can't load FC (1,2,3t1) on Averatec C3500 tablet PC

[Steve Friedman]

I have been trying to load Fedora core on an Averatec C3500 tablet PC. 
The unit is an Athlon XP-M with an SiS M741 video card.  However, once X 
tries to start, the unit appears to lock up.

During the normal graphical loading of FC (I tried FC1, FC2, and FC3t1), 
it wandered off after the request to check media.  I loaded FC2 via 'linux 
text' and it gets as far as trying to run firstboot before heading into 
oblivion.

Unfortunately:

1) I couldn't determine how to configure linux so inittab (on initial 
install) would boot to run level 3 and not 5.  I don't have another 
machine that takes the mini hard drive (so that I can edit inittab before 
booting on this machine).

2) I couldn't get initscripts to enter interactive mode to bypass 
firstboot and/or entry to run level 5.

3) I don't know how to proceed.

Suggestion?

Steve Friedman

[Alan Cox]

On Thu, Aug 19, 2004 at 07:07:40PM -0400, Steve Friedman wrote:
> I couldn't get initscripts to enter interactive mode to bypass
>
> firstboot and/or entry to run level 5.

At the GRUB menu

a
    remove the "rhgb" and add "3"

boot

Should be enough. If not boot the CD in rescue mode, go through to the
command line and do

chroot /mnt/sysimage /bin/sh		 (start shell in your install)
    rpm -e firstboot

[Steve Friedman]

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004, Alan Cox wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 19, 2004 at 07:07:40PM -0400, Steve Friedman wrote:
> > I couldn't get initscripts to enter interactive mode to bypass
> >
> > firstboot and/or entry to run level 5.
>
> At the GRUB menu
>
> a
>    remove the "rhgb" and add "3"
>
> boot
>
> Should be enough. If not boot the CD in rescue mode, go through to the
> command line and do
>
> chroot /mnt/sysimage /bin/sh		 (start shell in your install)
>    rpm -e firstboot

Thanks.  I was able to get in and edit xorg.conf/Device/Driver per 
"s/vesa/sis/" and now X is up.

Steve

[Alan Cox]

On Fri, Aug 20, 2004 at 12:22:07PM -0400, Steve Friedman wrote:
> > Should be enough. If not boot the CD in rescue mode, go through to the
> > command line and do
> >
> > chroot /mnt/sysimage /bin/sh		 (start shell in your 
> >    install)
> >    rpm -e firstboot
>
> Thanks.  I was able to get in and edit xorg.conf/Device/Driver per 
> "s/vesa/sis/" and now X is up.

Good stuff. You might want to try the newest SiS drivers as well