Fedora core 2 upgrade problems: x.org and kernel

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Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 11:35:52 +0200

I'm trying to get FC2 working on my Acer Ferrari 3000 laptop (see
http://shorl.com/bemysybrobryjo).

I finally (after many failed attempts) managed to do the upgrade. My
problem right now is that I still have the 2.4 kernel and I also have
problems with the X server. Would be grateful for any insights and
advice.

Here is a more detailed description of what I've done and why:

I've been running FC1 for several months and it's been working OK,
although I've understood that the 2.6 kernel in FC2 will support the
hardware better (e.g. the 802.11g wireless lan).

I downloaded the ISOs, checked the checksums, burned the CDs, and
mediachecked them. No problem.

I tried to do a fresh install from the CDs, but that hanged in
different ways halfway through the process. I then installed FC1 again
and tried to upgrade it from the FC2 CDs. No luck.

I then decided to try the yum upgrade process described here:
http://www.brandonhutchinson.com/Upgrading_Red_Hat_Linux_with_yum.html
So I installed FC1 again and then followed the steps suggested under
"Upgrading to Fedora Core 2" on that web page. The process appeared to
work fine.

However, after rebooting, when I log in I get several pop-up windows
with error messages. The mouse freezes and I have not found any key
presses that respond, except for Ctrl-Alt-BS (or is it Ctrl-Alt-DEL?
I always try both...), which gives me the login screen back. The
message in the top window says there is a problem with x.org and that
I should provide the output of two command calls, if I decide to
report the error.

I login as root in a "safe terminal" and execute the commands. I give
them here along with their outputs for completeness (copied by hand,
so there may be typos):

xprop -root | grep XKB

      _XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "xfree86", "pc105", "se", "", ""

gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/xkb

      layouts = [se]
      model = pc105
      overrrideSettings = false
      options = []

I don't really know what to expect, but I'm surprised to see
"xfree86", since it should maybe now be x.org.

I also noticed that the kernel is still a 2.4 version, so the yum
upgrade did not upgrade to the 2.6 kernel that's supposed to be in
FC2.

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-- Mats Löfdahl                                                  --
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