On Sat, 2008-06-07 at 13:27 -0400, Rick Bilonick wrote: > On Sat, 2008-06-07 at 13:20 -0400, Rick Bilonick wrote: > > On Sat, 2008-06-07 at 13:13 -0400, Rick Bilonick wrote: > > > I've installed F9 x86 on an hp 2133. But, as I expected, the graphical > > > interface is screwed up. (I had the same problem with the LiveCD). I've > > > tried passing the following options at boot (vesa skipddc vga=794) but a > > > weird somewhat blank screen always comes up and the system is locked (I > > > can't get to a console to try to fix X). > > > > > > How can I boot just to a non-graphical system so I can get to a console? > > > > > > I've asked repeatedly on this list for related info but so far no one > > > has responded. Please, I need some help! > > > > > > Rick B. > > > > > > > OK, I tried adding "text" and that allows be to get to a text console. > > > > Now all I have to do is get X working (it works fine using SUSE 10). > > > > Rick B. > > > > It's very weird. F9 appears to correctly identify the graphics card > (something like "chrome" by VIA). I changed this in xorg.conf to "vesa" > which I thought would be very generic but now the screen goes black when > I execute "startx". > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > Rick > I just changed "vesa" to "vga" but there does not appear to be a "vga" driver installed. I'm not sure what rpm to install. Rick B. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
