FCT3 - Hangs when installing from CD

[Eric Beyer]

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.

I have searched this list and google for suggestions but haven't had any
luck so far. I tried CD1 in another machine to rule out a bad CD (the
MD5SUMS matched before I burnt them) and the CD appears fine. I am sure it
has something to do with my hardware but I thought I would at least post a
message to see if people with similiar hardware have had some luck.

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)

I have tried different variations such as disabling SATA support,
HyperThreading, "Compatible Mode", and even flashed the BIOS to a more
recent version for S&G... Anyway, thanks in advance.

Thanks!
Eric
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[Eric Beyer]

Not to reply to my own post or something but that subject should be FC2T3
and I forgot to add the video card info (Nvidia GeForce 5600 Ultra - 128MB
AGP). Also using onboard sound and LOM (3com 940). Fedora Core 1 is
currently installed and working...

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.
>
>  I have searched this list and google for suggestions but haven't had any
>  luck so far. I tried CD1 in another machine to rule out a bad CD (the
>  MD5SUMS matched before I burnt them) and the CD appears fine. I am sure it
>  has something to do with my hardware but I thought I would at least post a
>  message to see if people with similiar hardware have had some luck.
>
>  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)
>
>  I have tried different variations such as disabling SATA support,
>  HyperThreading, "Compatible Mode", and even flashed the BIOS to a more
>  recent version for S&G... Anyway, thanks in advance.
>
>  Thanks!
>  Eric
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[Jesse Keating]

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On Thursday 29 April 2004 21:06, Eric Beyer wrote:
>  Not to reply to my own post or something but that subject should be
>  FC2T3 and I forgot to add the video card info (Nvidia GeForce 5600 Ultra
>  - 128MB AGP). Also using onboard sound and LOM (3com 940). Fedora Core 1
>  is currently installed and working... 
Asus P4P800 is known to not work.

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[John Pullan]

On Fri, 2004-04-30 at 15:56, Jesse Keating wrote:

>  
>  On Thursday 29 April 2004 21:06, Eric Beyer wrote:
>  > Not to reply to my own post or something but that subject should be
>  > FC2T3 and I forgot to add the video card info (Nvidia GeForce 5600 Ultra
>  > - 128MB AGP). Also using onboard sound and LOM (3com 940). Fedora Core 1
>  > is currently installed and working...
>  
>  Asus P4P800 is known to not work.
>   
This bug report perhaps ?
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=121819


Does anyone know why ? Given that it worked like a charm on test2 ? Has
the installer kernel been updated as well as the installed kernel ?


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[Jesse Keating]

On Friday 30 April 2004 08:49, John Pullan wrote:
>  Does anyone know why ? Given that it worked like a charm on test2 ?
>  Has the installer kernel been updated as well as the installed kernel
>  ? 
Yes, installer kernel is updated.  The installer kernel matches (version 
wise) the installed kernel.

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Abit RAID 0 not recognized

[Nethaniel St. Donovan]

Fresh install FC2T3. The installer doesn't see my ABIT motherboard onboard
RAID. The installer works fine but the disk druid autoconfig shows me both
drives and configs one while leaving the other drive open as free-space. I
tried to configure a software RAID 0 but won't let me install /boot on a
software RAID 0. I have 2 drives in the ABIT physical RAID and they are both
of different sizes. Thus RAID 0 lets me stripe across them. The RAID is set
up at POST so it's already operating when the installer boots. Has anyone
seen this problem? I've been trying to install for a while (most of the
night) so could be an error between the keyboard and the monitor by now :)

Abit RAID 0 not recognized

[Jesse Keating]

On Friday 30 April 2004 10:09, Nethaniel St. Donovan wrote:
>  Fresh install FC2T3. The installer doesn't see my ABIT
> motherboard
>  onboard RAID. The installer works fine but the disk druid autoconfig
>  shows me both drives and configs one while leaving the other drive
>  open as free-space. I tried to configure a software RAID 0 but won't
>  let me install /boot on a software RAID 0. I have 2 drives in the
>  ABIT physical RAID and they are both of different sizes. Thus RAID 0
>  lets me stripe across them. The RAID is set up at POST so it's
>  already operating when the installer boots. Has anyone seen this
>  problem? I've been trying to install for a while (most of the night)
>  so could be an error between the keyboard and the monitor by now :) 
Blanket message.

WinRAID on these boards are NOT SUPPORTED by opensource drivers.  
WinRAID is a joke, and should only be used if you're using Windows on 
the system.  Please do not report failures of Fedora Core and your 
WinRAID onboard solution.  SATA is supported in a CONTROLLER ONLY mode, 
not WinRAID.  Hardware RAID cards such as 3ware and LSI are supported 
in RAID mode via opensource drivers, but you will not find these 
onboard your motherboard.

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Abit RAID 0 not recognized

[Nethaniel St. Donovan]

Thanks Jesse,
I'll try and kill the ABIT motherboard RAID and give that a shot. 
It was more for a learning experience then actual need. 
Perhaps GRUB won't fail at first boot if I kill the motherboard raid.
NS

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>  Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 11:15 AM
>  To: fedora-test-list(a)redhat.com
>  Subject: Re: Abit RAID 0 not recognized
>  
>  On Friday 30 April 2004 10:09, Nethaniel St. Donovan wrote:
>  > Fresh install FC2T3. The installer doesn't see my ABIT motherboard
>  > onboard RAID. The installer works fine but the disk druid autoconfig
>  > shows me both drives and configs one while leaving the other drive
>  > open as free-space. I tried to configure a software RAID 0 but won't
>  > let me install /boot on a software RAID 0. I have 2 drives in the
>  > ABIT physical RAID and they are both of different sizes. Thus RAID 0
>  > lets me stripe across them. The RAID is set up at POST so it's
>  > already operating when the installer boots. Has anyone seen this
>  > problem? I've been trying to install for a while (most of the night)
>  > so could be an error between the keyboard and the monitor by now :)
>  
>  Blanket message.
>  
>  WinRAID on these boards are NOT SUPPORTED by opensource drivers.
>  WinRAID is a joke, and should only be used if you're using Windows on
>  the system.  Please do not report failures of Fedora Core and your
>  WinRAID onboard solution.  SATA is supported in a CONTROLLER ONLY mode,
>  not WinRAID.  Hardware RAID cards such as 3ware and LSI are supported
>  in RAID mode via opensource drivers, but you will not find these
>  onboard your motherboard.
>  
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Abit RAID 0 not recognized

[Nethaniel St. Donovan]

Ok more caffeine and the Manual now. The Raid device built into my
motherboard is a Highpoint-Tech.com product with linux drivers for redhat. I
am sorry for my ignorance but how do I install a driver if it's the anaconda
installer that is not seeing the RAID. I burned the ISO to CD for disks 1-4.
What do I need to modify in order to add the driver to the install so
anaconda can use it?   
 
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>  bounces(a)redhat.com] On Behalf Of Jesse Keating
>  Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 11:15 AM
>  To: fedora-test-list(a)redhat.com
>  Subject: Re: Abit RAID 0 not recognized
>
>  On Friday 30 April 2004 10:09, Nethaniel St. Donovan wrote:
>  > Fresh install FC2T3. The installer doesn't see my ABIT motherboard
>  > onboard RAID. The installer works fine but the disk druid autoconfig
>  > shows me both drives and configs one while leaving the other drive
>  > open as free-space. I tried to configure a software RAID 0 but won't
>  > let me install /boot on a software RAID 0. I have 2 drives in the
>  > ABIT physical RAID and they are both of different sizes. Thus RAID 0
>  > lets me stripe across them. The RAID is set up at POST so it's
>  > already operating when the installer boots. Has anyone seen this
>  > problem? I've been trying to install for a while (most of the night)
>  > so could be an error between the keyboard and the monitor by now :)
>
>  Blanket message.
>
>  WinRAID on these boards are NOT SUPPORTED by opensource drivers.
>  WinRAID is a joke, and should only be used if you're using Windows on
>  the system.  Please do not report failures of Fedora Core and your
>  WinRAID onboard solution.  SATA is supported in a CONTROLLER ONLY mode,
>  not WinRAID.  Hardware RAID cards such as 3ware and LSI are supported
>  in RAID mode via opensource drivers, but you will not find these
>  onboard your motherboard.
>
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Abit RAID 0 not recognized

