Just downloaded the mate spin and ran it under virtualbox. On the first screen, it doesn have the troubleshooting option, and that then has the use basic mode. So, don't press enter on the first screen and try to use the e option, just use troubleshooting and then basic option. On 24 Nov 2018 at 2:31, jim.cromie@xxxxxxxxx wrote: From: jim.cromie@xxxxxxxxx Date sent: Sat, 24 Nov 2018 02:31:28 -0500 Subject: Re: F29 fails on new ThinkPad P72 To: Community support for Fedora users <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Copies to: dsavage@xxxxxxxxxxx Send reply to: Community support for Fedora users <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > On Sat, Nov 24, 2018 at 12:55 AM dsavage--- via users > <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Michael, > > > > Not sure I can do that with a spin live DVD image. When I try to edit the > > boot initiation code by typing "e" I see: > > > > getparams 'Start Fedora-MATE-Compiz-Live 29' > > > > linuxfi /images/pxeboot root=live:CDLABEL=Fedora-MATE-Live-29-1-2 > > read.live.img > > initdefi /images/pxeboot/initrd.img > > > > I don't see where grub-style editing is supported on a live DVD image. > > > > --Doc > > > > It looks like youre set to edit the boot-code. > do cursor keys not let you select the linuxefi line ?? > > if they do, add a 2 at end of linuxefi line, it puts you to non-graphical boot > > once you do, can you report the absence of /sys/class/drm/* ? > so far, none of my boots of the f29 kernels fill this dir, (on my > 32bit core 2 duo vintage box) > this caused window managers to fail hard. > gdm just locked up. > lightdm was a bit better, but got screen resolution wrong - minimal > res, huge pointer, fonts > > what worked for me was a locally built kernel, localmodconfig, after > copying /boot/config-mumble-f29 to .config > this gets screen res correct > > > > > > > > Try the troubleshooting and do the basic video install. Have seen some > > > video > > > configurations that fail with the default install, since something with > > > the video > > > isn't fully supported on the install image. Usually, the basic install > > > will work, > > > and then running the update will bring in the stuff to support the video. > > > > > > > > > On 23 Nov 2018 at 21:38, dsavage--- via users wrote: > > > > > > Date sent: Fri, 23 Nov 2018 21:38:35 -0600 > > > Subject: F29 fails on new ThinkPad P72 > > > To: "Community support for Fedora users" > > > <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Send reply to: Community support for Fedora users > > > <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > From: dsavage--- via users > > > <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Copies to: dsavage@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > >> I just bought a ThinkPad P72 "mobile workstation". To see if Fedora 29 > > >> would work, I made a bootable thumb drive with the 64-bit F29-MATE > > >> spin. > > >> It passed the self-test, but the boot stops before going into graphical > > >> mode. > > >> > > >> This is a new and just-released system, so it couldn't be tested before > > >> F29 was released. Some tech details: > > >> > > >> CPUs Two E-2186M Xeon 6-core 2.9-4.6GHz w/12MB cache > > >> RAM 64GB DDR4 2400MHz ECC > > >> SSD Two 2TB PCIe-NVMe OPAL2.0 M.2 in RAID1 (Intel on-board > > >> controller) > > >> Video nVidia Quaddro P5200 > > >> Display 17.3" 4K (3840x2160) > > >> > > >> Are any of these known to cause problems with F29? > > >> > > >> Robert G. (Doc) Savage > > >> Fairview Heights, IL > > >> > > >> "Perfection is the enemy of good enough." > > >> -- Admiral of the Fleet Sergei G. Gorshkov > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html > > >> List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > > >> List Archives: > > >> https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > +------------------------------------------------------------+ > > > Michael D. Setzer II - Computer Science Instructor (Retired) > > > mailto:mikes@xxxxxxxx > > > mailto:msetzerii@xxxxxxxxx > > > Guam - Where America's Day Begins > > > G4L Disk Imaging Project maintainer > > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/g4l/ > > > +------------------------------------------------------------+ > > > > > > http://setiathome.berkeley.edu (Original) > > > Number of Seti Units Returned: 19,471 > > > Processing time: 32 years, 290 days, 12 hours, 58 minutes > > > (Total Hours: 287,489) > > > > > > BOINC@HOME CREDITS > > > > > > ROSETTA 66144274.031401 | ABC 16613838.513356 > > > SETI 109699319.488428 | EINSTEIN 141698081.499240 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html > > > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > > > List Archives: > > > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > Robert G. (Doc) Savage > > Fairview Heights, IL > > > > "Perfection is the enemy of good enough." > > -- Admiral of the Fleet Sergei G. Gorshkov > > _______________________________________________ > > users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html > > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > > List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx +------------------------------------------------------------+ Michael D. Setzer II - Computer Science Instructor (Retired) mailto:mikes@xxxxxxxx mailto:msetzerii@xxxxxxxxx Guam - Where America's Day Begins G4L Disk Imaging Project maintainer http://sourceforge.net/projects/g4l/ +------------------------------------------------------------+ http://setiathome.berkeley.edu (Original) Number of Seti Units Returned: 19,471 Processing time: 32 years, 290 days, 12 hours, 58 minutes (Total Hours: 287,489) BOINC@HOME CREDITS ROSETTA 66144274.031401 | ABC 16613838.513356 SETI 109699319.488428 | EINSTEIN 141698081.499240 _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
