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

Wed May 2 17:05:35 UTC 2007
Luciano Miguel Ferreira Rocha <strange at nsk.no-ip.org>

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.

-- 
lfr
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