The "nofb" fixed the problem. Thanks! On 10/24/05, tfreeman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <tfreeman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, 24 Oct 2005, patrick wrote: > > > I'm having a problem installing FC4 on a machine with an "Integrated > > VIA UniChrome AGP Graphics with MPEG-2 Accelerator" graphics adapter. > > > > I start up with "linux text" to enter text-mode installation, the > > kernel starts and I see information about the hardware, and then just > > after /sbin/loader loads, the screen changes video mode into something > > that is all garbled. When the text installer starts, I can make out > > the colours, but cannot read any text as it is shaking and garbled. > > I've also tried booting up with vga=ask passed the kernel, picking a > > standard 80x25 vga mode. > > > > Is there any way to have /sbin/loader NOT switch video modes? If it > > would just stay in the same mode as when the kernel starts up, I'd be > > fine. > > If I recall correctly, the way I did it with a Via mini-itx machine was to > issue a "nofb" on the boot command, and disable the framebuffer. > > Hope I recall correctly, and that this helps. > > > -- > ============================================= > If you think Education is expensive > Try Ignorance > Author Unknown > ============================================ > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
