On 7 August 2012 09:40, Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Disclaimer: I'm no expert. > > On Tue, Aug 07, 2012 at 08:58:31AM +0100, Ian Malone wrote: >> >> Still hoping someone who knows the difference between the live and >> installer discs will chip in here. The kernel image on the Live disk >> is vmlinuz0, but that doesn't boot the same way as the documentation >> for the install disc one says. I can only guess the install disc >> provides a different kernel image as substituting 'vmlinuz0 text' runs >> into problems of no root="" and runs into a backtrace. That or the >> documentation is wrong. >> There is a low resolution graphics mode in the troubleshooting menu if >> that would help at all. >> > > I do not think any Fedora Live media supports text mode install. It is > designed to present you a working desktop and if you like it, install to > hard drive using anaconda. A good example of a text mode live media > would be the Archlinux boot image. > This certainly appears to be the case (though not really sure why you make a point of saying 'any Fedora Live media' as there's more of a distinction between that and the install media), but in that case the documentation at: http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/17/html/Installation_Guide/ch-Boot-x86.html is incorrect. -- 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
