So I found the thread in question (I think). the advice was to to ALT-Fn too look for a X server that is working. But I just find plain ttys.
I tried both before and after logging in to installer. 2009/4/21 Colin Adams <colinpaulad...@googlemail.com>: > It still doesn't working. > Is there an archive for this list anywhere? > > 2009/4/21 Sdävtaker <sdavta...@gmail.com>: >> Logged as instaler, i could install it successfullly, it crash the >> screen time to time, but works, try other consoles, 3 or 4, i dont >> remember now, try change consoles after log as instaler, i remember i >> did something like that, someone told me that in the list, there >> should be a mail about this, it is a know bug. >> Sdav >> >> On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 09:37, Colin Adams >> <colinpaulad...@googlemail.com> wrote: >>> Was this after booting from live DVD or from Hard disk? Did you just >>> login as installer or login as root and type installer? >>> >>> Neither option does anything for me (after pressing ALT-F2 to get to a >>> second console). >>> >>> 2009/4/21 Sdävtaker <sdavta...@gmail.com>: >>>> I made it work login in from 2nd console with no gui opened, it just >>>> dont work in the 1st one >>>> Sdav >>>> >>>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 03:15, Matthias Schmidt >>>> <matth...@dragonflybsd.org> wrote: >>>>> HI, >>>>> >>>>> * Colin Adams wrote: >>>>>> Furthermore, if I try to run the installer from the live DVD, it won't >>>>>> let me TAB to any of the other options, such as configuring an >>>>>> installed system (which is all I want to do). >>>>> >>>>> Start the installer from X and not from the console. Then it should >>>>> work. >>>>> >>>>> My students here faced the same problem. Most of them downloaded the >>>>> GUI DVD version and tried to install DragonFly from the first console >>>>> and this failed, of course. When can we roll a 2.2.1/$whatever version? >>>>> This bug is really annoying and most new users hit them (at least in my >>>>> experience with a CS course here). >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> >>>>> Matthias >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Sdävtaker prays to Rikku goddess for a good treasure. >>>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Sdävtaker prays to Rikku goddess for a good treasure. >> >