Problems Installing Fedora Core 5 on New Server

[Marlin Borsick]

On Thu, 2006-04-13 at 09:07 -0400, Jon Shorie wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 20:20:59 -0400, Marlin Borsick wrote: 
> >On Tue, 2006-04-11 at 12:45 -0400, Jon Shorie wrote:
> >> I sent this message to the list a few hours ago, but I did not see it on 
> >>the email list so I am resending it.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> I am trying to install Fedora Core 5 on our new server.  I am getting the 
> >> following messages:
> >> 
> >>  Probing for video card:   Unable to probe          
> >>  Probing for monitor type:   Optiquest V95          
> >>  Probing for mouse type:   Generic PS/2 Mouse
> >>  No video hardware found, assuming headless  
> >> 
> >> I have tried 4 different video cards but problem is still happening.
> >> 
> >> Here is the hardware.  
> >> Motherboard           ASUS P5VDC-MX
> >> Chipset                    P4M800MPro
> >> Processor               Pentium D 805
> >> Memory                   (2) Corsair DDR2 PC4200 1GB each for a total of 
> >>2GB
> >> Network Card         Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop 10/100/1000 Gigabit PCI 
> >>Adapter    
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Video Cards attempted:
> >> Nvidia Geforce MX4000 AGP
> >> Nvidia TNT2-M64AGP
> >> Matrox Millenium 2 PCI
> >> Onboard Video
> >> When I try to use the AGP Slot, the onboard vide is disabled.
> >> 
> >> Any Suggestions?
> >> 
> 
> >Sorry for the slow reply <G>
> 
> >This is a kernel issue that several of us have been looking into. From
> >what dialogue we've had, apparently two slots on the motherboard is
> >disabled as the kernel doesn't know how the handle the motherboard. We
> >see the problem occurs with sound not working, but did not see until now
> >video problems. I am using AGP video, but have been having video
> >instability that is probably the same as you are getting though at least
> >I get video.
> 
> >Within the next several hours when I get the chance, I will make a post
> >on both the RH Kernel and Linux Kernel lists to get a resolution started
> >with this.
> 
> >BTW, we are all using the same motherboard as you are...
> 
> Thank you for the reply.  I have gotten a text mode install and got the 
> onboard network card to work.  I still cannot get any video card to work on 
> the server as well as the SATA hard drives or any PCI card.
> 
> I will probably put this motherboard in a windows desktop.  Does anyone know 
> of a motherboard that sells for $50-$100 that is Socket 775 and works 
> properly with Fedora Core 5.  I need the pci slots to work as well as both 
> ide and serial ATA.
> 
> Gigabyte, Asus, A-Bit, MSI, or Intel would be preferred.  We have had problems 
> with ECS, PC-Chips, Chaintek, Mercury, and Syntax in the past and I would 
> prefer to stay away from them.
> 
> Thank you
> 
> Jon Shorie
> Medina County Sanitary Engineers
> 

I got through a complete install in graphic mode. I used a PATA drive,
so did not experience the issue you are having. I am using a NVIDIA AGP
video card and that seems to work okay with some intermittent video
shutdowns. I do see that XORG issued some new patches, so that problem
may be covered there. I reported this bug to Redhat Linux-kernel and
we'll have to see what they have to say. Will report to Linux-kernel
once Google gets back online.

BTW, are you local? Lodi here...