Partial Success with RC2

[Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R]

  On 08/08/2010 08:01 AM, test-request at lists.fedoraproject.org wrote:
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> Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:08:02 -0700
> From: Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R<caf at omen.com>
> Subject: Partial Success with RC2
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>    RC2 with ATI Radeon HD 5670 - Blank screen with either
> default or VESA driver.  What happened to text mode install?
>
> RC2 with ATI 2600 XT (an old card) - successful install.
> Had to add "vga" cheat code to get a display on a CRT.
>
> The current ATI proprietary driver (I want my Cpmpiz!!)
> installs without error messages on both 32 and 64 RC2.
> However the result does not run X windows, and
> removing xorg.conf doesn't allow X to run as desired.
>
> Install did not ask for a user account.  I had to add
> one using a console TTY and groupadd/useradd/passwd.
> Almost a feature, but sure to confuse novices.
>
> -- Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R caf at omen.com www.omen.com Developer of 
> Industrial ZMODEM(Tm) for Embedded Applications Omen Technology Inc 
> "The High Reliability Software" 10255 NW Old Cornelius Pass Portland 
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> Sun, 08 Aug 2010 15:11:57 +0100 From: Athmane Madjoudj 
> <athmanem at gmail.com> Subject: Re: Partial Success with RC2 To: For 
> testers of Fedora development releases <test at lists.fedoraproject.org> 
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> charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 08/08/2010 03:08 PM, Chuck 
> Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R wrote:
>> >  Install did not ask for a user account.  I had to add
>> >  one using a console TTY and groupadd/useradd/passwd.
>> >  Almost a feature, but sure to confuse novices.
>> >
> AFAIK, it normal behaviour in Text install, it's more server friendly
> than user friendly

The RC2 DVDs did not offer a text install.
I tried adding keyword "text" but that made no difference.
> -- Athmane Madjoudj ------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: 
> Sun, 08 Aug 2010 09:23:46 -0500 From: Mike Chambers <mike at miketc.net> 
> Subject: Re: Partial Success with RC2 To: For testers of Fedora 
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> charset="UTF-8" On Sun, 2010-08-08 at 07:08 -0700, Chuck Forsberg 
> WA7KGX N2469R wrote:
>> >  RC2 with ATI Radeon HD 5670 - Blank screen with either
>> >  default or VESA driver.  What happened to text mode install?
>> >  
> Using the 2nd install option when the GUI starts doesn't work neither?
> Is that what you meant by vesa driver?
>
What text install?
>> >  The current ATI proprietary driver (I want my Cpmpiz!!)
>> >  installs without error messages on both 32 and 64 RC2.
>> >  However the result does not run X windows, and
>> >  removing xorg.conf doesn't allow X to run as desired.
> Try installing the mesa-dri-drivers-experimental packages as that might
> allow you to use compiz instead of the prop driver. Might try removing
> the ati prop driver first as well.
>
I had to fresh install RC2 after installing the ATI driver because
removing xorg.conf wasn't enough for X to work.

Compiz would not work with the dri experimental driver:

caf at omen3 ~]$ compiz --replace
IRQ's not enabled, falling back to busy waits: 2 0
compiz (core) - Fatal: GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap is missing
compiz (core) - Error: Failed to manage screen: 0
compiz (core) - Fatal: No manageable screens found on display :0.0
[caf at omen3 ~]$


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Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R     caf at omen.com   www.omen.com
Developer of Industrial ZMODEM(Tm) for Embedded Applications
   Omen Technology Inc      "The High Reliability Software"
10255 NW Old Cornelius Pass Portland OR 97231   503-614-0430