Heads up, Hyper-V Gen 2, CentOS 8 Server with GUI install results in a black screen as updates are needed for X to properly detect and load the video. If you can ssh into the box, do a yum update and it should grab the needed updates, then reboot.
Gregory Young
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From: CentOS <centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming
Sent: September 27, 2019 1:37 AM
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Subject: Re: CentOS 8.0 1905 is now available for download
I didn't know there are problems with installing CentOS 8.0 with GNOME. I am going to install CentOS 8.0 as a virtual machine/guest with Oracle VirtualBox.
On Tue, 24 Sep 2019 at 19:53, Randal, Phil <phil.randal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I feel your pain re Gnome.
>
> Installing CentOS 8 on a VMware VM which uses BIOS boot mode using the graphical installer results in an installer gui which is chopped off at the right.
>
> Workaround is to select the install option, hit the tab key, and append vga=819 and hit F10, which starts the graphical installer on a larger virtual display.
>
> Or, better still, use EFI boot mode for your VM, and it all just works.
>
> Make sure that the VMware virtual VGA adapter has enough RAM, too.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Phil
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> From: CentOS <centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of J Martin Rushton
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> Sent: 24 September 2019 12:31
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> Subject: Re: CentOS 8.0 1905 is now available for download
>
> On 24/09/2019 12:16, Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming wrote:
> > Good evening from Singapore,
> >
> > Anybody downloaded, installed, and tried CentOS 8.0 1905 yet?
> >
> > Download link from CentOS download mirror near to Singapore:
> >
> > http://mirror.vodien.com/centos/8.0.1905/isos/x86_64/CentOS-8-x86_64
> > -1
> > 905-dvd1.iso
> >
> > The DVD ISO filesize is 6.6 GB.
> >
> > I am downloading it right now...Approx. 20 mins more to download
> > completion using 1 Gbps home fiber internet connection.
> >
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> Already running in a VM. BTW, Gnome is as unfriendly and downright
> obstructive as ever. :-(
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Singaporean Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming's Academic Qualifications as at 14 Feb 2019 and refugee seeking attempts at the United Nations Refugee Agency Bangkok (21 Mar 2017) and in Taiwan (5 Aug 2019):
[1] https://tdtemcerts.wordpress.com/
[2] https://tdtemcerts.blogspot.sg/
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