I have tried to install Linux on five different machines and everyone of
them dies the same way. I think all of the systems have ATI cards. One has a
Rage Fury 128 32 MB I am not sure what the models are in the other
computers.
Thanks for helping!
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles A Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Saturday, May 20, 2000 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Install dies during installation
>Troy
> It is telling you that your video card (or chip set) is not supported
and
>therefore the DrakX installation can not continue.
> What graphics card do you have?
> You could install in text mode but unless when can figure a solution to
>your video card you would not be able to run KDE.
>
> Charles
>
>PS: Please
> 1) Increase your font size
> 2) Send your postings in text mode not HTML
>
>PPS: Do they still print the Sgt. Rock comic?
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "SGT_ROCK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 11:42 PM
>Subject: [newbie] Install dies during installation
>
>
>Problem:
>
>I boot off of the CD and get to the point where the packages are being to
>install. I think then system attempts to boot to the graphical install mode
>and fails. I get all kinds of crap on the screen. See below.
>
>Perl: warning falling back to the standard locale ("C")
>Date Time Gdk-WARNING **: locale not supported by C library at
>/usr/bin/perl-install/install_steps_gtkp line 240
>Install exited abnormally -- revived signal 11
>(--) FBDev Frame buffer device: VESA VGA
>(--) FBDev Video memory :4096K @ 0xfd000000
>(--) FBDev MMIOregs:OK @ (nil)
>(--) FBDev type_aux 0 bits-per-pixel 16
>(--) FBDev Hardware acceleration
>(--) FBDev No driver support for hardware
>(--) FBDev acceleration bpp=16, depth=16, bits per RGB=6
>(--) FBDev Using Cfb 16 driver
>error opening security policy file /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xserver/security
>Policy
>sending termination signals.. done
>
>Any clue as to what might be wrong???
>
>Thanks,
>
>Troy
>
>
>
>
