Hi. Any help will be much appreciated. I have installed Fedora 12 on an i386 machine using CD ROM for i386 from projectfedora.org. The install proceeded in limited graphic mode (assuming this is what the blue screen with grey box with words in the middle indicates). I noticed that the packages being installed indicate i686 architecture (including the kernel). Then, when it is finished installing packages, it reboots to text screen (no graphics) requesting login and password. Logging in as root gives me the su prompt. No where does it request for me to insert additional cds (such as the second through fifth installation disks). Can you help me to understand why it loaded i686 instead of i386 (I checked the files which I downloaded and they say i386 on them) and why it does not ask for additional installation media after disk 1?
Also, I tried all other install options including install available on first install page including the rescue option.
Thank you for any support you can provide.
ooran dayo kirjoitti viestissään (lähetysaika maanantai, 22. helmikuuta 2010):
Can you help me to understand why it loaded i686 instead of i386
i686 (Pentium Pro or later) is the minimum processor requirement for 32-bit F12: http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/f12/en-US/html/sect-Release_Note...
why it does not ask for additional installation media after disk 1?
You didn't ask for installation of any packages that are on the other discs at the customization stage of installation: http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f12/en-US/html/sn-package-select...
On 02/21/2010 05:04 PM, ooran dayo wrote:
Hi. Any help will be much appreciated. I have installed Fedora 12 on an i386 machine using CD ROM for i386 from projectfedora.org http://projectfedora.org. The install proceeded in limited graphic mode (assuming this is what the blue screen with grey box with words in the middle indicates). I noticed that the packages being installed indicate i686 architecture (including the kernel). Then, when it is finished installing packages, it reboots to text screen (no graphics) requesting login and password. Logging in as root gives me the su prompt. No where does it request for me to insert additional cds (such as the second through fifth installation disks). Can you help me to understand why it loaded i686 instead of i386 (I checked the files which I downloaded and they say i386 on them) and why it does not ask for additional installation media after disk 1?
Also, I tried all other install options including install available on first install page including the rescue option.
Thank you for any support you can provide.
It loaded the i686 files because your processor supports the 686 code, and the 686 code in those packages are more efficient then the 386 code. As far as I know, they did not make systems with a i386 (80386) processor that had enough memory to even install Fedora 12.
The # prompt indicates that you are running as root. It is the same prompt if you log in as root, or su to root.
As for the rest of your questions, it would probably help in getting an answer if you read the list guidlines first, and then post your question.
Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
Mikkel
Thanks for your prompt response. I must have been a little unclear, because I did not ask what the pound sign stood for. I will try to formulate a different question and get back to you. And I read the guidelines prior to posting, which mostly said check if someone else has had your problem. I could not find an appropriate answer there. If I there was an answer there, could you please point me to it? If you need more info, I am happy to provide that, too.
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 4:25 PM, Mikkel mikkel@infinity-ltd.com wrote:
On 02/21/2010 05:04 PM, ooran dayo wrote:
Hi. Any help will be much appreciated. I have installed Fedora 12 on an i386 machine using CD ROM for i386 from projectfedora.org http://projectfedora.org. The install proceeded in limited graphic mode (assuming this is what the blue screen with grey box with words in the middle indicates). I noticed that the packages being installed indicate i686 architecture (including the kernel). Then, when it is finished installing packages, it reboots to text screen (no graphics) requesting login and password. Logging in as root gives me the su prompt. No where does it request for me to insert additional cds (such as the second through fifth installation disks). Can you help me to understand why it loaded i686 instead of i386 (I checked the files which I downloaded and they say i386 on them) and why it does not ask for additional installation media after disk 1?
Also, I tried all other install options including install available on first install page including the rescue option.
Thank you for any support you can provide.
It loaded the i686 files because your processor supports the 686 code, and the 686 code in those packages are more efficient then the 386 code. As far as I know, they did not make systems with a i386 (80386) processor that had enough memory to even install Fedora 12.
The # prompt indicates that you are running as root. It is the same prompt if you log in as root, or su to root.
As for the rest of your questions, it would probably help in getting an answer if you read the list guidlines first, and then post your question.
Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
Mikkel
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Thanks for your answers. The install process did not provide me with the customization option. As I mentioned, it ran in reduced graphics mode. This provides less options. I tried the "Install system with basic video driver" option, but it said I did not have enough memory and booted me out (it happened quickly before changing screens, and I did not read the whole message, though). I did check that I met the minimum requirements for installation before beginning this process.
Also, I am a little confused. The download media says i386 and the installer say it is downloading for i686. I do not understand why this link you sent me says that only i686 and above are supported. Could you please clarify this for me?
Thank you for you help,
Oran
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 4:18 PM, Markku Kolkka markkuk@tuubi.net wrote:
ooran dayo kirjoitti viestissään (lähetysaika maanantai, 22. helmikuuta 2010):
Can you help me to understand why it loaded i686 instead of i386
i686 (Pentium Pro or later) is the minimum processor requirement for 32-bit F12:
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/f12/en-US/html/sect-Release_Note...
why it does not ask for additional installation media after disk 1?
You didn't ask for installation of any packages that are on the other discs at the customization stage of installation:
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f12/en-US/html/sn-package-select...
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On 02/21/2010 06:05 PM, ooran dayo wrote:
Thanks for your prompt response. I must have been a little unclear, because I did not ask what the pound sign stood for. I will try to formulate a different question and get back to you. And I read the guidelines prior to posting, which mostly said check if someone else has had your problem. I could not find an appropriate answer there. If I there was an answer there, could you please point me to it? If you need more info, I am happy to provide that, too.
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On Sun, 2010-02-21 at 16:04 -0700, ooran dayo wrote:
Hi. Any help will be much appreciated. I have installed Fedora 12 on an i386 machine using CD ROM for i386 from projectfedora.org. The install proceeded in limited graphic mode (assuming this is what the blue screen with grey box with words in the middle indicates). I noticed that the packages being installed indicate i686 architecture (including the kernel). Then, when it is finished installing packages, it reboots to text screen (no graphics) requesting login and password. Logging in as root gives me the su prompt. No where does it request for me to insert additional cds (such as the second through fifth installation disks). Can you help me to understand why it loaded i686 instead of i386 (I checked the files which I downloaded and they say i386 on them) and why it does not ask for additional installation media after disk 1?
Also, I tried all other install options including install available on first install page including the rescue option.
Thank you for any support you can provide.
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