Fedora Core 3 x86_64 Install

Joel Jaeggli joelja at darkwing.uoregon.edu
Sun May 22 15:42:52 UTC 2005


On Sun, 22 May 2005, linux user wrote:

> This is my second request.  Any assistance is resolving this issue is
> appreciated...
>
>
> During the installation of Fedora Core 3 x86_64, anaconda installer starts,
> vesa (generic video) detected, unknown monitor.  When the x-server attempts
> to start, the video dies.  I tried booting with "linux nofb".  Only
> unreadable dialogs appear after using this.  I also attempted to use nofb
> and specifying the resolution, and that didn't work either.

run the text installer. when booting off the cd type:

linux text

once you've got the system installed you should be able to configure it 
with:

system-config-display

which should work.

> This problem is only present during the x86_64 installation.  There is no
> issue with the 32-bit installation.  My monitor (ViewSonic LCD VG191) is
> detected properly, and everything runs smooth.  I would like to install the
> 64-bit version, since I purchased a 64-bit processor.
>
> Motherboard:	Gigabyte K8 Triton Micro ATX
> 			Socket 754 for AMD Athlon64 w/64-bit 3400+ CPU
> 			VIA VT8237 Chipset
> 			VIA K8M800 Chipset
> 				On-board UniChrome Pro Graphics S3 Pro IGP
> Hard drive:		Seagate SATA 200GB hard drive
> Monitor:		ViewSonic VG191 (LCD)
>
> Is there anyone on this list who has a solution?
>
>
>

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