Fedora core 5 Intallation Problem(Gfx).

Rollercoaster · 17-07-2006, 01:50 PM

Mysystem:
A64 3000+,Asus A8N SLI Prem(1302), xfx 6600GT 256mb PCIe,1gb ram

I am quite familier with fedora core 4.

I D/L the CD ISOs and saved them to a FAT32 Partition. Then using the Boot image(burned) i started installation(askmetho->iso on hdb3).

The graphical setup is not coming up and all i get is a courrupted display. The installation behind it is working. as when i press ENTER it proceeds(as seen thru Ctrl+Alt+F3 output screen).

When i do text install, it installs but with lots of garbage characters all over the blue background during the installation.

Just before asking user for language anaconda does detect my GFX card as nvidia 6600 GT(not XFX).

Even after the text mode install finishes i cant start X. system-config-display does nto work. i tried editiing the X config files but nothing.
even have trouble in text mode as it does not refresh. i.e. when i pass a command i have to toggle sessions to see the output.(like if working on ALT+F1 i have to press ALT+F2 and then ALT+F1 again.)

Pls help
EDIT: i am installing fedora core 5 x86_64

Pathik · 17-07-2006, 02:03 PM

hey kool man.... is it available in dvds... how many cds... 4m where did u get it.. did u download it..

... and how much space does it need...

gary4gar · 17-07-2006, 03:15 PM

if u have onboard gfx then remove the card for a while & install fc5 after that u can recongure Xserver

Rollercoaster · 17-07-2006, 03:30 PM

dude? didnt i say in the 1st line.. XFX 6600GT 256MB PCIe..

JGuru · 17-07-2006, 03:47 PM

Fedora 5 has several bugs to fix. You can try other distros like Suse 10.1 or Ubuntu.
If these error messages keep coming during installation, better you don't install
Fedora!! Checkout what the Fedora Project has to say: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAQ
In the 'Getting Started' chapter see : '3 : Is my hardware compatible with Fedora?"
I hope this helps you.

**kalpik** · 17-07-2006, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rollercoaster

dude? didnt i say in the 1st line.. XFX 6600GT 256MB PCIe..

XFX is based on Nvidia Chipset only.. So it will be detected as Nvidia. Also, try installing in 800x600 resolution, is that doesnt work, try 1024x786 resolution. I think the command for that is linux resolution=800x600. Im not very sure, but google for it.

Rollercoaster · 17-07-2006, 11:05 PM

i have tried that.. can u tell me how to pass the colordepth... like we pass the resolution.

**kalpik** · 18-07-2006, 07:44 AM

Hmm by default i think it will install in 16 bit colour depth only.. Hmm.. did you try searching for it on google? Im really kinda in a hurry right now or else i would have looked into it. Sorry! But here are some sites that might be usefull:

http://www.fedorafaq.org/
http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_cor...ion_notes.html
http://www.fedoraforum.org/

Rollercoaster · 19-07-2006, 01:03 PM

see: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2322

this seems to be a bug with all a64 systems with pci-e nvidia fgx cards on FC5 x86_64
but i dont know how/where to appny this patch... cany anyone help..

i have d/l the latest nvidia drivers and will try them now and post soon...

EDIT: same discussion here http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=42597

wow man.. either my FC5 copy is bad or this project is still at beta beta beta and more beta stage. new problems keep cropping up.

now i am getting error:256 while installation.
"Failure: repodata/comps.xml from anaconda: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try."

stupid.
i had only one option left. i created a DVD out of the 5 CD isos...
it installs but dude it is a killer.
earlier versions used to be so glitch free...

i am seeing a lot of FC5 (x86_64) errors on nforce4 platforms on the net too.

this is a pain in the a55!!!

OK. I gotta cool down.

I tried to install (sh) the drivers but was getting an error that the kernel-source is needed. after a lot of effort i downloaded the source RPM and installed it then i did rpm as folloes

Code:

nstall the kernel.src.rpm that you chose to install in the previous steps.

