Tina Norris Fields
tinanfields at torchlake.com
Sat Mar 22 13:04:10 CDT 2008
Hi Jim, My laptop is a Dell Inspiron 9400, 32-bit, Intel duo core processors T2300 1.66GHz. The Screen is ATI Mobility Radeon X1400. I will do as you suggest and Google the matter. I heard that there could sometimes be video issues, but I wasn't listening closely. Now, I need to do that. Thanks. Tina Jim Lawrence wrote: > Hi Tina: > > Sounds like or should I say looks like the video setup was incompatible with > your laptop. That was one of the standard problems with older versions of > Linux. The newer version should not have issues but I have heard of nothing > about Fedora good or bad for years. Is your laptop 32 or 64 bit? > > Try googling your problem... I am always amazed how much is out there and if > you had a problem some else probably did... > > HTH > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tina Norris > Fields > Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 6:34 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Linux Newbie in Distress > > Hi Bobby, > > Actually, you've been very helpful. I did download the Microsoft > Virtual PC as you suggested. I can tell you that it was a lot easier to > set up than either the VMware Player or Server was. Somehow, my > Fedora-7 DVD ISO got hosed during all my fooling around (I know better > than to use my original, I always make a copy first - except this time - > dang!), so I played with the Fedora-8 DVD ISO. Mostly that worked, > except there is something going goofy with my display. Using the "text" > setup method, I got all the way through the Fedora-8 installation in my > MS Virtual PC. Everything said OK. Yay! Then, I tried to start the > virtual machine, and it goes fine up to a point where suddenly the > display changes from white text on black background, first to a green > background, then to a scrambled image with impossible-to-make-out text. > Faintly, in the background, I can see that one thing failed, but because > of the garbled image I can not make out what it is that failed. With > any luck, there will be a log file somewhere that I can check through. > > I've found another good link for downloading the Fedora-7 DVD ISO file - > from Oregon State University's Open Source Lab - and am downloading a > fresh copy at this very moment. It is moving considerably faster than > the last time - could be because this is Saturday morning and there may > be less traffic. I will keep you all apprised of my progress. I have > to learn this stuff! And it's fun. If I weren't so pressed for time to > get it accomplished, the several stutter starts and stops wouldn't > bother me much. I learn every bit as much from the failures as I do > from the successes, sometimes even more. > > Thanks for all your help, > Tina > > Bobby Heid wrote: > >> Ok, one more time. I just found Tina's original post. Sorry for my prior >> replies clogging up the list. >> >> 1) To change the root password, at a console type 'passwd root' (without >> quotes) and press enter. I think it will then ask you for the new >> > password. > >> I think you can change passwords in the menu from System Settings. >> >> 2) Not that I know of. >> >> 3) I do not know. >> >> Bobby >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >