On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Rick Stevens <ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 08/03/2012 01:46 PM, Dave Burns issued this missive:: > >> Thanks for your response. >> >> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 10:10 AM, Jack Craig <jack.craig.aptos@xxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >>> >>> i used live-creator to put a boot image on a usb thumb drive; worked >>> great... >> >> >> I have access to an image. I am able to boot it. Switching to a thumb >> drive seems unlikely to improve things, since my problem seems to be >> that the installer does not like my graphics, which is a really old >> thing integrated into the motherboard of this old server. The >> installer boots but will only let me talk to to it from the tty. So my >> question is, can I continue installing from the tty? >> >> In case its still not clear, here's what I did: >> >> * I put in the disk and boot. >> * see bios screen >> * see fedora 17 screen >> * hit esc, see output from many daemons starting apparently with success >> * screen displays "analog input cannot display this video mode" >> (maybe x or gconfd is starting?) > > > That's usually your monitor being unable to handle the signal being sent > by the video card. My guess is that the video card is fine but your > monitor can't handle the resolution being decided. Is there a way to tweak that from the command line? > > >> * I hit ctl-alt f3 and am able to log in as root with no password. >> * I google the error message, get so many hits, none seem relevant. >> all about fc3, fc7. >> * narrow down google search to fc17, 2 irrelevant hits >> * write desperate emails to fedora users list >> >> I need advice showing me either 1) how to fix X and get the gui >> installer visible or 2) proceed with install from command line or 3) >> reboot & start installer in text mode. >> >> I've done text mode on previous versions of fedora, but when I follow >> the directions in the fc17 install guide, I can't seem to find the >> right magic. It says to type in "linux text" at the boot prompt. Error >> message is "Could not find kernel image: linux". Maybe that's not >> really the boot prompt? Maybe the guide is not telling me everything I >> need to type in to the prompt? > > > When the "Install or upgrade" thing is highlighted after booting the > DVD, hit the ENTER key, wait a couple of seconds and hit the escape > key. You should be presented with a "boot:" prompt Output is: "Aborted. boot:" >at which you can > enter "linux text". At that point it replies "Could not find kernel image: linux". What? TDB >Or you can try with a lower resolution screen by > using "linux resolution=1024x768" or something. Try looking at this > link: > > http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/17/html/Installation_Guide/ap-admin-options.html > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - > - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 22643734 Yahoo: origrps2 - > - - > - You possess a mind not merely twisted, but actually sprained. - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org -- Q: Why should this email be 5 sentences or less? A: http://five.sentenc.es IPRC-help FAQ: https://docs.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/document/d/1RAeijiOXg2BxFuQ_tJejljH9r5GdNDc0DktI9k1j0jU/edit -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
