On 6 August 2012 06:20, Richard Vickery <richard.vickeryrv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 6:23 PM, Dave Burns <tburns@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 5:11 PM, Richard Vickery >> <richard.vickeryrv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 1:26 PM, Dave Burns <tburns@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >> >> Me confused. I want to try booting the FC17 install disk in lowres or >> >> text mode. To do this, apparently I should enter "linux lowres" or >> >> "linux text" at the "boot prompt". >> >> >> >> The fc17 install guide >> >> >> >> >> >> (http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/17/html/Installation_Guide/ap-admin-options.html) >> >> says, "To use boot options, enter linux option at the boot: prompt. To >> >> access the boot: prompt on a system that displays a graphical boot >> >> screen, press the Esc key while the graphical boot screen is >> >> displayed. " >> >> >> >> If I hit esc before the "fedora 17 will boot in 10 seconds" screen, or >> >> while that is visible, I get what seems like a boot prompt - at the >> >> top of the screen it says "boot:" and I am able to type in "linux >> >> text". But when I hit enter, it replies "Could not find kernel image: >> >> linux". >> >> >> >> If I hit esc later than that, during the pretty screen with the line >> >> crawling along the bottom, it just switches from that view to the log >> >> from starting daemons. >> >> >> >> Can someone please tell me how to get into text mode? What did I do >> >> wrong? >> >> thanks, >> > >> > I think you are telling it to look for "linux text" and there is no such >> > filename in the user-group. Try typing your user-name, after which it >> > should >> > - if I correctly understand the problem -ask you for your password. >> >> If that was my problem, wouldn't the error message say something about >> no such username/password, rather than "Could not find kernel image: >> linux"? I am booting the dvd, which has no username for me yet. >> >> If I let the boot proceed without trying to force it into text mode >> and wait for the video mode error message, at that point I can hit >> ctl-alt-f3 and escape into the command line tty. At that point it asks >> for a username, and if I type in 'root' it logs me in without any >> password. I suppose I could proceed with the install, or maybe tweak >> the video setup, at that point, but I don't know what to do. >> >> thanks, >> TDB >> > > The problem is that you don't have that image; the OS needs that kernel > image to operate. You may need to re-install, or maybe - I have never tried > this - get that same file from somewhere on the internet, perhaps one of us. > I'm not so sure that the second method will work; perhaps we can get someone > with a lot more knowledge than I have to help. Something doesn't make sense here, Dave is booting the install disc, I wouldn't expect there to be any files missing. So far as I can see from the anaconda documentation "linux text" should work, I can try it later. What disc is this exactly? Install DVD? Live disc? Anyone know how the anaconda arguments should work? -- imalone http://ibmalone.blogspot.co.uk -- 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
