Below, I wrote: > Unfortunately the X Server can't start so I assume the RIVA128 card isn't > supported (I'll solve that separately) but at least I can login now. This was actually quite easy to fix. In short, I updated /etc/X11/xorg.conf from: > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Device "Videocard0" > Monitor "Monitor0" > DefaultDepth 16 > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 16 > Modes "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubSection > EndSection to: > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Device "Videocard0" > Monitor "Monitor0" > DefaultDepth 24 > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 24 > Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubSection > EndSection Note that I added the mode "1024x768", guessing that it would work: it does :-). Regards, Ian. ________________________________ Sent: 31 December 2004 10:29 To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: configuring kernel parameters - hang On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 16:13:10 -0500 Kevin Connolly at Mindspring wrote: > I just talked a friend of mine into Linux (FC3). He loaded it up on a Gateway > G4 400Mhz fairly stock box w/ a 10G drive. When it starts up it hangs on > "Configuring Kernel Parameters". Anyone have any ideas on how to correct it? I have just suffered from the same problem on a similar old Gateway PII 300-MHz box with a RIVA128 Graphics Card. A friend advised me to remove the Red Hat Graphical Boot (rhgb) option on start up - this cures the problem and allows the system to boot. Unfortunately the X Server can't start so I assume the RIVA128 card isn't supported (I'll solve that separately) but at least I can log in now. I removed the rhgb setting by hitting <enter> as grub is booting, selecting the Linux kernel I want to boot, hitting <a> to amend the entry, deleting "rhgb" from the boot command and letting it continue. I then removed the same entry in /etc/grub.conf when I could login. I hope this helps someone else.
