Re: FC1 Install _appeared_ to work, BUT...

From: Kevin Wang (rightsock_at_gmail.com)
Date: 08/16/04

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    Well, we could use lots more information

    how much memory
    what make/model of laptop (at least cpu and graphics).
    what sort of messages do make it to screen?
    also, the init test that razvan posted would be extremely useful.

       - Kevin

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Razvan Corneliu C.R. VILT <razvan.vilt@linux360.ro>
    Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 16:45:38 -0300
    Subject: Re: FC1 Install _appeared_ to work, BUT...
    To: Pa2U <pa.bell@comcast.net>, For users of Fedora Core releases
    <fedora-list@redhat.com>

     Pa2U wrote:
     
    Greetings all
      
    I used to run RHL7.3, dual booting, on a Sony Vaio laptop. When I
    tried to upgrade to FC1 I seemed to be successful except that quite a
    few apps and utils on the GUI did absolutely nothing when I clicked
    them. When I tried to "fix" such anomalies by updating (via up2date)
    I really shot myself in the foot, it seems. Things went from bad to
    worse so I tried to reinstall FC1 from the CDs (which check OK by
    media check). Although that install went without hitch, bootup now
    ends up with only a mouse pointer on a blank screen. The pointer
    moves, over the entire screen, at least. Unfortunately, that will
    only amuse me for 30 to 40 minutes at a stretch. I really should
    expand my horizons and search for more, don't you agree?
      
    <Ctrl><Alt><F##> does nothing, and my MCSE training has left me ill
    prepared for real computer diagnosis that I now need. I don't even
    know how to force a boot into text mode, much less how to figure out
    where my Xwindows config went wrong (as it used to work, and I can
    still find my old files on the HD).
      
    Now that I let the cat out of the bag regarding my perspective of
    experience I will expect the (perhaps deserved) hazing for ever having
    had any affiliation w/ Big Bill, but that's another story. Can any
    compassionate soul out there point me in a reasonable direction to
    diagnose this and get back in operational mode, please and thank
    you???
      
    Humbly,
      
    Pa well... lets see... for a text mode boot you probably need to add
    the single parameter to the kernel in grub (select the entry, press e
    (or p for password if you have one and then e), select the second
    line, press e again and add single at the end of the line). this
    should leave you in front of a command promt in runlevel 1 (sort of
    command prompt only safe-mode in windows but without the GUI). to
    start everything except the GUI you might want to switch now to
    runlevel 3 ("init 3" is the command). Try posting any errors you see
    from now on to the list and well se how we can help you.
     
     BTW, why Fedora Core 1 and not Fedora Core 2?
     
     Cheers,
     d3vi1
      

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