From: Craig White <craigwhite@xxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Anaconda Unreadable - Install Problem-RH9 Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 09:16:59 -0700
On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 10:51, Gable Barber wrote:
> Craig White wrote:
>
> >On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 00:14, Gable Barber wrote:
> >
> >
> >>When I boot to RH9 disc 1, I get the "Enter" for GUI install etc, it
> >>loads Anaconda but when the GUI Installer loads, it is completely
> >>unreadable, the image is pixalated at the edges, and apears to have
> >>several images overlayed, and skewed.
> >>
> >>I tried two different ISO's of RH9 , both did it. Knoppix , however
> >>booted nice and readable.
> >>
> >>I had Smoothwall installed on this HDD and there were no problems.
> >>
> >>Perhaps the video-card driver...?
> >>
> >>Thank you in advance-
> >>
> >>
> >---
> >type text before you press enter - install in text mode, it isn't much
> >different, just less pretty to look at
> >
> >Craig
> >
> >
> >
> >
> I thought about trying that, but I was concerned that it may still look
> like that after install.
>
> I suppose there is only one way to find out....
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That does mean that the VESA mode (almost like a Windows safe mode)
video driver isn't working with your hardware which does make it a
little hard - even after install to configure xwindows.
Part of the install process allows you to configure - test - configure - test etc and not move on until it works although you can pretty much do the same thing after install and boot (text mode boot) by logging on as root and entering redhat-config-xfree86 --reconfig on command line but this also requires some minimal VESA functionality to work too I think. I dunno.
I had the same problem installing on one of my computers. I switched the monitor out with a better one and it installed fine, then I switched back to the older monitor and it worked fine.
Scott Brown..
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The monitor is a Sony trinitron Multiscan 17fs. or sf.
I will try the new monitor idea, if that doesnt work, I will replace the Video Card with one that I KNOW works on RH9.
Thank you all for the help - Gable
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