X problem on FC6

[Ric Moore]

On Thu, 2006-11-23 at 09:31 -0600, Blake Thornton wrote:
> I'm not sure where to start here.  I am trying to install FC6 on my home
> computer that is probably 5 years old.  It was running FC3 without any
> major problems (it was slow).
> 
> But, X windows won't start:
> 
> If I choose graphical install, it just hangs and does nothing.  (shows a
> splash screen, but won't respond).
> 
> I did a text install and the install seemed to go fine but when I "startx"
> or choose runlevel 5 X won't start.
> 
> I'm not sure where to start.  I believe my graphics card is a:
> 3dfx, voodoo 3
> 
> I read that there we nvidia card issues and I did:
> yum install kmod-nvidia
> Not surprisingly, that didn't help any.
> 
> I'm going to try to install FC5 and see if thats works but if someone had
> an idea for me I would be very grateful.

FC6 refused to install, even in text mode, with a PIII Pentium and 128
megs of memory. FC5 installed just fine, in text mode, just slow as
hell. Well... I'm now spoiled... 2 gig of ram makes a difference. Ric