after booting i get a blank screen

[azzla79]

after booting up fedora the screen goes blank for about 5 seconds then it says "not supported mode" which just wanders across the screen. i have a samsung lcd which works fine on the boot up and with xp. what do i need to do??

[glennzo]

Do you get a command prompt? if so, log in as root and edit the xorg.conf file as a temporary fix to at least get a GUI. After you log in type vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Find the section that mentions the video driver. Change the driver to 'vesa', save and type startx.

Here's a clip from my xorg.conf on the laptop. If I were having problems I would change 'intel' to 'vesa'.

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "intel"
EndSection

[azzla79]

i only have the option to boot from either Fedora (default) or other (xp). if i boot fedora i just get blank screen so i push c for command line and then i have that up. can i perform the above task through this command line??

[glennzo]

i only have the option to boot from either Fedora (default) or other (xp). if i boot fedora i just get blank screen so i push c for command line and then i have that up. can i perform the above task through this command line??You say when you boot Fedora you just have a blank screen. There is no command prompt. No flashing cursor?

[azzla79]

yeah thats right. it just loads up as normal and then it goes blank with that message about mode not supported.... the only way i can do anyting is when i press any key to change boot up from either xp or fedora. im a little confused.. also if i want delete fedora how do i go about it??

[glennzo]

When you see the boot menu select Fedora. Press the letter 'e' to edit the boot options. Arrow down to the line that looks like this:
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.4-65.fc7 ro root=LABEL=/1 vga=791
and press 'e'. Move to the end of the line and add a space and the number 3. Now the line should look similar to this:
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.4-65.fc7 ro root=LABEL=/1 vga=791 3
Press enter again and the letter 'b'. This will now boot Fedora. Once at the command prompt follow what I said above about editing xorg.conf.

[azzla79]

ok thanks so far for your help! this is what i get up onthe screen when editing boot options

root (hd0,8)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.21-1.3194.fc7 ro root=/dev/volgroup00/logvol00 rh
initrd /initrd-2.6.21-1.3194.fc7.img

looks different to the one you suggested? what do i do from here??

thanks

[glennzo]

ok thanks so far for your help! this is what i get up onthe screen when editing boot options

root (hd0,8)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.21-1.3194.fc7 ro root=/dev/volgroup00/logvol00 rh
initrd /initrd-2.6.21-1.3194.fc7.img

looks different to the one you suggested? what do i do from here??

thanks
Change this line:
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.21-1.3194.fc7 ro root=/dev/volgroup00/logvol00 rh.
Add a space and the number 3 to the end of the line so that it looks like this:
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.21-1.3194.fc7 ro root=/dev/volgroup00/logvol00 rh 3
Press enter and 'b' to boot.

[azzla79]

ive already done that and it doesnt work. unless im not doing it right? i go onto fedora so its highlighted then push e for edit. then i go over then correct line and push e again. then i get like a prompt sort of thing that i put 3 onto. i then pushed b for boot but it just did the same thing in the end...

[glennzo]

Maybe the rules are different for logical volume management. I'm out of suggestions. Anyone else? Maybe someone versed in the use of LVM?

[brr872002]

boot in rescue mode with DVD/CD

chroot /mnt/sysimage

vi /etc/inittab
#
# inittab This file describes how the INIT process should set up
# the system in a certain run-level.
#
# Author: Miquel van Smoorenburg, <miquels@drinkel.nl.mugnet.org>
# Modified for RHS Linux by Marc Ewing and Donnie Barnes
#

# Default runlevel. The runlevels used by RHS are:
# 0 - halt (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
# 1 - Single user mode
# 2 - Multiuser, without NFS (The same as 3, if you do not have networking)
# 3 - Full multiuser mode
# 4 - unused
# 5 - X11
# 6 - reboot (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
#
id:5:initdefault:
edit default 5 to 3
Later try to configure X

[bob]

Going back to post #8, the OP hasn't finished typing all the line. It should end saying "rhgb quiet", which is why "rh3" means nothing. I'd try removing the 'rhgb quiet' from the line and typing in 'init 3' instead, then try booting. Once you get to a screen and can login, then try "startx".

[glennzo]

Thanks Bob. I must have been typing and reading with my eyes closed :confused:

[azzla79]

ok i did what you said and this is what happened...
it looked like it was booting as normal then it stopped. bottow few lines read like this -
exec of init () has failed!!!
no such file or directory
try "/bin/sleep --help" for more info
kernel panic - no syncing
attempted to kill 'init'

ok so what do i do now??

[bob]

Azzla, on the other thread that you've posted I've suggested dumping Fedora in favor of PCLinuxOS or Ubuntu or Mint. You're knocking yourself out with a problem installation that is looking like it was a total 'bork'. If you want to stick with Fedora, then I'd suggest downloading one of the Live CD versions and seeing if that boots properly. If so, then hopefully a fresh install from that one will do the trick. If it fails to recognize your hardware properly, then pass Fedora by for now - it's going to be a major fight to get things running properly.

As to your last kernel panic message, looks like (to my untrained eye) that key files were not installed and that perhaps the CD/DVD either had bad data (got to check sha1sum against the downloaded ISO) or that the burn didn't go well (maybe burned at too fast a speed?? - I use 12X). Now, others may have more knowledge of exactly what that message means, but when it says that "no such file or directory" when a key file or directory is involved...you've got a MAJOR problem.

[brr872002]

Try for reinstall FC7 from hard disk iso image

[glennzo]

if you're going to re-install stay away from LVM.

[azzla79]

hey guys, i may have a suggestion... would the fact that it doesnt work have anything to do with my computer being 32 bit?? say if fedora is a 64 bit would that make any difference??
A

[bob]

You need to download the i386 version instead of the X86_64.

[azzla79]

hi there, i've taken your advice and installed pclinusos and now my computer doesnt even boot up at all!! it just starts up goes past the 'boot from cd' part then stops with this
GRUB _
please help. what should i do??

[XTCHost]

Going back to post 8

root (hd0,8)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.21-1.3194.fc7 ro root=/dev/volgroup00/logvol00 rhgb quiet single

add the word single to the end as below

root (hd0,8)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.21-1.3194.fc7 ro root=/dev/volgroup00/logvol00 rhgb quiet single

press enter to save and take you back a screen then press b to boot

on boot your system will stop at

sh-3.2#_

Type in vi /etc/inittab and make sure the line below has the number 3

id:3:initdefault:

Hope this helps

Tyler