Installing FC5 x86_64 With Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra

[Jeff Vian]

On Sat, 2006-03-25 at 00:49 -0600, Jonathan Berry wrote:
> On 3/24/06, Robert L Cochran <cochranb at speakeasy.net> wrote:
> > I just tried to install FC5 x86_64 using both DVD and an NFS image
> > install on my wife's Athlon 64 machine which is equipped with:
> >
> > Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra video card
> > Dell 2405FPW flat panel monitor (which includes a whole bunch of flash
> > card readers, USB and sound ports)
> >
> > When the DVD boots up the boot: screen image shows just fine.
> > typing 'linux mediacheck' or 'linux askmethod' at the boot: prompt also
> > works fine until anaconda tries to bring up X.
> >
> > The graphical X installer wouldn't come up at all. Text utilities such
> > as mediacheck work fine.
> >
> > This means I can't install in graphical mode at all.
> 
> Have you tried a text install?
> linux text
> Note: you can install X and all things graphical from a text install. 
> No, not ideal, but it may work (which is better than nothing).
> 
> > I see from checking the postings that the problem is kernel-related and
> > a new kernel is expected. How do I get the install to work -- do it in
> > text mode and update to a newer kernel? Is there a way to get anaconda
> > to boot with a substitute kernel not on the installation CD?
> 
> No, that is a different issue for post-install.  It doesn't affect the
> open-source nv driver used by the installer, only the binary nvidia
> driver you might want after installing.  There should be a kernel
> update which fixes this bug sometime soon.
> 
This bug may not affect the nv driver, but the serious problem exists
with the nv driver.  It still will not work for me on the default 2054
kernel x86_64, and as yet there is no update to either the nv driver or
to the kernel in updates.  

I do understand there is an updated kernel in testing that I plan to
try.

> Jonathan
>