On 08/08/2010 08:01 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Message: 8 > Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:08:02 -0700 > From: Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R<[email protected]> > Subject: Partial Success with RC2 > To: Fedora Test List<[email protected]> > Message-ID:<[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > RC2 with ATI Radeon HD 5670 - Blank screen with either > default or VESA driver. What happened to text mode install? > > RC2 with ATI 2600 XT (an old card) - successful install. > Had to add "vga" cheat code to get a display on a CRT. > > The current ATI proprietary driver (I want my Cpmpiz!!) > installs without error messages on both 32 and 64 RC2. > However the result does not run X windows, and > removing xorg.conf doesn't allow X to run as desired. > > Install did not ask for a user account. I had to add > one using a console TTY and groupadd/useradd/passwd. > Almost a feature, but sure to confuse novices. > > -- Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R [email protected] www.omen.com Developer of > Industrial ZMODEM(Tm) for Embedded Applications Omen Technology Inc > "The High Reliability Software" 10255 NW Old Cornelius Pass Portland > OR 97231 503-614-0430 ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: > Sun, 08 Aug 2010 15:11:57 +0100 From: Athmane Madjoudj > <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Partial Success with RC2 To: For > testers of Fedora development releases <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; > charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 08/08/2010 03:08 PM, Chuck > Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R wrote: >> > Install did not ask for a user account. I had to add >> > one using a console TTY and groupadd/useradd/passwd. >> > Almost a feature, but sure to confuse novices. >> > > AFAIK, it normal behaviour in Text install, it's more server friendly > than user friendly
The RC2 DVDs did not offer a text install. I tried adding keyword "text" but that made no difference. > -- Athmane Madjoudj ------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: > Sun, 08 Aug 2010 09:23:46 -0500 From: Mike Chambers <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Partial Success with RC2 To: For testers of Fedora > development releases <[email protected]> Message-ID: > <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="UTF-8" On Sun, 2010-08-08 at 07:08 -0700, Chuck Forsberg > WA7KGX N2469R wrote: >> > RC2 with ATI Radeon HD 5670 - Blank screen with either >> > default or VESA driver. What happened to text mode install? >> > > Using the 2nd install option when the GUI starts doesn't work neither? > Is that what you meant by vesa driver? > What text install? >> > The current ATI proprietary driver (I want my Cpmpiz!!) >> > installs without error messages on both 32 and 64 RC2. >> > However the result does not run X windows, and >> > removing xorg.conf doesn't allow X to run as desired. > Try installing the mesa-dri-drivers-experimental packages as that might > allow you to use compiz instead of the prop driver. Might try removing > the ati prop driver first as well. > I had to fresh install RC2 after installing the ATI driver because removing xorg.conf wasn't enough for X to work. Compiz would not work with the dri experimental driver: c...@omen3 ~]$ compiz --replace IRQ's not enabled, falling back to busy waits: 2 0 compiz (core) - Fatal: GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap is missing compiz (core) - Error: Failed to manage screen: 0 compiz (core) - Fatal: No manageable screens found on display :0.0 [...@omen3 ~]$ -- Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R [email protected] www.omen.com Developer of Industrial ZMODEM(Tm) for Embedded Applications Omen Technology Inc "The High Reliability Software" 10255 NW Old Cornelius Pass Portland OR 97231 503-614-0430 -- test mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
