On 9/27/19 7:37 AM, Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming wrote: > 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.
It is not so much issue with GNOME as with driver for VMware video/graphics "device". vga=819 and other force desired screen resolution and color depth. > > On Tue, 24 Sep 2019 at 19:53, Randal, Phil <phil.ran...@hoopleltd.co.uk> > 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 >> >> -- >> Phil Randal >> Infrastructure Engineer >> Hoople Ltd | Plough Lane | Hereford HR4 0LE >> Tel: 01432 260415 | Website: www.hoopleltd.co.uk >> Follow us on: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: CentOS <centos-boun...@centos.org> On Behalf Of J Martin Rushton via >> CentOS >> Sent: 24 September 2019 12:31 >> To: centos@centos.org >> Subject: Re: [CentOS] 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. >>> >>> >>> -----BEGIN EMAIL SIGNATURE----- >>> >>> The Gospel for all Targeted Individuals (TIs): >>> >>> [The New York Times] Microwave Weapons Are Prime Suspect in Ills of >>> U.S. Embassy Workers >>> >>> Link: >>> https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/01/science/sonic-attack-cuba-microwave >>> .html >>> >>> ********************************************************************** >>> ********************** >>> >>> 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/ >>> >>> [3] https://www.scribd.com/user/270125049/Teo-En-Ming >>> >>> -----END EMAIL SIGNATURE----- >>> _______________________________________________ >>> CentOS mailing list >>> CentOS@centos.org >>> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >>> >> Already running in a VM. BTW, Gnome is as unfriendly and downright >> obstructive as ever. :-( >> >> >> -- >> J Martin Rushton MBCS >> >> Hoople Ltd, Registered in England and Wales No. 7556595 >> Registered office: Plough Lane, Hereford, HR4 0LE >> >> "Any opinion expressed in this e-mail or any attached files are those of the >> individual and not necessarily those of Hoople Ltd. You should be aware that >> Hoople Ltd. monitors its email service. This e-mail and any attached files >> are confidential and intended solely for the use of the addressee. This >> communication may contain material protected by law from being passed on. If >> you are not the intended recipient and have received this e-mail in error, >> you are advised that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying >> of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in >> error please contact the sender immediately and destroy all copies of it." >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS@centos.org >> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -----BEGIN EMAIL SIGNATURE----- > > The Gospel for all Targeted Individuals (TIs): > > [The New York Times] Microwave Weapons Are Prime Suspect in Ills of > U.S. Embassy Workers > > Link: > https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/01/science/sonic-attack-cuba-microwave.html > > ******************************************************************************************** > > 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/ > > [3] https://www.scribd.com/user/270125049/Teo-En-Ming > > -----END EMAIL SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -- Ljubomir Ljubojevic (Love is in the Air) PL Computers Serbia, Europe StarOS, Mikrotik and CentOS/RHEL/Linux consultant _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
