On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 7:24 AM, Daniel B. Thurman<dant@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Kam Leo wrote: >> >> On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Daniel B. Thurman<dant@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> For some reason the installer is having problems with your graphics >> card. At boot prompt type "linux xdriver=vesa". If that fails try >> "linux text". >> > > I have tried what you have suggested, i.e. to use the vesa driver. > > I notice that in this case, I was able to see "Checking dependencies > in packages selected for installation..." progressbar @100%, and > very hung. Mouse movement is dead, keyboard, dead, everything > I threw at it except the kitchen sink, dead. :) > > Now what do you suggest I do (and buying a new computer is not > an option! ;) )? If you have 1000+ packages the dependency check can take a long time. How long did you wait? Try "linux text"? Also, check free disk space. You'll need at least 4 GB free for 1000+ packages. Don't forget to clean out the cached packages in /var/yum. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines