Comments on: Fedora 9 Post Install Problems http://blog.bobpeers.com/2008/05/16/fedora-9-post-install-problems/ Better late than never Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:55:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mitcho Gervacio http://blog.bobpeers.com/2008/05/16/fedora-9-post-install-problems/#comment-55 Mitcho Gervacio Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:50:30 +0000 http://blog.bobpeers.com/2008/05/16/fedora-9-post-install-problems/#comment-55 I am also having a problem installing FC9. I previously had FC8 installed with no problems. Now, my box wont boot up. There is no video, only a blinking cursor with a fuzzy looking background. This keeps going on and does not stop. If I edit grub to start on runlevel 3, I am then able to startx but if I change inittab to make this persistent, the same problem happens. I am also having a problem installing FC9. I previously had FC8 installed with no problems. Now, my box wont boot up. There is no video, only a blinking cursor with a fuzzy looking background. This keeps going on and does not stop. If I edit grub to start on runlevel 3, I am then able to startx but if I change inittab to make this persistent, the same problem happens.

]]> By: ENHering http://blog.bobpeers.com/2008/05/16/fedora-9-post-install-problems/#comment-22 ENHering Thu, 22 May 2008 19:53:23 +0000 http://blog.bobpeers.com/2008/05/16/fedora-9-post-install-problems/#comment-22 I tried Fedora 9 on my notebook and on a desktop. Both had Fedora 8 running smoothly and just after the upgrade, both could not boot. I used the network installation disk on both and somehow a FEDORA 7 kernel was installed on both machines just after the installation ended. I was able to recover the notebook by using rescue mode, downloading a fc9 kernel manually and installing it, but with the desktop this procedure did not work. I ended the problem by installing FC8 on another HD and recovering my data from the original disk. Sad. Really sad. I tried Fedora 9 on my notebook and on a desktop. Both had Fedora 8 running smoothly and just after the upgrade, both could not boot. I used the network installation disk on both and somehow a FEDORA 7 kernel was installed on both machines just after the installation ended. I was able to recover the notebook by using rescue mode, downloading a fc9 kernel manually and installing it, but with the desktop this procedure did not work. I ended the problem by installing FC8 on another HD and recovering my data from the original disk. Sad. Really sad.

]]> By: Bob Peers http://blog.bobpeers.com/2008/05/16/fedora-9-post-install-problems/#comment-20 Bob Peers Mon, 19 May 2008 08:47:03 +0000 http://blog.bobpeers.com/2008/05/16/fedora-9-post-install-problems/#comment-20 To add to my own list of problems I also discovered that I have no sound. Actually if I use the menus to go to the sound settings under the personal hardware settings and use the sound there then they DO work, however I get no sound from Firefox at all. So system sounds are OK but anything else is not, it seems like I'm <a href="http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=188345&page=1&pp=15" rel="nofollow">not the only one with sound problems</a>. I haven't checked a media player yet but will do soon and report back. Overall I'm pretty disappointed at this release, I know cutting edge is good (at least for me) but this seems a bit too bleeding edge for my liking. To add to my own list of problems I also discovered that I have no sound. Actually if I use the menus to go to the sound settings under the personal hardware settings and use the sound there then they DO work, however I get no sound from Firefox at all.
So system sounds are OK but anything else is not, it seems like I’m not the only one with sound problems.
I haven’t checked a media player yet but will do soon and report back.
Overall I’m pretty disappointed at this release, I know cutting edge is good (at least for me) but this seems a bit too bleeding edge for my liking.

]]> By: c r http://blog.bobpeers.com/2008/05/16/fedora-9-post-install-problems/#comment-19 c r Mon, 19 May 2008 08:20:03 +0000 http://blog.bobpeers.com/2008/05/16/fedora-9-post-install-problems/#comment-19 I've also had horrible problems with anaconda and installing Fedora 9 - fallen foul of the inability to read/write to Samsung hard drives. Really, really, not good enough. I've been using Fedora on and off since version 2, and whilst I am no guru, I'm not a newbie. Hate to say it F9 was the final nail - my next Linux will be different... I’ve also had horrible problems with anaconda and installing Fedora 9 - fallen foul of the inability to read/write to Samsung hard drives.

