FC10 Beta ati driver fails at install

[Clyde E. Kunkel]

Jóhann B. Guðmundsson wrote:
> Clyde E. Kunkel wrote:
>> John Poelstra wrote:
>>> Jóhann B. Guðmundsson said the following on 10/06/2008 08:09 AM 
>>> Pacific Time:
>>>> Clyde E. Kunkel wrote:
>>>>> Chida wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 7:52 PM, Clyde E. Kunkel 
>>>>>> <clydekunkel7734 at cox.net <mailto:clydekunkel7734 at cox.net>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     As is the case in Rawhide, the FC10 Beta install fails to 
>>>>>> launch a
>>>>>>     desktop during firstboot due to the ati driver problem.  
>>>>>> Dropping to
>>>>>>     a terminal and doing a yum install xorg-x11-drv-radeonhd (NOT 
>>>>>> on the
>>>>>>     beta DVD) and creating an xorg.conf file with the radeonhd driver
>>>>>>     solves the problem.  I see several bzs that may be related to the
>>>>>>     ati problem but don't have any specific information except 
>>>>>> possibly
>>>>>>     the attached screen shot.  The graphics adapter is an RV630 
>>>>>> [Radeon
>>>>>>     HD 2600 Series] on an ASUS P5K-EWiFi mobo.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have the same exact error.  I get a blank screen and then Fatal 
>>>>>> IO error 11.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a 780G chipset motherboard. What hardware are you on?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hardware described above.
>>>>>
>>>> Testers it's better to provide the url from smolt
>>>> rather than using verbal descriptions.. :)
>>>> ( su -c 'smoltSendProfile -a' )
>>>>
>>>> JBG...
>>>>
>>>
>>> Filing it in bugzilla also helps, particularly when people pile with 
>>> "me too" :)
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>
>> bz 466042
>>
> Add the kernel parameter nomodeset
> and see if that works for you.
> 
> JBG
> 

How do I switch from gdm to kdm or xdm for logon manager?  I am trying 
to see if the problem is with x or gdm.

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