On Fri, Feb 17, 2006 at 08:12:48AM -0500, bobgoodwin wrote: > I had trouble installing until I entered "linux text" and then things > seemed to go to the very end without a hitch. Then an error message > flashed on the screen but was gone before I could read and copy it? > > > TThe video board giving me trouble is apparently similar, a "Trident > Blade 3D." > > Is there anyway I can correct this problem without installing FC3? > Possibly the problem has been repaired with subsequent updates. Try booting to run level 3 (no X), and apply all the updates. To boot to run level 3, append " 3" to the command line (the one that starts "kernel") in grub. <rant>This sort of occasional OOPs is why on initial installations I set the system to boot to run level 3 rather than 5. I leave it that way for a while until I am satisfied that everything works correctly. It is also why I make sure I can log in to each of my machines via SSH.</rant> -- Charles Curley /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign Looking for fine software \ / Respect for open standards and/or writing? X No HTML/RTF in email http://www.charlescurley.com / \ No M$ Word docs in email Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB
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