Really, really, not good enough. I’ve been using Fedora on and off since version 2, and whilst I am no guru, I’m not a newbie. Hate to say it F9 was the final nail - my next Linux will be different…

]]> By: Jason Roysdon http://blog.bobpeers.com/2008/05/16/fedora-9-post-install-problems/#comment-18 Jason Roysdon Mon, 19 May 2008 05:31:27 +0000 http://blog.bobpeers.com/2008/05/16/fedora-9-post-install-problems/#comment-18 I couldn't get the xorg additions to work. The RPM just works: rpm -Uvh http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~bobk/packages/synaptics-0.14.6-8.1.fc9.i386.rpm Many thanks! I couldn’t get the xorg additions to work. The RPM just works:
rpm -Uvh http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~bobk/packages/synaptics-0.14.6-8.1.fc9.i386.rpm

Many thanks!

]]> By: heartless_ http://blog.bobpeers.com/2008/05/16/fedora-9-post-install-problems/#comment-17 heartless_ Sun, 18 May 2008 21:00:50 +0000 http://blog.bobpeers.com/2008/05/16/fedora-9-post-install-problems/#comment-17 I upgraded to Fedora 9 from Cent OS 5.1, as I like tinkering around with my laptop and Linux. However, I encountered the same Anaconda crash as you, which has been a problem for me in Anaconda since Fedora 6 and RHEL 4. It's a bug I don't ever see getting fixed and it occurs for whatever random reasons no matter how many times they've said they've fixed it. I tried KDE 4, but it doesn't recognize any of my laptops keyboard features, no matter what keyboard it is set to in options. Plus, it just does not visually appeal to me. GNOME, as always, worked perfectly out of the box. Then I came to the realization that with the new Xorg in use, nVidia's drivers do not work. I do not feel like wasting time downgrading Xorg to get a simple kernel module to work. I would love to hoot and holler at nVidia, but I can't. The guys behind Fedora should not be going into release with an alpha, at best, version of a key system component. This is half the reason hardware vendors refuse to support Linux, too many distros push beta/alpha updates when it is not needed. However, the last straw with Fedora 9 was Firefox starting in offline mode no matter what I attempted. I like to mess around with new installs, and accept the problems that come with it, but I am sick of none of the newer distros working without horrible errors. Whats sad; is now Fedora 8, which has run well for me for a long time, just hosed my laptop where not even a rescue is working. Damn Anaconda crashes.... BTW, I still love Linux... just a bit dismayed with the current state of pushing too many releases too fast and letting the general Linux audience suffer. I upgraded to Fedora 9 from Cent OS 5.1, as I like tinkering around with my laptop and Linux.

However, I encountered the same Anaconda crash as you, which has been a problem for me in Anaconda since Fedora 6 and RHEL 4. It’s a bug I don’t ever see getting fixed and it occurs for whatever random reasons no matter how many times they’ve said they’ve fixed it.

I tried KDE 4, but it doesn’t recognize any of my laptops keyboard features, no matter what keyboard it is set to in options. Plus, it just does not visually appeal to me. GNOME, as always, worked perfectly out of the box.

Then I came to the realization that with the new Xorg in use, nVidia’s drivers do not work. I do not feel like wasting time downgrading Xorg to get a simple kernel module to work. I would love to hoot and holler at nVidia, but I can’t. The guys behind Fedora should not be going into release with an alpha, at best, version of a key system component. This is half the reason hardware vendors refuse to support Linux, too many distros push beta/alpha updates when it is not needed.

However, the last straw with Fedora 9 was Firefox starting in offline mode no matter what I attempted. I like to mess around with new installs, and accept the problems that come with it, but I am sick of none of the newer distros working without horrible errors.

Whats sad; is now Fedora 8, which has run well for me for a long time, just hosed my laptop where not even a rescue is working. Damn Anaconda crashes….

BTW, I still love Linux… just a bit dismayed with the current state of pushing too many releases too fast and letting the general Linux audience suffer.

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]]> By: Robert http://blog.bobpeers.com/2008/05/16/fedora-9-post-install-problems/#comment-15 Robert Fri, 16 May 2008 17:36:46 +0000 http://blog.bobpeers.com/2008/05/16/fedora-9-post-install-problems/#comment-15 I upgraded to Fedora 9 from Fedora 8 and am having a problem, also, with Selinux. I had to go permissive to even get onto the Internet. I am still having problems with getting to the Internet. The one thing that is most important to new users is an easy upgrade and immediate access to the Internet. Until this is smoother I feel that Fedora has lost an edge. I upgraded to Fedora 9 from Fedora 8 and am having a problem, also, with Selinux. I had to go permissive to even get onto the Internet. I am still having problems with getting to the Internet.
The one thing that is most important to new users is an easy upgrade and immediate access to the Internet. Until this is smoother I feel that Fedora has lost an edge.

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