On Sun, 2 Sep 2007 11:51:36 +0100, Chris Jones
<jonesc(a)hep.phy.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
Hi,
> joe did not work (was not a recognized command) but nano did.
Most likely not installed. For reference, you can install it with
> yum install joe
run as root, once you have networking going. However, I guess you can do what
you want with nano ...
>
...snip...
> So what I am wondering about now is why my changes to xorg.conf
were
> not used? Is there something else one have to do?
I suggest you post the full xorg.conf file you now have on your running F7
system here...
>
> Are there any options I can add to the boot like I had to do on the
> install DVD boot? I added this to make the install work after using
> TAB on the setup screen:
> vesa i8048.noloop psmouse.proto=imps clock=pit
>
... snip
you need to learn a little about your /boot partition. This is where your
kernels live, and also where the configuration for grub lives, the boot
loader.
You are absolutely correct in this! :-) I am a newbie at using Linux,
for sure!
The file
/boot/grub/grub.conf
defines the options presented to you at the grub menu, and here you can add
any custom kernel options you like. Look for lines like
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.22.4-65.fc7 ro root=LABEL=/ quiet
Its on this line you can append any options you want. I.e. to add the ones you
used by the installer, change to something like
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.22.4-65.fc7 ro root=LABEL=/ quiet vesa i8048.noloop
psmouse.proto=imps clock=pit
its as easy as that. If you have more than one kernel option listed in there,
just add the options to them all. Also note, whenever new kernels are
installed your options are automatically copied to the new ones, so no need
to do it by hand again.
Thank you, I did the following when Fedora7 again booted up after I
reset the machine:
- Stopped the automatic boot
- Gave the command to edit the parameters
- On the nextr screen I selected the line staring with kernel
- Then I pressed e to edit
- Then I added vesa i8042.noloop psmouse.proto=imps clock=pit at the
end
- Finally I pressed b to boot.
The result is the following:
- After a shot while the screen gets garbled (wrong color depth used)
- It was possible to see activity behind the garble, it looked like a
number of commands on a command prompt being executed
- After some long wait the screen changed to a visible graphics one!
- On this is the login where one enters the username, this is where I
assume I now have to add my real account name and password since thie
is the first start after installation...
But it fails, it does not like my username or password. :-(
Strange, should it not set up my account at this point?
Or have I missed a part during the previous install where one can add
normal user accounts besides root? I was never prompted for a normal
account, though...
Anyway, I guess I can log on as root now and see what happens. :-)
Question:
How can I change the color depth used on the initial boot startup
screen like I could in xorg.conf for the final GUI screen? It must be
lurking somewhere....
Bo Berglund