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...