FC-5. Cannot install in graphical or text modes

Kam Leo kam.leo at gmail.com
Sat Apr 22 04:34:36 UTC 2006


On 4/21/06, Jonathan Berry <berryja at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4/21/06, Kam Leo <kam.leo at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 4/21/06, Teilhard Knight <teilhk at softhome.net> wrote:
> > > Hello:
> > >
> > > I am trying to install FC-5, but X won't start for graphical install. I then
> > > tried text install but I get a blue screen and installation also hangs. I
> > > then disabled ACPI (linux acpi=off), and I cannot install either.
> > >
> > > I have three drivers where to install from and I always get the same result.
> > > Now, I have a Geoforce3 Nvidia card which, browsing here apparently gives
> > > problems with the kernel in FC-5. My monitor is a Sony Trinitron Multiscan
> > > G220.
>
> This is not the issue.  The nVidia-kernel issue can only affect the
> system post-installation if you try to install the binary nvidia
> driver.  There is an update that fixes this problem as well.
>
> > > Upon checking the installation disk, I got a "pass" (it's OK to install from
> > > this disk), and trying the disk in another computer, the installer works all
> > > right, up to the point of actual installation.
> > >
> > > Is there anything I could do to enable me to install?
>
> Some more information about your system would be helpful.  Apparently
> the Fedora installer doesn't play well with something in your system.
> That could be any number of things.
>
> > Are you installing x86 or x86_64? If it is x86_64 wait for FC6 or
> > later. Perhaps by that time the drivers will have matured and match
> > the x86 ones.
>
> What?  I have used x86_64 Fedora since FC2 and have had no problems
> with 64-bit drivers.  What are you talking about?  Sure, some hardware
> may have issues, but that is generally true regardless of
> architecture.  This is an over-generalization and is bad advice.
>

Really, then why can I install FC5-x86_32 without any problems but can
only install FC5-x86_64 in text mode? I am not the only one
experiencing this problem.

> > If x86 try an NFS or FTP install.
>
> How is that going to help?  As far as I know, the same installer is
> used, so the problem is probably still going to be present.  Perhaps I
> am wrong?
>

This gets rid of CDROM disc issues that many mailing list posters have
encountered.

> Jonathan
>
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