Install fails with Xorg segfault on fc17

[Bill Davidsen]

Alex wrote:
> Hi,
>
>>> What are my options right now? I know I could probably go back to fc16
>>> or wait until fc18 and hope it's fixed, or buy another video card, but
>>> I'd like to see if there's something I'm missing that I can do right
>>> now. Text mode isn't an option for me, because I need better control
>>> over the disk formatting options.
>>>
>> See the "Live USB" thread I started about the same time as this, same issue
>> I'm 99+% sure. If you haven't tried the "Basic graphics" install, you might
>
> Is this something I need to do at grub time? I'm not in front of it
> now, but I only recall there being an install and recovery options
> during boot. Unless a special Fn key combination or special grub
> config is used?
>
Indeed, arrow down to the basic install line and hit ENTER. SHould be the 2nd or 
3rd down, I'm not in front of it either now. But that option is in 17, I don't 
recall it being in 16 (might be my memory).

If you need or want to try something else, hit TAB and edit the grub line before 
boot.

>> try that, although it failed miserably for me. It looks as if the boot runs
>> using the VESA driver and then tries to use another X driver when bringing
>> up GNOME3. That's not proved yet, but the "throbbing meatball" boot
>
> The normal graphical install just segfaults when it tries to load a module.
>
> Regarding doing this across the network with VNC. First, there is no
> networking enabled at the time the Xorg server starts, so it basically
> fails before I have networking installed.
>
> Second, VNC will only give me a remote view of what's currently on the
> desktop, so I don't understand how that's going to help. Unless you
> mean set my display to be my local PC?
>
> Thanks again,
> Alex
>


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