Hmm... I am trying to install FC4 but anaconda graphics broke!

Alastair Neil ajneil at gmail.com
Tue Oct 25 22:35:52 UTC 2005


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On 10/25/05, Daniel B. Thurman <dant at cdkkt.com> wrote:
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> To: akonstam at trinity.edu; For users of Fedora Core releases
> Subject: RE: Hmm... I am trying to install FC4 but anaconda graphics
> broke!
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> Subject: Re: Hmm... I am trying to install FC4 but anaconda graphics
> broke!
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> On Tue, Oct 25, 2005 at 10:26:13AM -0700, Daniel B. Thurman wrote:
> > Folks,
> >
> > Apparently, previous installs of FC1 through FC3 worked fine
> > with anaconda installations so it seems and not with FC4.
> >
> > Anaconda does detect the Cirrus Logic GD5480 video card
> > but fails to detect the CM715 monitor and the end result is
> > the monitor has unreadable graphics information.
> >
> > What steps can I take to get this working to force the monitor
> > to CM715 so that I can continue wtih graphics installation?
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Dan
> >
> Fill in the monitor characteristics by hand into /etc/X11/xorg.conf or
> give system-config-display a try.
>
> I did that. It still does not work. I know the Monitor vert/hort
> parameters and entered it, but it still will not recognize it.
>
> Note that I had to use the Fedora Rescue CD in order to modify
> the xorg.conf by hand. I note that FC4 does not use the script:
> 'system-config-display' but instead uses a Python script. Will
> it still work? I am trying this now... and will let you know
> if it will work.
>
> I am sad to report, that you cannot run the 'system-config-display'
> because it requires that the X11 system be running. Sheesh... is
> this the cart before the horse? Why in God's name did "they" change
> to use Python from FC3 to FC4 so now there is no curses based-scripts
> to configure the darn thing?
>
> What do I do now?
>
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