HD4670 - Fedora 10 Alpha.

"Jóhann B. Guðmundsson" johannbg at hi.is
Mon Sep 29 20:43:30 UTC 2008


Craig Cruden wrote:
> I did a test run - installing Fedora 10 Alpha on a new computer (to 
> make sure the machine was put together properly), and I plan to try 
> the Beta when I get a copy of it....
>
Good and the beta is not far away..
> BUT, I am guessing that the Open Source drivers are having problems 
> with that card - is that going to improve on the Alpha install?
>
You mean the beta right..
> When I installed, it would not use the graphical installer - and 
> decided that the only way it would install would be in terminal mode.
>
You did finish install right and updated to latest rawhide?
> Upon first reboot, the "cylon" screen came up (all blank colour with a 
> bar going back and forth).... It just stopped there.  I believe it 
> fell back to terminal mode again, but it was hidden behind this screen 
> so I could not see what I was entering (i.e. after I was hitting keys, 
> and enter many times - it did finish - but it was configured all wrong 
> since I really did not know what I was doing).
>
> C
Try it with the kernel parameter nomodeset ....

JBG..




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