On Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:55:15 +0930, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >On Sun, 2007-09-02 at 20:40 +0200, Bo Berglund wrote: >> At this time I should have checked that all was well by logging off >> and logging on as the new account and also by restarting Fedore, but >> instead I accepted the 178 updates... >> >> After several hours of downloading and installing Fedora asked to >> restart and I did so. >> >> Unhappily, the start was no good. Now when the login screen should >> appear in 16 bit color mode as per my changes in xorg.conf for some >> reason it starts up in 24 bit bode and the screen is unintelligible. >> :-( > >You might want to a "system-config-display --reconfig" now, to start >configuring X from afresh. The updates *may* have resolved your >previous graphics problem. > But since Fedora won't start up how can I even do anything like what you suggest? And if it starts up in a usable mode then I don't need it... Anyway, I have tried 2 times more to start over from scratch: 2nd install attempt =================== 1) New virtual disk and start install from DVD image with all the switches needed to get the installer screen working. 2) At the end after the reboot starts I capture the install DVD again and boot to the rescue console. 3) There I edit etc/X11/xorg.conf to change 24 to 16 as depths 4) I also edit boot/grub/grub.conf and add the kernel parameters I have used to get the installer running (vesa i8042.noloop psmouse.proto=imps clock=pit vga=771) 5) Then I boot only to discover that Fedora is panicking because some CRC error has emerged, probably you are not allowed to edit grub.conf in this step??? 3rd install attempt =================== This is where I am now... 1) Again a new virtual disk and install Fedora using the switches etc I know work. 2) At the final reboot I switch off the virtual machine and save the changes on my undo disk to the main virtual disk. So now I have a system I can experiment with where the main install has been done but the first boot is yet to be performed. 3) Then I started it up again and just changed the parameters for the kernel as stated above, no file editing from the rescue console. 4) I have gotten as far as seeing a black screen with the X mouse cursor for a while, then it goes totally blank and the cursor disappears. After some time there are 3-4 times a sudden jerk in the screen and a cursor appears for a fraction of a second and is gone again. Then just a black screen.... 5) Then I switched off and reverted to the undo disk again and this time I used the rescue function on the DVD to get me to the point where I can edit xorg.conf. Changed 24 to 16 and accepted the changes, and restarted. But the exact same thing happened, and after a while I am now staring at a black screen... I have run out of ideas.... Strangely on my very first install attempt yesterday I actually managed to get into Fedora but when all the updates were installed and I restarted the screen was totally garbled and I could get nowhere. Today after carefully checking my steps I get to the black screen with nothing showing. Too bad. I have saved the virtual hard disk from yesterday (I did not use undo disks then) so I could start that up again if need be. Maybe I am actually further along in that attempt, just a matter of getting X to not use 24 bit color depth. Mind you, I have an xorg.conf file there that is set for 16 bits... Bo Berglund
