tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post5942903634733779043..comments2023-11-03T13:53:59.204+05:30Comments on My experiments with Linux: Using vesa driver in Fedora 12 live CD instead of nouveauSankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-1764391549636334962010-08-15T10:09:31.577+05:302010-08-15T10:09:31.577+05:30I think just appending nomodeset as boot param wil...I think just appending nomodeset as boot param will do the job in F13Sankaranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-21182795167708261532010-08-14T22:14:05.898+05:302010-08-14T22:14:05.898+05:30Thanks for your sharing Exellent job.
Can you kind...Thanks for your sharing Exellent job.<br />Can you kindly elaborate how tto boots right into VESA mode n F13 please?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-20552278655460102172010-06-04T11:21:47.036+05:302010-06-04T11:21:47.036+05:30Thanks for encouragement, Fedora 13 just takes nom...Thanks for encouragement, Fedora 13 just takes nomodeset boot param and it boots into vesa modeSankaranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-88515882556665169222010-06-04T10:00:33.059+05:302010-06-04T10:00:33.059+05:30Awesome post. You really know your stuff!Awesome post. You really know your stuff!Jeffhttp://www.linuxwest.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-6690061588321079342010-01-17T08:55:33.831+05:302010-01-17T08:55:33.831+05:30Thanks for the appreciation
To blacklist nouveau ...Thanks for the appreciation<br /><br />To blacklist nouveau you can use straightforward <br /><br /> rdblacklist=nouveau <br /><br />as boot param instead of nouveau.blacklist=1. <br /><br />The rest, configuring X and running with vesa is same as the above articleSankaranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-24838486482616815942010-01-17T00:10:52.618+05:302010-01-17T00:10:52.618+05:30Great one!
I have been trying to help a friend ove...Great one!<br />I have been trying to help a friend overseas, who bought a Vaio with Nvidia card to install Fedora 12 on it with LiveUSB. We tried to install it over IM and phone... every attempt to boot LiveUSB in text mode or to use vesa driver was in vain.<br /><br />And this one works! Right now installing it :)R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06890089629667921335noreply@blogger.com