FC14 install memory requirements

Robert Moskowitz rgm at htt-consult.com
Tue Nov 16 11:06:37 UTC 2010


On 11/16/2010 01:01 AM, Hiisi wrote:
> ma, 2010-11-15 kello 21:28 -0500, Robert Moskowitz kirjoitti:
>    
>> I have a Asus EE 700 with 512 Mb memory.  FC12 meminfo reports ~490Mb
>> usable memory as I suspect Video is stealing some memory.
>>
>> Anyway, FC14 install reports that there is NOT enough memory for a
>> graphical install.  To add insult to injury it did not even install
>> gnome.  It comes up in text mode and startx is not a known command.
>>
>> This seems rather extreme?  I put FC12 back on the system (how I got the
>> memory info), and will try a FC13 install tomorrow.  But are now older
>> 512Mb memory systems locked out of FC14?
>>
>>
>>      
> According to the docs you should be able to install F14 in graphical
> mode on this computer:
> http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/14/html/Release_Notes/sect-Release_Notes-Welcome_to_Fedora_14.html#sect-Release_Notes-Hardware_Overview
> In anyway, if anaconda refuses to install X-server you're still able to
> install it 'by hand' after system installation completes.
>    

Is there some option to force graphical on the install since it states 
that 384 is enough for the GI?

Disk Druid LVM editing is only available via the GI, not the text install.

As it is, I add the askmethod option to the install to point the install 
to my local repo.




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