On Sat, November 15, 2008 6:34 pm, M. Fioretti wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to do a minimal install F9 x86_64 from the dvd. I selected the bare minimum set of packages (base system, 330 total) and went on with > installation as usual. > > The last message I got from Anaconda was: > > "no kernel was installed, boot loader info not changed" I managed to install the F9 kernel (2.6.25-14) and boot from it as follows: boot dvd in rescue mode configure DHCP networking (the pc is connected to the internet via a router) chroot /mnt/sysimage yum install kernel yum update and then editing grub.conf by hand, because it had not been created by Anaconda Now grub does boot the f9 kernel, but when I get to a console login and type root, it doesn't prompt me for the password. It just clears the screen and gives me the login prompt again. What should I do to fix this? THanks, Marco -- Help *everybody* love Free Standards and Software: http://digifreedom.net -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines