On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Jake Peavy <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 5:51 PM, Jake Peavy <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Frank Murphy <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> On 15/06/09 18:46, Jake Peavy wrote: >>> >>>> All, >>>> >>>> Was going to put F11 on my Dell XPS710, but neither Anaconda installer >>>> (on x86_64 installation DVD) nor x86 LiveUSB bring up video. >>>> >>>> >>> Did you try basic mode Xdriver=vesa on the dvd, >>> >> >> Yes, to no avail (X startup failed) >> >> I could certainly install in text mode >> > > Anyone have any ideas on this? Is anyone running F11 on GeForce 8800GTX? > > The text-based install doesn't install any of the GUI stuff. I thought I > could just reconfigure once I got booted up. > This post <http://fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=223212#2> describes my issue exactly. Dual 8800GTXs seems to be the problem. Any suggestions other than removing the second 8800 temporarily would be welcome. -- -jp A funny thing to do is, if you're out hiking and your friend gets bitten by a poisonous snake, tell him you're going to go for help, then go about ten feet and pretend that *you* got bit by a snake. Then start an argument with him about who's going to go get help. A lot of guys will start crying. That's why it makes you feel good when you tell them it was just a joke. deepthoughtsbyjackhandey.com
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