On Friday 03 October 2008 13:01:44 Michael Magua wrote: > When you boot, at the prompt type "linux vesa" without the " " >
OK. I boot from the boot.iso disk ang get the install menu 1. Install or Upgrade an existing system 2. Install or Upgrade an existing system ( test mode ) 3. Rescue .... 4. Boot ..... 5. Memory test Now where can I tell it linux vesa. If I eneter < tab> I get > vmlinuz initrd-initrd.img Adding linux vesa to this has no effect. Thanks, Tony > On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Tony Molloy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Friday 03 October 2008 09:11:36 Michael Magua wrote: > > > Probably due to the ATI graphics card, is it possible to specify vesa > > > driver as a boot option i.e "linux vesa". > > > > > > Alternatively do a text install, at the prompt use > > > > > > linux text > > > > As I said I tried the text based install and got the same problem. > > > > When I boot from the boot.iso image how do I tell it to use the vesa > > driver. > > If I press <tab> to edit the boot line then adding vesa doesn't work. > > > > As a workaround I'm doing a live CD install on the boxes and I can then > > install what I want on them later. > > > > Tony > > > > > On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 8:14 AM, Tony Molloy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I'm trying to install Fedora-9 on some Dell OptiPlex 620 boxes. I've > > > > tried both graphical and text based installs and get the same problem > > > > with both. When it tries to run anaconda it crashes with a long > > > > traceback. It's at the point where it is probeing for the video card > > > > the > > > > > > crash occurs. > > > > > > > > Does anybody have the magic incantation I can give to the boot > > > > sequence to get > > > > around this. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Tony > > > > > > > > -- > > > > fedora-list mailing list > > > > fedora-list@redhat.com > > > > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > Guidelines: > > > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@redhat.com > > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > Guidelines: > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines