CD install hanging (thanks to SATA RAID)
I've got a similar problem to these guys. I located it to be the on-board
SATA RAID.
My install of Fedora test 3 gets as far as entering keyboard type and then
anaconda searches for a previously installed Fedora on the system. Thing is,
when my RAID is connected.... this part hangs badly. UNPLUG the SATA RAID,
and the install goes OK.
I experienced SATA RAID hanging on test1 and test2, but usually this happens
only AFTER install finished and I got to first boot.
With the SATA RAID disconnected, the install goes OK. Mind you, the kernel
does a search for drives on the Silicon Image SATA RAID, and spends a good
few minutes there trying to find drives where there are none.... and it's a
real pain. I reckon it's the IRQs being used my the RAID that is causing
this.......
My mobo is an ASUS P4G8X-Deluxe, Pentium 4, 3.06Ghz hyperthreaded
I'm also seeing the problem Eric describes, (same MB), but not
only did
FC1 work, FC2T2 worked as well. So something recent must have broken.
Is there extra info I can send to help track down the problem ?
Eric Beyer said:
> I finally got around to downloading test 3 and have attempted to install
> it for the last couple of hours but haven't had any luck so far. I am
> running into an issue where it is hanging right after the message
> "Uncompressing Linux... ok, booting the kernel". From there on out the
> cursor just flashes on the left side of the screen and my system is
hung,
> it requires a hard reset to reboot.
>
> My configuration is as follows:
> ASUS P4P800 Motherboard
> P4 2.6GHz (HyperThreading Enabled)
> 512 MB PC2700 RAM
> 120 GB SATA drive (set as first drive)
> 40 GB ATA/100 (PATA)
> Plextor 8/4/32 CDRW (master on secondary)
> Pioneer DVD ROM (slave)
P.S Sorry for the top post.
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John Pullan <jmp(a)tarantella.com>
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