Problem booting FC5 after good install and doing the "first boot" configuration

[Craig White]

On Sat, 2006-04-15 at 03:06 -0400, Debbie Deutsch wrote:
> Lyvim Xaphir wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Has this machine done any updates or is this the original binaries off
> > of the FC5 install cds?
> > 
> > 
> > Given the information you have gathered up to this point, I would put
> > the machine in runlevel 3 and then start experimenting with different X
> > resolutions.  Unless that is the machine has gone thru updating.
> > 
> > 
> > LX
> 
> No, there were no updates.  I've never been able to get past the
> configuration procedure that happens when you boot the first time after
> the install.  The installation was off an unmodified FC5 distribution.
> 
> Since my previous email I reinstalled FC5 from scratch.  Then I went
> through the first boot configuration process, but this time I did NOT
> alter my display settings or change the SELinux setting.  I got the same
> problem as before.  The screen went grayish-blue, then blank, and the
> system hung.
> 
> One other thing may be worth mentioning.  The installation correctly
> identified the graphics chipset on the motherboard and the monitor
> model.  However the initial display settings during the first boot were
> 600x800.  This is almost certainly a lower resolution that was used
> during the installation procedure.  I don't remember the monitor coming
> up with such a low resolution when I installed FC5 on my other Linux box.
> 
> This problem is baffling.  I wonder if there is a log file somewhere
> that might reveal something.   I could boot into Linux rescue mode and
> take a look, if I knew what to look for.  :-)
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try entering run level 3...

<Control><Alt><F1>
login as root
# init 3
# system-config-display --reconfig

and then try 'startx' to see if it works properly

Craig