On Sat, 2008-06-07 at 10:38 -0700, Les wrote: > On Sat, 2008-06-07 at 13:34 -0400, Rick Bilonick wrote: > > 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. > > > Have you tried turning on detail during boot to see what the system > discovers about your video? Also look at the setup screen for your > system to see what it shows about the video. > > Then post that here. Someone may have an answer if they have that kind > of information. I can't help, I left HP systems a long time ago, and > won't go back due to some of their setup stuff that makes using any OS > but windows very difficult. > > Regards, > Les H > The HP 2133 comes with SUSE Linux but I'm more familiar with Fedora. I will post that information soon. But for now, I should note that Fedora 8 LiveCD booted without any problems. I was able to boot in pure text mode to a console, and I connected also an external LCD monitor. I changed xorg.conf so that it had "vesa" as the driver (the same from what I can tell for Fedora 8 LiveCD) and it displays perfectly on the external monitor. The best I can tell at the moment, F9 chose the openchrome driver which comes from the vendor and I would think that is the correct driver but it doesn't work. When I switch the hard drives and boot the Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 10 SP2, I will try to determine the driver that is being used. Rick B. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
