Fedora LiveDVD is really slowThere are two very important things to keep in mind:
Changing Boot optionsNote:
This is only for advanced users. Changing kernel boot options gives you
full power over the kernel and how it functions, but for the new user
it's also very easy to get lost.
When the DVD starts up there is a screen that says "Automatic boot
in 10... 9... 8... seconds". Press any key on this screen and you are
passed to the boot options screen. Now comes the tricky part. If you
want to add any parameters to the boot line, hit tab. You will see a
line like, "vmlinuz0 initrd=initrd0.img root= .... " This line is
telling the computer to boot from vmlinuz, using initrd0.img as the
boot drive, and mounting the root= drive. Sounds very confusing to the
new user. But if there is anything you need to change just add it to
the end. Example forcing the video drivers to vesa using "xdriver=vesa"
Forcing a graphics driverWhen the computer starts booting there is a automatic boot screen. Just press any key and it will bring you to a menu. Hit tab. This will allow you to add commands to the boot line. To force a graphics driver --such as nv, catalyst, radeonhd, nouveau-- just enter xdriver=<driver name> and it will force the live boot DVD to configure for that graphics card. Systems with more than 4G of ramThe DVD trial is a 32-bit setup. I choose to only build 32-bit because it's the most compatible with systems around the world. However that came at a bit of a price. The 32-bit kernel is limited to 4G of ram. However, your not stuck. If you have more than 4GBytes of ram you can boot using all of the available ram. You just have to select the PAE version of the kernel. Do this by pressing any key at the automatic boot screen and use the arrow keys on your keyboard to select it. Note: if you install the liveDVD to your hard drive installer will automatically detect if your system needs PAE and install it. Known IssuesThe Graphical Screen Doesn't come upIf you get a black login screen it means the graphic server, for one reason or another, didn't start. Since this is a custom build re-spin of Fedora it may not include all possible display drivers on the LiveDVD. To fix this in the next build I need the logs and hardware information from your boot. In any build after Feb 18, 2010 I've included a script which will send me all the required information to fix the problem.
If you have a connection to the Internet this will gather the required debug information and send it to my server. Then I can determine the problem and fix for the next build.
Nvidia CardsIncluded on the DVD is the basic open-source drivers so that all basic features of the Nvidia Graphics cards will work. Nvidia makes their own drivers which have far better support, however they break support for all other types of cards, which is why they are not included on the LiveDVD. If you want to use the advanced features of the Nvidia card you will need to install fedora to your hard drive. Once there use the add/remove software to pick the appropriate version for your card. If you need help just launch a discussion on my facebook group and I'll help get your started. References and Footnotes |
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