On Wed, May 02, 2007 at 01:24:01PM -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > Luciano Miguel Ferreira Rocha wrote: > >On Wed, May 02, 2007 at 12:57:59PM -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > > > >>Hello again. > >> > >>Working to put Centos 5 on my old Toshiba Portege 3490ct (256Mb memory). > >>PCMCIA CDrom and Lan card. > >> > >>Using 'linux askmethod' to be able to install off of my FTP server (have > >>done 4 PC installs so far off that server successfully) > >> > >>It's video card is: > >> > >>S3 86C270-294 Savage IX/MV > >> > >>After recognizing the video card I get the message about no graphical > >>install available. Putting on and external monitor does not change this. > >> > > > >Add option graphical to install. I don't recommend it, though, as you > >don't have much memory. > > > > > >>Problem with the character mode install is no LVM partition management > >>functions. I need to alter the default partitioning. > >> > > > >You can create the LVM partitions in the Centos4 install, or manually in > >the console in tty2, if you're confortable with that. > > > >You should then be able to use them in the text mode installer. > Are you saying that I should use the Centos 4.4 install, create the > partitions, abort that install, go to Centos 5 and tell it to use > existing partitions? You can use already existing LV in text installs, and create new LVs. And, I think but I didn't test, new PV and VGs. > Of course getting through a text install, I will still have to get X and > Gnome working... Even a text mode install shoudl configure X and Gnome correctly. -- lfr 0/0
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