how to use text mode during installation part 2?
John Summerfield
debian at herakles.homelinux.org
Sun Dec 16 23:10:07 UTC 2007
Fulko Hew wrote:
> I'm trying to help a friend install F8 (from the 'live CD',
> but when it comes to the final steps of config,
> (after the reboot after the install), Fedora uses a GUI
> to do this, but for some reason, the vert/horiz rates
> the installer choses, or the resolution it chooses,
> doesn't work for either of his monitors.
>
> So... he can't read the subsequent screens
> to finish the installation.
>
> Does anyone have any workarounds to either:
> a) perform stage 2 of the install in text mode
Try booting to runlevel 3
I've not tried it, but you should
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John
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