahead and update without prompting
> > you so you can go away and let it finish.  It will take a while.  If
> > you can wait, you might just want to wait the couple weeks for FC4 to
> > come out : ).
>
> I couldn't get up2date to work properly, so I used the yum command you
> provided.  It appears to be working fine.  I'll let you know how it goes.
> Thanks for your help!
>
> >
> > A note.  The "buggy x server" must just be a buggy driver for
> > particular card(s), since my FC3 x86_86 install went just fine and X
> > worked just fine for me on my nVidia 440 Go.  I have no idea what kind
> > of support there is for the S3 card you have.  The differences between
> > i386 and x86_64 that you have noted do seem strange, though.
> >
> > Jonathan
> >
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