On 4/21/06, Jonathan Berry <berryja@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 4/21/06, Kam Leo <kam.leo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 4/21/06, Jonathan Berry <berryja@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > [snip] > > > 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. > > I don't know. Maybe your graphics card is a piece of junk. I really > have no way to tell from what you have written. Perhaps you also > could follow the above advise and supply some information beyond "it > doesn't work for me." The problem just might get fixed. Whatever the > case, I still fail to see how you made the logical leap from your one > set of hardware not working to all 64-bit drivers are less stable than > their 32-bit counterparts. > I said "mature" not "stable". For your information I have an ECS K8M8000-M2 motherboard.The x86_64 installer properly detects the onboard graphics adapter, Via Unichrome Pro, but cannot launch X. The x86_32 version detects the same hardware and can launch X. Drivers for x86_64 should be at parity with x86_32 but are not. > > > > 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. > > Problems before the installation starts? I'm not sure exactly, but it > sounds like the install is haging fairly early for the OP. Granted, > not much info was given to go on. Still, it seems like a long shot to > me. Of course, I don't have any better suggestions at the moment :). > The OP can also try a text mode install. That is, if he can successfully wade through the really bad UI. . > Jonathan > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