[Jesse Keating]

On Friday 30 April 2004 11:39, Nethaniel St. Donovan wrote:
>  Ok more caffeine and the Manual now. The Raid device built into my
>  motherboard is a Highpoint-Tech.com product with linux drivers for
>  redhat. I am sorry for my ignorance but how do I install a driver if
>  it's the anaconda installer that is not seeing the RAID. I burned the
>  ISO to CD for disks 1-4. What do I need to modify in order to add the
>  driver to the install so anaconda can use it? 
You don't.  More than likely, the driver is binary only, and not 
suitable for any other kernel than the one it says it supports.

Usually to use a driver, you have to make a driver disk for use at 
install time.  Most (good) hardware vendors that need to use a driver 
this way will provide the driver disk image for you.  Others.... not so 
much.

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[John Pullan]

On Fri, 2004-04-30 at 17:28, Jesse Keating wrote:
>  On Friday 30 April 2004 08:49, John Pullan wrote:
>  > Does anyone know why ? Given that it worked like a charm on test2 ?
>  > Has the installer kernel been updated as well as the installed kernel
>  > ?
>  
>  Yes, installer kernel is updated.  The installer kernel matches (version 
>  wise) the installed kernel. 
So after a bit more experimenting, I ended up install the packages by
hand. What I discovered was that the installed UP kernel fails to boot,
but the SMP (hyperthreading P4 3Ghz) variant works. 

I guess this might be a clue, but I'm not sure to what :-)


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[Jesse Keating]

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On Saturday 01 May 2004 09:24, John Pullan wrote:
>  So after a bit more experimenting, I ended up install the packages
> by
>  hand. What I discovered was that the installed UP kernel fails to boot,
>  but the SMP (hyperthreading P4 3Ghz) variant works.
>
>  I guess this might be a clue, but I'm not sure to what :-) 
Ah!  Try disabling hyperthreading in the bios when you boot the install CD.  
I'll try when I get to work.

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[John Pullan]

On Sat, 2004-05-01 at 18:03, Jesse Keating wrote:
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>  On Saturday 01 May 2004 09:24, John Pullan wrote:
>  > So after a bit more experimenting, I ended up install the packages by
>  > hand. What I discovered was that the installed UP kernel fails to boot,
>  > but the SMP (hyperthreading P4 3Ghz) variant works.
>  >
>  > I guess this might be a clue, but I'm not sure to what :-)
>  
>  Ah!  Try disabling hyperthreading in the bios when you boot the install CD.  
>  I'll try when I get to work. 
Nope, I'm afraid that didn't help either the install or the installed UP
kernel.

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[Michal Jaegermann]

On Fri, Apr 30, 2004 at 07:56:10AM -0700, Jesse Keating wrote:
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>  On Thursday 29 April 2004 21:06, Eric Beyer wrote:
>  > Not to reply to my own post or something but that subject should be
>  > FC2T3 and I forgot to add the video card info (Nvidia GeForce 5600 Ultra
>  > - 128MB AGP). Also using onboard sound and LOM (3com 940). Fedora Core 1
>  > is currently installed and working...
>  
>  Asus P4P800 is known to not work. 
I managed to install FC2T3 on an x86_64 machine only after
'linux noprobe nousb' at a boot prompt in anaconda.  I will put
more details into bugzilla.  Yes, I know that "nousb" does not
show up in a help text.

This was a "from scratch" installation even if updated to the
current devel FC2T2 setup was already running on the same hardware
and previously I could just hit <Return> to get anaconda to do
its business.

  Michal

[Eric Beyer]

Jesse Keating said:
>  Asus P4P800 is known to not work.
>  
Hmm, that is strange.. Back when I built this system FC1 test x was the
only distro that installed with out too much work. I have been running FC1
with a custom 2.6.3 kernel for quite a while on this board so it must be
something fairly recent that broke support for this MoBo.

Is there any additional information I can provide or futher steps to help
narrow down what the issue is? I wish it would at least dump something to
the screen when it hangs...

Thanks for reply,

Eric