[fedora-arm] Re: Fedora 36 ARM Issues on Startup

[Gregory Carter]

It would seem there are many different documentation locations for ARM
which I am trying to figure out which one is canonical.

These two seem to differ:

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/ARM/Installation (One I tried
first.)

then this one

https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/iot/physical-device-setup/

Which one is the correct one?

I will try that image out shortly.

On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 8:37 AM Peter Robinson <pbrobinson(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:

>  On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 6:16 PM Gregory Carter
> <gjcarter2(a)gmail.com&gt;
>  wrote:
>  >
>  > I downloaded the Fedora-Server-dvd-aarch64-36-1.5.iso and the used the
>  > arm-image-installer to write the install image to a sdcard using the
>  following installation options:
>  >
>  > --target=rpi3 --resizefs
>
>  Download the raw image from the following link and repeat what you've
>  done and I think you should be good:
>  https://getfedora.org/en/server/download/
>
>  > I am trying Fedora36 out as the project I have is working fine on the
>  other sdcard I have with Fedora34 on it.
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 10:01 AM Peter Robinson <pbrobinson(a)gmail.com&gt;
>  wrote:
>  >>
>  >> On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 5:58 PM Gregory Carter <gjcarter2(a)gmail.com&gt;
>  wrote:
>  >> >
>  >> > This is a new install.
>  >> >
>  >> > I downloaded the server image.
>  >>
>  >> Can you be explicit and provide the file name? Is it the installer
>  >> image or the pre-canned server image? The later uses the web console
>  >> not a GUI.
>  >>
>  >> > Hitting the alternate console I can see CMA errors being posted.
>  >> >
>  >> > On the primary console I get a mouse pointer, but its just a black
>  screen.
>  >> >
>  >> > There seems to be GUI elements posted that I can't see as moving the
>  mouse around changes the pointer from a arrow to a finger.
>  >> >
>  >> > The bootup looks like it went fine.  Looks like it is at a post setup
>  screen of some kind.
>  >> >
>  >> > If there is specific info needed I can post that would help?
>  >> >
>  >> >
>  >> >
>  >> >
>  >> >
>  >> > On Sun, Jul 24, 2022 at 11:57 PM Peter Robinson
> <pbrobinson(a)gmail.com&gt;
>  wrote:
>  >> >>
>  >> >> Hi,
>  >> >>
>  >> >> > I seem to be getting a black screen on bootup.
>  >> >> >
>  >> >> > This is running on a Canakit PI3B+
>  >> >>
>  >> >> Is this an update, new install, what Desktop image are you using?
>  >> >>
>  >> >> > Looks like a CMA error.
>  >> >> >
>  >> >> > What size screen was this public image tested on?  The screen I
>  connected was a 1920x1080 resolution.
>  >> >> >
>  >> >> > Does it need to be smaller than that?
>  >> >>
>  >> >> It should work with that.
>  >> >>
>  >> >> > Can you set the CMA higher before install time? If so what is the
>  proper values for a 1920x1080 screen?
>  >> >>
>  >> >> Yes, you can edit the grub cmd line, it's also dependent on the
>  >> >> desktop. It could be things other than CMA though, but you'll need
> to
>  >> >> provide more detailed information.
>