On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 9:31 PM, Jim Cornette <fc-cornette@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Rance Hall wrote: >> The graphical install fails on the new box, Anaconda starts auto >> detects the video card properly, then within 10 seconds the box locks >> up tight, only a hard reboot will work. >> >> A text mode install was successful, but the text based first time boot >> wizards graphic configuration locks the system up. >> >> I restarted the box in text mode (runlevel 3) and noticed the following: >> >> X based config tools work fine. but startx fails and locks up the system. >> As does system-config-display. >> >> I have an MSI K9VGM-V mobo that uses an integrated VIA chrome9 graphic >> adapter. >> >> Can someone point me in the right direction please, I just wanna get >> this installed. >> >> Thanks. >> > > The best way in my opinion would be to pass xdriver=vesa at the command > prompt so you could take advantage of a graphical first boot. > I believe hitting the tab will open a commandline where > linux xdriver=vesa > could be entered. > > Afterward you can try to straighten out the driver problem the VIA graphics > is having. > On one of my systems with an older NVidia card, I also see the problem that > you are having with the lockup. I changed video cards and no longer have the > hardware with the error. > > Check out Bugzilla for both Fedora and Xorg to see if they discuss the > problem with VIA in either place for a solution. > > Jim > > -- Jim, thanks much the xdriver=vesa did the trick, the graphical installer starts right up and it will create a working X config and pass that on to the installed system, looks like this is gonna work finally. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
