[CentOS] No grahical install on notebook with Centos 5, did work with Centos 4

[Robert Moskowitz]

Luciano Miguel Ferreira Rocha wrote:
> On Wed, May 02, 2007 at 12:57:59PM -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>   
>> Hello again.
>>
>> Working to put Centos 5 on my old Toshiba Portege 3490ct (256Mb memory). 
>> PCMCIA CDrom and Lan card.
>>
>> Using 'linux askmethod' to be able to install off of my FTP server (have 
>> done 4 PC installs so far off that server successfully)
>>
>> It's video card is:
>>
>> S3 86C270-294 Savage IX/MV
>>
>> After recognizing the video card I get the message about no graphical 
>> install available.  Putting on and external monitor does not change this.
>>     
>
> Add option graphical to install. I don't recommend it, though, as you
> don't have much memory.
>
>   
>> Problem with the character mode install is no LVM partition management 
>> functions.  I need to alter the default partitioning.
>>     
>
> You can create the LVM partitions in the Centos4 install, or manually in
> the console in tty2, if you're confortable with that.
>
> You should then be able to use them in the text mode installer.
Are you saying that I should use the Centos 4.4 install, create the 
partitions, abort that install, go to Centos 5 and tell it to use 
existing partitions?

Of course getting through a text install, I will still have to get X and 
Gnome working...