Problems with the installation graphics on Fedora 3

[Margaret Doll]

Thank you.  I will try your suggestions.  I am re-installing Fedora 2.

We do keep a lot of older computers around here.

On Monday, March 7, 2005, at 03:26 PM, Robert L Cochran wrote:

> Margaret Doll wrote:
>
>> I downloaded and tested the cds for Fedora 3.
>>
>> When I do an initial install on my test computer, the graphics go 
>> haywire when I get to the point where I want to choose the software 
>> to install. Portions of the graphics don't show at all. Old portions 
>> of the graphics do not disappear. I reach the state where I can't 
>> proceed.
>>
>> I have downloaded and recorded the first of the cds a couple of 
>> times. Both copies ran through the tests on the test computer prior 
>> to the attempt to install.
>>
>> The test computer has run Fedora 2, RH 3 EL, RH2.1 EL and RH WS 3 
>> without problems.
>> It is a Dell Optiplex GX 110.
>>
>> I maintain a dozen systems that run Fedora and about that many 
>> running the RH Enterprise systems.
>>
>> Is there a fix?
>>
> What graphics card is the machine using? I've used Optiplex machines 
> (but never with Linux) and I think the GX 110 is really old. So it 
> would have an older graphics card...maybe a FireGL card...and Core 3 
> might not have a driver for that. I'm not sure if you can pass video 
> parameters at boot time. Maybe you can do a text install and configure 
> graphics later?
>
> A handy trick is to go through the process of installing Fedora Core 
> 2. Then check the output of left-hand alt F4 (or is it alt F3? alt 
> F5?) to find out what graphics driver was inserted by anaconda. That 
> will be the driver you want to use when installing Fedora Core 3. 
> Check to see if that driver is provided for anaconda in Fedora Core 3. 
> If not, change the x configuration file after doing a text mode 
> installation to use the right driver.
>
> Bob Cochran
>
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