[FC6, Install Issues] Small problems

Arthur Pemberton pemboa at gmail.com
Mon Nov 6 13:09:04 UTC 2006


On 11/7/06, Aaron Konstam <akonstam at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-11-06 at 17:57 +0000, Arthur Pemberton wrote:
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > I recently install Fedora Core 6 on my desktop (Watson) I had intended
> > to write up a review style report...but I got distracted and just
> > enjoyed the whole installation process (I may have ADHD). So seeing as
> > there only six (6) issues in my notes. I'll release them on to the
> > list - a thread per issue. I apologize if anyone sees this as spam.
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > [FC6, Install Issues] Small problems
> >
> > Four smaller issues I noted
> >
> > 1) I have never used K3B to burn an audio CD (that I remember) yet K3B
> > persists to be under the Audio section of Pirut during install.
> >
> > 2) The pre install message (just before the finaly button to start
> > install) listed that I needed 6 CDs and if I did not have them, I may
> > want to reboot now instead. However I was using a DVD to install. To
> > someone who doesn't know..this woud be confusing
> Since FC6 only has 5 CD-s asking for 6 CD-s seems strange.

Typo. Sorry. 5 CDs

> >
> > 3) First boot seemed not to give me the change to choose a resolution
> > (if I it did, I somehow missed it - which I found strange) and it
> > chose a very poor resolution. Furthermore, using
> > system-config-display, did _not_ set my resolution as promised. I had
> > to use the console and vim to get the change done.
> Did you choose the correct monitor in the system-config-display gui? The
> change does not occur until X is restarted.

Yes it had that monitor and VGA right. And I did do a an
Ctrl+Alt+Backspace after.

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Fedora Core 6 and proud




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