understood. I will read the thread. I want to learn linux. ok... step one.. when it is booting I hit e but it just keeps on booting. I have tried 3 times. Suggestions as to that ? is there a trick to that step? T ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Satish Balay <balay@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 17:52:46 -0600 (CST) Subject: Re: install fail: configuring Kernel parameters > On Tue, 23 Nov 2004, Terry R. Grier wrote: > > > > When you get the grub menu - try editing (e) - and remove 'rhgb', > > > 'quiet' options - and add '3' and boot (b) to console-only mode. > > > > is this durning installation ? or during the boot process? > > During the boot process > > > 2nd. I do not exactly know what the grub menu is. > > When you start the boot process - the first thing you see is the grub > menu with the text 'Fedora Core (2.6.9-1.667)' > > When you see this hit 'e' for edit. > > > > Now get the latest updates - and reconfigure your X (with > > > system-config-display) > > > I thought I had the lastes with version 3. > > every release has bugfix/security updates. Once you are able to > boot up - run the following (as root) to get the updates. > > yum update > > > What is X exactly? > > gives you graphics (http://x.org/X11R6.8.1). The graphics card needs > to be configured corectly before any of the graphical stuff work. > > > once I get to this flashing "cofiguring kernel paramenters" nothing I tpye > > matters> > > The reason for this is - your graphics card is configured > incorrectly. (and the hang is a bug in fedora - fixed in one of the > updated packages) > > > Please point me were to read .. or explain a little more basic? > > I am not trying to be ungratefull.. just honest. > > thank you > > You need to grab a introductory book on linux. you might want to > check out this thread: > > http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2004-October/msg05105.html > > Satish > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list ------- End of Original Message -------
