Installation problem of FC6

[Kam Leo]

On 4/23/07, Kam Leo <kam.leo at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4/23/07, Aaron Konstam <akonstam at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > On Mon, 2007-04-23 at 10:22 -0800, Kam Leo wrote:
> > > On 4/23/07, Aaron Konstam <akonstam at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > > > On Sun, 2007-04-22 at 13:16 -0800, Kam Leo wrote:
> > > > > On 4/22/07, Aaron Konstam <akonstam at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > > > > > On Sun, 2007-04-22 at 22:20 +0800, edwardspl at ita.org.mo wrote:
> > > > > > > Aaron Konstam wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Sun, 2007-04-22 at 19:08 +0800, edwardspl at ita.org.mo wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Dear All,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > How to install the FC6 with text + expert mode ?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Edward.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > You need to clarify. text mode is a way to install FC6. What is expert
> > > > > > > > mode?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Due to install the third party driver via the expert mode...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > That is not really a clarification. There is no "expert" mode in Fedora.
> > > > >
> > > > > The OP is inquiring about using "linux text" when installing for the first time.
> > > > > Use the documentation from RHEL 5 to learn more:
> > > > > http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-5-manual/Installation_Guide-en-US/s1-guimode-textinterface-x86.html
> > > > >
> > > > I would belive view if you could explain what he means by expert mode.
> > >
> > > Used for certain in RHL-9,.
> > > http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/install-guide/s1-x86-starting.html
> > > .
> > > Don't recall if it was in FC-1 or later. Most users have gravitated to
> > > the GUI so this is probably too old for you.
> > >
> > Ok, we find out that something called expert mode existed 5 years ago in
> > RH 9. Does it exist now?
> >
> > In any case it has nothing to do with the question the OP was asking. He
> > wanted to install third party drivers for his hardware. I can't see how
> > expert mode would helpp since it could install drivers only that existed
> > on the install media.
>
> Did you even bother to read about "linux dd" or the links I gave in
> the previous messages?  The HP link is a good example of installing a
> driver that is not included with the install media.
>
I forgot to add that expert mode still exists. It is just not
advertised as such in the documentation. The first link is from the
RHEL-5 documentation.

Attempts to broaden the penetration of Linux is probably why "expert"
mode is less widely identified or promoted. In order for Linux to
compete in the desktop arena marketers need ( | hope | desire) to
remove the "Linux is for nerds/experts" label.