Can´t install Fedora Core 1 on my Dimension 8100 (No chance)

[digital empire]

Hi out there ...

As a linux newbie (but not pc newbie) I read a lot of theory and have
almost 3 linux distr. now. But when I try to install Fedora Core 1 on my
system i have no chance to do it.
When I´m installing SuSE 9.0 there is no problem (just USB Optical
Trackball (I have solved this problem yet)) - but I bought a good book
for linux newbies with Fedora Core 1 DVD on it (3,5GB progs with it)
and I want to use it because of the great possibility in updating the
system via internet (apt get) with the right rpm´s.
Why there are so big differences on linux distr.?
Please Help !!!


See System- & Problem-Details below

System:

Dell Dimension 8100
P 4 - 1.4Ghz
128 Mb RamBus
20+8,5 GB Ide Harddisk
NEC DVDrom
AOpen CDrw
Nvidia Geforce 2 MX
PCtel HSP56 modem (winmodem I know !)
Monitor 1280x1024 - 85Hz
USB MS Intelli Optical Trackball

W2K is on the system (NTFS) - (dualboot no problem)
FC1 has 5 GB (256Mb swap - swap + 4,7GB / - ext3)

Problem & Questions:

1. graphical setup
[list]Booting up system - starting FC1 graphical setup -

installing FC1 till Anaconda Setup appears -

detecting nvidia - detecting monitor unknown -
detecting MS usb intelli mouse -(all seams right till now) -

then Xserver for graphical setup starts

monitor goes blank and goes off power

setup seems to be going on in the background
but I´m not able to do anything[/list:u]
2. text mode setup
[list]Booting up system - starting FC1 text mode setup -

installing FC1 - installation goes fine -

no proplem appears till reboot

GRUB starts up - FC1 is the choice -

FC1 starting Xserver

monitor goes blank and goes off power

startup seems to be going on in the background

but I´m not able to do anything

starting in text mode wents fine but I´m a linux newbie
so I can´t do a lot with it.

but I also tried to configure /etc/X11/XF86config
via vi in textmode - nothing changed[/list:u]
3. same problems with Knoppix distr. (Linux non installing CD-Version)

4. with SuSE 9.0 all wents fine also in graphical installing mode ! Why?

5. What´s wrong with my system or FC1

6. I´ve tried a lot of tips eg.:

booting:
[list]allowcddma

ide=nodma

apm=off

nofb[/list:u]
installing:
[list] linux ide=nodma

linux allowcddma

linuxacpi=off[/list:u]
7. I also tried to configure /etc/X11/XF86config via vi in textmode -

nothing seems to help !


As you can see on my lot of details & writing here -
I really need help and it would be a great expierence being helped
by the often told "great LINUX Community".
I hope some LINUX Experts find my Questions and can help me
in a way I could follow.

Last: Please forgive me my bad english (I´m an austrian).

Please Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

digital empire

[vorte[x]]

Hi digital empire,

You need to visit NVIDIA's driver download section and download the linux drivers (.run file) to get X working with your GeforceFX Go card.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-5336.html

- V

[digital empire]

Thanks for your response
[list]How can I get from GRUB bootup (menu) to textmode ?

FC1 always starts in graphical mode, and because of no
monitor i can´t change it at login![/list:u]
digital empire

[vorte[x]]

Originally Posted by digital empire

Thanks for your response
[list]How can I get from GRUB bootup (menu) to textmode ?

FC1 always starts in graphical mode, and because of no
monitor i can´t change it at login![/list:u]
digital empire

If you can see grub, put the number 3 at the end of all your kernel arguments.

[digital empire]

OK, thats fine ...

I tried to it with init 3 of course it won´t work. :idea:

But now I have another question:
How get I run the nvidia.run Driver-file ?
*.rpm´s would be ok, but I`ve no idea of *.run files. :?:

Thank you vorte[x]

digital empire

[vorte[x]]

Hi digital empire,

You may want to review http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-5336.html

All the neccesary steps are on that page. If you can get into a console, telinit 3 would do the trick (su -)

- V