Installation woes

[Qingwei Zhang]

Hi Ronnie,

It is ok to know less about runlevels concept in Linux. Here is a brief
tutorial page about Fedora basic FAQ, http://www.fedorafaq.org/basics/, and
you may need to take a look at it, now you just need to read the question 4
and 5. Then you will know how to edit boot stanzas in GRUB and enter the
text-only mode.

After you enter the text-only mode, use yum group install command to
install both  "GNOME desktop environment" and "KDE desktop environment".
Let me know what you done this.

Good luck.

Qingwei.


On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Ronnie A Jones <raj.crzyrev at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hey Qingwei,****
>
>     I guess I must declare my ignorance and confess that I do not know
> what “runlevel 3” means.  I see the sign  in window and able to click on my
> name and submit my pass word.  There are about 5 options to select from
> dropdown of “session.”  But, that’s as far as it goes before I see a blank
> screen with “Fedora” and logo at bottom of the screen.  I just do not know
> what to do from there.  Thanks, RJ****
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* kde-bounces at lists.fedoraproject.org [mailto:
> kde-bounces at lists.fedoraproject.org] *On Behalf Of *Qingwei Zhang
> *Sent:* Sunday, July 07, 2013 9:52 PM
>
> *To:* KDE on Fedora discussion
> *Subject:* RE: Installation woes****
>
> ** **
>
> Did you enter the runlevel 3 and successfully log on using your username
> and password ?****
>
> Q.****
>
> 在 2013-7-7 下午8:57，"Ronnie A Jones" <raj.crzyrev at gmail.com>写道：****
>
> Hey Qingwei,****
>
>    I made an attempt, but was not able to advance or do anything.  Same
> results as before.  Thanks,  Ronnie****
>
>  ****
>
> *From:* kde-bounces at lists.fedoraproject.org [mailto:
> kde-bounces at lists.fedoraproject.org] *On Behalf Of *Qingwei Zhang
> *Sent:* Sunday, July 07, 2013 8:14 PM
> *To:* KDE on Fedora discussion
> *Subject:* RE: Installation woes****
>
>  ****
>
> Hi Ronnie ,****
>
> There are something similar happened at my laptop. What i did is , reboot
> the system and enter the command line interface , (i.e  ., runlevel 3,) and
> use yum group install  command to install both gnome and KDE desktop
> environment , then reboot again , and things go well. ****
>
> I am not sure whether it is an installation bug or not, but it worth a try.
> ****
>
> Best regard,****
>
> Qingwei****
>
> 在 2013-7-7 下午8:03，"Ronnie A Jones" <raj.crzyrev at gmail.com>写道：****
>
> Greetings,****
>
>     I followed your instructions and ran the “sudo fedup-cli –network 19”
> and it downloaded.  Then, I went through the install process remembering
> your saying to me that it took probably overnight.  I waited over 24 hours
> watching a screen with a blue background and the date and time digitally.
> So, I rebooted and the flash screen comes to Fedora logo in the center of
> the screen.  Then a sign in window with my name.  I input my password and
> the screen is dark green or bluish (?) with the Fedora logo at the bottom
> now of the screen.  And, that’s it; nothing else happens.  I move the mouse
> around not seeing anything at all.  I can click on a restart or shut down
> button.  But nothing else happens.  Help!! Please…  Ronnie****
>
>  ****
>
> *From:* kde-bounces at lists.fedoraproject.org [mailto:
> kde-bounces at lists.fedoraproject.org] *On Behalf Of *Qingwei Zhang
> *Sent:* Saturday, July 06, 2013 9:10 AM
> *To:* KDE on Fedora discussion
> *Subject:* Re: Installation woes****
>
>  ****
>
> Hi Ronnie,****
>
>  ****
>
> Yes, George is right about the installation duration.  I run fedup
> overnight to get upgrade. Sure Ronnie, I will help you with the
> installation. ****
>
>  ****
>
> FedUP:****
>
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedUp****
>
>  ****
>
> Please go through the FedUp webpage first, then you will use the command
> listed following in section of network of "Preparing for the Upgrade", ***
> *
>
>  ****
>
> $sudo fedup-cli --network 19****
>
>  ****
>
> and it takes about about one hour to finished at my laptop. Then you
> reboot and enter the system upgrade in GRUB selection. once the system
> reboots, there should be a new entry in the GRUB menu titled System
> Upgrade, that is the time-consuming part, I suggest you do it at overnight
> time.****
>
>  ****
>
> Best****
>
> Q.****
>
>  ****
>
> On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 8:57 AM, George Galt <george.galt at gmail.com> wrote:
> ****
>
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedUp****
>
> One thing to be aware of is that fedup can sometimes hang at the end of
> the installation.  This happened to me going from FC17 to FC19.  A manual
> reboot cures it.  It is a known issue and the recommended course is a
> manual reboot.  However, fedup can take **HOURS** complete, so run it
> overnight to be sure it's done.****
>
> George****
>
>  ****
>
> On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 8:47 AM, RAJones <raj.crzyrev at gmail.com> wrote:****
>
> Hey Qingwei,****
>
>    Could you possibly assist me?  How do I go about running FedUp to
> upgrade from Fedora 17 to 19.  What command line do I use?  Thanks very
> much.****
>
>                Ronnie****
>
>  ****
>
> On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 6:57 PM, Qingwei Zhang <qzhang.canada at gmail.com>
> wrote:****
>
> Hi Ronnie,****
>
>  ****
>
> Did the installer successfully reach the command-line selection interface,
> i.e., the screen with several options, such as "Install Fedora 19",
> "Troubleshooting" , etc.? If you have seen it, press ESC to switch from the
> fedora logo booting screen to a more detailed progress screen,  and let us
> know at which step the system freezing.****
>
>  ****
>
> By the way, if you have internet access on your PC, I think you can
> upgrade from Fedora 17 to 19 using FedUp, it is a more convenient way to
> get upgraded.****
>
>  ****
>
> Best regards,****
>
> Gerry****
>
>  ****
>
> On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 5:53 PM, Ronnie A Jones <raj.crzyrev at gmail.com>
> wrote:****
>
> Hey Gerry,****
>
>      Yes, I have the CD as the first device at BIOS setting.  By the way,
> I downloaded the file twice and burned on two different CDs.  Thanks****
>
>  ****
>
> *From:* kde-bounces at lists.fedoraproject.org [mailto:
> kde-bounces at lists.fedoraproject.org] *On Behalf Of *Qingwei Zhang
> *Sent:* Friday, July 05, 2013 2:32 PM
> *To:* KDE on Fedora discussion
> *Subject:* Re: Installation woes****
>
>  ****
>
> Hi Ronnie,****
>
> Could you please be more specific? Did you set boot from CD at Bios
> setting?****
>
> Best****
>
> Gerry Q. Zhang****
>
> 在 2013-7-5 上午11:39，"RAJones" <raj.crzyrev at gmail.com>写道：****
>
> Greetings!  I have downloaded Fedora 19 KDE Spin and burned the iso to CD.
>  When I begin the installation process, it does not enter or begin the
> process.  I am currently using Fedora 17 Gnome 3 with KDE software
> applications.  I prefer the KDE application.  But, problem is the
> installation process will not initiate.  Thanks for your help. ****
>
>  ****
>
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