On Sat, 2006-03-25 at 00:49 -0600, Jonathan Berry wrote: > On 3/24/06, Robert L Cochran <cochranb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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. > > Have you tried a text install? > linux text > Note: you can install X and all things graphical from a text install. > No, not ideal, but it may work (which is better than nothing). > > > 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? > > No, that is a different issue for post-install. It doesn't affect the > open-source nv driver used by the installer, only the binary nvidia > driver you might want after installing. There should be a kernel > update which fixes this bug sometime soon. > This bug may not affect the nv driver, but the serious problem exists with the nv driver. It still will not work for me on the default 2054 kernel x86_64, and as yet there is no update to either the nv driver or to the kernel in updates. I do understand there is an updated kernel in testing that I plan to try. > Jonathan >
