On Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:55:15 +0930, Tim ignored_mailbox@yahoo.com.au wrote:
On Sun, 2007-09-02 at 20:40 +0200, Bo Berglund wrote:
At this time I should have checked that all was well by logging off and logging on as the new account and also by restarting Fedore, but instead I accepted the 178 updates...
After several hours of downloading and installing Fedora asked to restart and I did so.
Unhappily, the start was no good. Now when the login screen should appear in 16 bit color mode as per my changes in xorg.conf for some reason it starts up in 24 bit bode and the screen is unintelligible. :-(
You might want to a "system-config-display --reconfig" now, to start configuring X from afresh. The updates *may* have resolved your previous graphics problem.
But since Fedora won't start up how can I even do anything like what you suggest? And if it starts up in a usable mode then I don't need it...
Anyway, I have tried 2 times more to start over from scratch:
2nd install attempt =================== 1) New virtual disk and start install from DVD image with all the switches needed to get the installer screen working.
2) At the end after the reboot starts I capture the install DVD again and boot to the rescue console.
3) There I edit etc/X11/xorg.conf to change 24 to 16 as depths 4) I also edit boot/grub/grub.conf and add the kernel parameters I have used to get the installer running (vesa i8042.noloop psmouse.proto=imps clock=pit vga=771)
5) Then I boot only to discover that Fedora is panicking because some CRC error has emerged, probably you are not allowed to edit grub.conf in this step???
3rd install attempt =================== This is where I am now... 1) Again a new virtual disk and install Fedora using the switches etc I know work.
2) At the final reboot I switch off the virtual machine and save the changes on my undo disk to the main virtual disk. So now I have a system I can experiment with where the main install has been done but the first boot is yet to be performed.
3) Then I started it up again and just changed the parameters for the kernel as stated above, no file editing from the rescue console.
4) I have gotten as far as seeing a black screen with the X mouse cursor for a while, then it goes totally blank and the cursor disappears. After some time there are 3-4 times a sudden jerk in the screen and a cursor appears for a fraction of a second and is gone again. Then just a black screen....
5) Then I switched off and reverted to the undo disk again and this time I used the rescue function on the DVD to get me to the point where I can edit xorg.conf. Changed 24 to 16 and accepted the changes, and restarted.
But the exact same thing happened, and after a while I am now staring at a black screen...
I have run out of ideas....
Strangely on my very first install attempt yesterday I actually managed to get into Fedora but when all the updates were installed and I restarted the screen was totally garbled and I could get nowhere.
Today after carefully checking my steps I get to the black screen with nothing showing. Too bad.
I have saved the virtual hard disk from yesterday (I did not use undo disks then) so I could start that up again if need be. Maybe I am actually further along in that attempt, just a matter of getting X to not use 24 bit color depth. Mind you, I have an xorg.conf file there that is set for 16 bits...
Bo Berglund