> > On 5/22/05, linux user <linuxusr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > I was able to overcome this problem regarding FC3 x86_64 > installation > > > > and a buggy x server. > > > > 1. First I performed the initial full install. > > > > 2. booted into init 3 or single user mode after installation. > > > > > > Great. How can this be done? > > > > At the GRUB boot prompt, press a key to show the menu, then press 'a' > > on the Fedora boot line and the type " 3" (space, 3) and press enter > > to boot. I'm not sure how this affects the "first boot" sequence. > > Ok. I messed up your instructions. Rather than appending to > boot options, > I was trying to 'c' command it. The boot goes fine, when I follow your > instructions. > Jonathan, I wasn't able to get the system up today by updating the installation. I'm currently in the process of re-installing Fedora Core X86_32. Pretty sad to waste the resources, but I have no choice. I have code to write and no more time to waste on it. Thanks for helping... > > > > > > 3. without initiating the graphic mode performed up2date from root > > > > command line. > > > > > > Is that it? Type "up2date" at the prompt in single user mode? > > > > I think you have to run it with an option for no X, or run up2date-nox > > I think. There is also yum which will accomplish the same thing "yum > > -y update" The -y tells it to go ahead and update without prompting > > you so you can go away and let it finish. It will take a while. If > > you can wait, you might just want to wait the couple weeks for FC4 to > > come out : ). > > I couldn't get up2date to work properly, so I used the yum command you > provided. It appears to be working fine. I'll let you know how it goes. > Thanks for your help! > > > > > A note. The "buggy x server" must just be a buggy driver for > > particular card(s), since my FC3 x86_86 install went just fine and X > > worked just fine for me on my nVidia 440 Go. I have no idea what kind > > of support there is for the S3 card you have. The differences between > > i386 and x86_64 that you have noted do seem strange, though. > > > > Jonathan > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
