FC2 freezes during boot - right after press ´I´ to enter interactive...

[Ben Jao Ming]

Hi!

I've installed FC2 with no problems. But it freezes right after saying "press ´I´ to enter interactive setup". I can't press ´I´ and my caps lock doesn't respond.

I have an ATI Radeon 7000, and this card seems to be a bad one:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=124516

In relation til this bug report I have two questions (simple questions I hope):

What is the "Dri module"?

How do I disable it when I can't even boot? I know I can press ´e´ to edit some boot commands.. just don't know which ones to use and how to load an editor to edit the configuration from command line mode.. :confused:


/ Benjamin

[Jman]

If you have the first CD, boot from it. Enter linux rescue at the prompt. When it finds your install and dumps you at the command line, change to your install with chroot /mnt/sysimage I believe we have to edit the x configuration. nano is a simple editor to use. You probably also have vi, but it's trickier to learn. Run nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf I believe you will have to comment out the Load "dri" line with a # in front of it. Save and exit.

If this doesn't work, use the same procedure for whatever editing you have to do.

[Ben Jao Ming]

Perfect!

Editing out the "Dri" thing didn't work, but changing the graphics driver from "radeon" to "vesa" definately worked! I'm up and running!

Thanks a bunch!

And just so that no one doubts this:

The driver for ATI Radeon 7000 doesn't work!! :(


/Benjamin