On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 10:17 PM, Deron Meranda <deron.meranda@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm trying to install/upgrade a system currently running F10 to F11 > (64-bit AMD, 4MB ram). > > The anaconda graphical install fails, and it always falls back to > the text mode install. I have to use the graphical mode, because > I need partitioning/LVM/LUKS options that the text mode > does not support. > > This system worked fine with both F9 and F10. I'm using the > on-board graphics chip on the motherboard (ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM) > which is supposedly an nVidia GeForce 6150LE. > > > Anyway during the early F11 anaconda install it always outputs: > WARNING : X startup failed, falling back to text mode > > Looking at the X.log file, I have these excerpts: > > ==== X.log ==== > Kernel command line: initrd=initrd.img BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz > Build Date: 18 May 2009 02:47:15PM > Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.6.1.901-1.fc11 > .... > (--) PCI:*(0@0:5:0) nVidia Corporation C51 [Quadro NVS 210S/GeForce 6150LE] rev > 162, Mem @ 0xfc000000/16777216, 0xd0000000/268435456, 0xfb000000/16777216, BIOS > @ 0x????????/131072 > .... > (II) NOUVEAU driver > (II) NOUVEAU driver for NVIDIA chipset families : > GeForce 6 (NV4x) > .... > (--) NOUVEAU(0): Chipset: "NVIDIA NV4E" > .... > (II) NOUVEAU(0): Setting dpms mode 3 on vga encoder (output 0) > (II) NOUVEAU(0): Setting dpms mode 3 on tmds encoder (output 1) > (II) NOUVEAU(0): Setting dpms mode 3 on CRTC 0 > (II) NOUVEAU(0): Setting dpms mode 3 on CRTC 1 > (II) NOUVEAU(0): Setting dpms mode 3 on CRTC 0 > > Fatal server error: > Detected GPU lockup > > ==== End X.log ==== > > > Does anybody have any idea what may have changed in F11, and how > I can get the graphical installer to run like it did in previous releases? > -- > Deron Meranda Have you tried installing with vga=vesa? If I recall correctly you need to press TAB and append that to grub. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
