Downloaded the 64-bit version of FC-6, something I’ve never done before. Booted, skipped the CD test, and got caught out with:<\/p>\n
mini-wm: Fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server :1.0.<\/code><\/p><\/blockquote>\nRebooted, to try the graphical installation again, since this is an Intel graphics card, there shouldn’t really be a problem. Same error message, which seems rather odd – video card is detected as the Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM\/GMS\/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
Looks like I’ll go back into the past, and try a text mode install – even specifying
resolution=800x600<\/code> or 1024×768 on the command line still fails to start the X server in a proper manner.<\/p>\nChoosing the virtualization option meant that only the virtualized Xen kernel was to be installed – something that just maybe isn’t the smartest thing to do. Why not have a regular one and a xen one at the same time? Video was detected, at an abysmal 800×600, and as always with Fedora, WiFi itself will not work.<\/p>\n
The Xen kernel doesn’t allow the Ethernet to be brought up, so I had to manually install a regular kernel via the DVD, allow the Ethernet to be brought up (which seemingly is only 100mbps, not 1000mbps, like Apple and my 2 year old IBM) and then aim to get the X11 going properly. This was done easily, via yum – picked up
915resolution<\/code> from Extras.<\/p>\nI should probably mention that this install report<\/a> has come in pretty handy at this stage. I’ve edited my
\/etc\/rc.local<\/code> to add915resolution 58 1440 900<\/code>, and changed the\/etc\/X11\/xorg.conf<\/code> to reflect that I’d like to use thei810<\/code> driver. To be completely lazy, I used system-config-display to get things going. Since there was a warning of a crash, it only made sense to do a yum update (arduous, slow process – 859MB, 475 packages).<\/p>\nNever using FreshRPMS<\/a>, I have decided to give that a twirl, and installed:
dkms-ipw3945 ipw3945d ipw3945-firmware<\/code> which pulls in kernel-devel and dkms, to make the wireless work. Livna has also been added so that while I do respect freedom, I also get to play my DVDs and MP3’s from my iPod.<\/p>\nSuspend worked by default, which is always something that will please me. However, on the second suspend I do notice failure to bring the video up. Hibernate works to an extent where when it wakes up, the resolution is completely broken, something along the lines of 1024×768 by the looks of it. Running the 915resolution tool then, doesn’t help.<\/p>\n
The updates to all the packages went well (with the exception of frysk), I rebooted, X didn’t start automatically, because it was booting to a default of runlevel 3. A quick \/etc\/inittab edit, to init level 5, and all was well.<\/p>\n
The Fn + Up Arrow (which is meant to make the screen brighter) key seems to cause X to bomb. Its highly displeasing, and the quick fix is to
rmmod video<\/code> – something’s up with ACPI video…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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