Install:
[root@charon fc5]# rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.15-1.1955_FC5.src.rpm
   1:kernel                 ########################################### [100%]

Set it up:

[root@charon fc5]# rpmbuild -bp --target=$(uname -m)  /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/kernel-2.6.spec

The source files will be properly located in '/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/kernel-2.6.15/'
There are 2 useful directories:
  1. 'linux-2.6.15.ARCH/'
       This will have the standard kernel.org kernel WITH Fedora patches and updates
       The ARCH architecture will match the output of 'uname -m', usually i686
       You may use 'noarch' for the target= option if you wish
  2. 'vanilla/'
       This will have the standard kernel.org kernel ONLY (no patches or updates)

but still it refused to detect the soruce. so i used the '--kernel-source-path' to pass the path manually.

now i got the error that it cant find 'version.h' in there.
when all else failed i created a file version.h and wrote the version"2.6.15-1.2054" in it.
still nothing and a new error:

Code:

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Thu Jul 20 04:47:09 2006

option status:
  license pre-accepted    : false
  update                  : false
  force update            : false
  expert                  : false
  uninstall               : false
  driver info             : false
  no precompiled interface: false
  no ncurses color        : false
  query latest driver ver : false
  OpenGL header files     : true
  no questions            : false
  silent                  : false
  no backup               : false
  kernel module only      : false
  sanity                  : false
  add this kernel         : false
  no runlevel check       : false
  no network              : false
  no ABI note             : false
  no RPMs                 : false
  force tls               : (not specified)
  force compat32 tls      : (not specified)
  X install prefix        : /usr/X11R6
  OpenGL install prefix   : /usr
  compat32 install prefix : (not specified)
  installer install prefix: /usr
  utility install prefix  : /usr
  kernel name             : (not specified)
  kernel include path     : (not specified)
  kernel source path      : /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/kernel-2.6.15/vanilla/
  kernel output path      : (not specified)
  kernel install path     : (not specified)
  proc mount point        : /proc
  ui                      : (not specified)
  tmpdir                  : /tmp
  ftp mirror              : ftp://download.nvidia.com
  RPM file list           : (not specified)

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
   ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f
   rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: No)
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; this means
   that the installer will need to compile a new kernel interface.
-> Performing CC test with CC="cc".
-> Using the kernel source path '/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/kernel-2.6.15/vanilla/'
   as specified by the '--kernel-source-path' commandline option.
ERROR: Unable to determine the version of the kernel sources located in
       '/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/kernel-2.6.15/vanilla/'.  Please make sure you
       have installed the kernel source files for your kernel and that they are
       properly configured; on Red Hat Linux systems, for example, be sure you
       have the 'kernel-source' RPM installed.  If you know the correct kernel
       source files are installed, you may specify the kernel source path with
       the '--kernel-source-path' command line option.
ERROR: Installation has failed.  Please see the file
       '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details.  You may find suggestions
       on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
       driver download page at www.nvidia.com.

what to do. i know the source has been installed correctly but if it dont have version.h then what can i do.

EDIT:
DAMN! I finally got my broadband pppoe working in fedora. Nvidia drivers ask to connect to the net to download pre compiled kernels so i was thinking that was the last resort. but after i managed to get my pppoe working. this piece of 5hit said that none is available. i have no idea what to attempt next.

Rollercoaster · 21-07-2006, 07:34 PM

yepeeeeee!!!!!

my 1st post from fedora core 5

I got it working...after a bucket of sweat!!!

got it got it got it. i am happy

arunks · 27-07-2006, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rollercoaster

yepeeeeee!!!!!

my 1st post from fedora core 5

I got it working...after a bucket of sweat!!!

got it got it got it. i am happy

hey buddy
i m facing same kind of situation.
i have a fedora core 5 dvd came with EFY magazine in may issue

my sys conf is p4 2.66 GHz intel D101 with ati raiden 200 express chipset having 128 VGA memory
256 DDRAM,80 GB hdd,dvd rom,17" monitor

when i ran graphical mode of setup i faced same kind of situation like u.
then i ran text mode setup then also i faced garbaged characters like u and then i loaded optimum defaults in bios and then i was able to install it successfully thru text mode...
but mine problem is that now when it starts it boots into shell mode like dos mode in windows..
but i want to have full graphical mode of linux

so telll me plz how to switch to graphical mode..and also tell me how can i make windows as default in grub bootloader menu at start..

Pathik · 27-07-2006, 02:18 PM

type 'startx' or 'init 3'

mehulved · 27-07-2006, 04:04 PM

@demataks, search the forum for your second query. It has been answered numerous times.
To start automatically in graphical mode at every startup see if this therad helps http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...-automate.html