On Sat, 2006-03-25 at 00:01 -0500, Robert L Cochran wrote: > I just tried to install FC5 x86_64 using both DVD and an NFS image > install on my wife's Athlon 64 machine which is equipped with: > > Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra video card > Dell 2405FPW flat panel monitor (which includes a whole bunch of flash > card readers, USB and sound ports) > > When the DVD boots up the boot: screen image shows just fine. > typing 'linux mediacheck' or 'linux askmethod' at the boot: prompt also > works fine until anaconda tries to bring up X. > > The graphical X installer wouldn't come up at all. Text utilities such > as mediacheck work fine. > > This means I can't install in graphical mode at all. > > I see from checking the postings that the problem is kernel-related and > a new kernel is expected. How do I get the install to work -- do it in > text mode and update to a newer kernel? Is there a way to get anaconda > to boot with a substitute kernel not on the installation CD? > This behavior is exactly what I experienced with my athalon 64 system and an nVidia 6600 PCIe card. I got the system to install by choosing text mode install, then had to boot to runlevel 3 and play with the driver config for X. At present I have replaced the nv driver with the vesa driver in order to get graphics to work. The maximum resolution I get right now is 1280x1024 on a flat panel screen that is native 1600x1200. I am trying the updated kernel from testing today to see if it winds up with any improvements in the nv driver. Don't feel lonely with this. Jeff > Thanks > > Bob Cochran >
