On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 22:31:45 -0400 Arthur Pemberton <dalive@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Richard E Miles wrote: > > >On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 21:19:35 -0400 > >Arthur Pemberton <dalive@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > >>Hello, > >>I'm currently talking my friend through and FC3 install over the phone. > >>Her video card and monitor seem to get properly detected. However, > >>seemingly randomly, the display goes bad as what she describes as a > >>"barcode with color" like display. THe first time this happened on > >>Anaconda launch. The second time happened while she was choosign the > >>timezone on the map. The third happened while she was customizing the > >>packages. As I type she's rebooting and start fresh from memory of my > >>instructions. > >> > >>Any ideas on what ould be causign this? I've never encountered such before. > >> > >>Thanks > >> > >>-- > >>fedora-list mailing list > >>fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >>To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > >> > >> > > > >Sounds like the display isn't set up properly. Have her boot in to run level 3 > >by appending a 3 to the kernel on the bootup. From level 3 she will be able to > >run system-config-display to set up her display. > > > > > > > Ok thanks.......but isn't that utility a Python/GUI utility which would > require X to be running? > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Of cource my mistake. Tell her to select text mode install instead of Gui install. -- Richard E Miles Federal Way WA. USA registered linux user 46097
