On 4/21/06, Jonathan Berry <berryja@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 4/21/06, Kam Leo <kam.leo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 4/21/06, Teilhard Knight <teilhk@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hello: > > > > > > I am trying to install FC-5, but X won't start for graphical install. I then > > > tried text install but I get a blue screen and installation also hangs. I > > > then disabled ACPI (linux acpi=off), and I cannot install either. > > > > > > I have three drivers where to install from and I always get the same result. > > > Now, I have a Geoforce3 Nvidia card which, browsing here apparently gives > > > problems with the kernel in FC-5. My monitor is a Sony Trinitron Multiscan > > > G220. > > This is not the issue. The nVidia-kernel issue can only affect the > system post-installation if you try to install the binary nvidia > driver. There is an update that fixes this problem as well. > > > > Upon checking the installation disk, I got a "pass" (it's OK to install from > > > this disk), and trying the disk in another computer, the installer works all > > > right, up to the point of actual installation. > > > > > > Is there anything I could do to enable me to install? > > Some more information about your system would be helpful. Apparently > the Fedora installer doesn't play well with something in your system. > That could be any number of things. > > > Are you installing x86 or x86_64? If it is x86_64 wait for FC6 or > > later. Perhaps by that time the drivers will have matured and match > > the x86 ones. > > What? I have used x86_64 Fedora since FC2 and have had no problems > with 64-bit drivers. What are you talking about? Sure, some hardware > may have issues, but that is generally true regardless of > architecture. This is an over-generalization and is bad advice. > Really, then why can I install FC5-x86_32 without any problems but can only install FC5-x86_64 in text mode? I am not the only one experiencing this problem. > > If x86 try an NFS or FTP install. > > How is that going to help? As far as I know, the same installer is > used, so the problem is probably still going to be present. Perhaps I > am wrong? > This gets rid of CDROM disc issues that many mailing list posters have encountered. > Jonathan > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
