On Tue, 2013-08-06 at 12:37 -0700, Les Howell wrote: > HELP!!! I downloaded the F19 live Games DVD image, burnt the disk OK, > installed OK. Won't boot. Mother board is ASUS UEFI system. Don't get > Grubby!! > > Tried using the firmwire boot option to select the disk, no go. So, > what steps should I take to try and find this. I can boot the live DVD > OK, so tools are available. How do I get the uefi to boot, and i want > to make this system dual boot for windows for games. I know how to set > up the grub 2 after the work getting my F17 to work, so once I get > grubby up, I should be able to handle the rest. > > Thanks! > The system is an AMD with 6G ram, and nvidia GE FX-5200. When I attempted the install of the nvidia drivers using akmod-nvidia, I mistyped the command and the numerical description had a space so I got bare akmod-nvidia. After several attempts to get to the text prompt, and an attempt to get nomodeset into the boot script, I gave up and nuked the installation and started over. The system is installing again now. This is the most difficult installation I have yet had with Fedora, fraught with issues from not being able to log in, to getting in, but getting a blank screen, to having the screen go into spasms of blank then slowly rebuilding the favorites sidebar, but with the mouse cursor missing or a cursor and no capability to interact, to cursor interacting, but giving repetitive screen wipes and rebuilds. Yeah, I know, ditch the Nvidia card, but my computer bucks are a bit short right now. Anyway, I am starting over, and will be sure to use the efibootmgr command, and install the correct akmod-nvidia-173xx driver. Does anyone have any additional information that might help? by the way, even after the efibootmgr -c command, I kept getting the secure mode disabled message. There is little joy in the house right now!! Mama doesn't have her computer, and I am stymied on getting this thing up and working. Any and all help/pointers/etc... appreciated. I'm posting this message from a computer in another room, so it requires that I go back and forth to look things up when the new install won't bring up the internet for looking things up, just another aggravation. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
