Install Problem with Fedora 20 (No Local Standard Disks)

[Gregory P. Ennis]

Everyone,

I purchased a used (refurbished) Dell Optiplex 755 that came with
Windows 7 installed.  I am trying to install Fedora 20, but when I get
to the "Installation Destination" screen the fedora installer is not
finding any "Local Standard Discs", which means I have been unable to
start any installation.

The system boots to Windows without any problem.  I was planning on
overwriting the disc and getting rid of the windows product entirely.  I
have checked sum the installation disc, and have even created a second
Fedora 20 installation disc and have the same problem.

Sure would appreciate some guidance from someone on the list that has
solved a similar or same problem.

Thanks,

Greg Ennis

[OT] Re: Install Problem with Fedora 20 (No Local Standard Disks)

[Ed Greshko]

On 06/27/14 16:34, Rolf Turner wrote:
>  On 27/06/14 17:56, Joe Zeff wrote:
> > On 06/26/2014 06:58 PM, Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
> >> Jeff,
> >>
> >> Thanks very much.
> >
> > No problem, but my name is Joe, not Jeff.  Yes, I know why you got it
> > wrong, but that doesn't mean that I don't like having my name mangled.
>
>
>  Joe:  I get called "Ralph" or "Rolph" or "Rolphe" or
> "Ross" or ..., far more often than I get called "Rolf".  (Roughly 95%
> --- 5%).  I have learned to live with it.  (Ah, the *mellowness* that comes with advancing
> years!)
>  
Now that I re-read it.....  "that doesn't mean that I don't like having my
name mangled"  reduces to "I like having my name mangled".  :-)

Such as "just because I didn't want any ice cream doesn't mean I don't
like ice cream."

FWIW, I answer to "Ed", "Edward", "Eddie", "Edy"
(Don't ask),  "エド", "爱德华", and "Hey You". 

Sorry for the OT'ness.  Just thought this rather amusing.


-- 
Do not condemn the judgment of another because it differs from your own. You may both be
wrong. -- Dandemis

[Rolf Turner]

On 27/06/14 17:56, Joe Zeff wrote:
>  On 06/26/2014 06:58 PM, Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
> > Jeff,
> >
> > Thanks very much.
>
>  No problem, but my name is Joe, not Jeff.  Yes, I know why you got it
>  wrong, but that doesn't mean that I don't like having my name mangled. 

Joe:  I get called "Ralph" or "Rolph" or "Rolphe" or
"Ross" or ..., far 
more often than I get called "Rolf".  (Roughly 95% --- 5%).  I have 
learned to live with it.  (Ah, the *mellowness* that comes with 
advancing years!)

cheers,

Rolf Turner

[Jeandet Alexis]

Le jeudi 26 juin 2014 à 20:58 -0500, Gregory P. Ennis a écrit :
Hi,

I used to have a weird behavior, with Fedora live install, on some
machines (Slightly old Dell for example) on USB stick, if I generate it
with the fedora tool I can't see any space on the Disk. On the same
laptop if I generate the live USB stick with Lili it works perfectly. I
don't know what is the issue but I usually have to play with this two
softwares to generate Fedora USB keys.

Best regards,
Alexis.
>  Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:11:01 -0700
>  
>  On 06/26/2014 04:47 PM, Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
>  > The system boots to Windows without any problem.  I was planning on
>  > overwriting the disc and getting rid of the windows product entirely.  I
>  > have checked sum the installation disc, and have even created a second
>  > Fedora 20 installation disc and have the same problem.
>  >
>  > Sure would appreciate some guidance from someone on the list that has
>  > solved a similar or same problem.
>  
>  Boot from a Live USB/CD/DVD and use its partitioning software to delete 
>  all partitions from the hard drive.  (If there's no GUI software, you 
>  can always use fdisk in a terminal.)  Then, boot from the installation 
>  media and see if it finds the drive.
>  
>  ---------------------------------------------------------------
>  
>  Jeff,
>  
>  Thanks very much.
>  
>  I had an F19 live CD, and it did recognize the disc.  I was able to
>  remove the partition, with the 'disk' software, but I could not get the
>  F20 install DVD to recognize it until I went back into the Live F19 and
>  formatted the partition.  After this F20 recognized the partition and I
>  could proceed.
>  
>  Do you have any comments what was happening as to why F20 did not
>  recognize it in the beginning. 
>  
>  Greg
>  
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[Joe Zeff]

On 06/26/2014 06:58 PM, Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
>  Jeff,
>
>  Thanks very much. 
No problem, but my name is Joe, not Jeff.  Yes, I know why you got it 
wrong, but that doesn't mean that I don't like having my name mangled.

[Gregory P. Ennis]

Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:11:01 -0700

On 06/26/2014 04:47 PM, Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
>  The system boots to Windows without any problem.  I was planning on
>  overwriting the disc and getting rid of the windows product entirely.  I
>  have checked sum the installation disc, and have even created a second
>  Fedora 20 installation disc and have the same problem.
>
>  Sure would appreciate some guidance from someone on the list that has
>  solved a similar or same problem. 
Boot from a Live USB/CD/DVD and use its partitioning software to delete 
all partitions from the hard drive.  (If there's no GUI software, you 
can always use fdisk in a terminal.)  Then, boot from the installation 
media and see if it finds the drive.

---------------------------------------------------------------

Jeff,

Thanks very much.

I had an F19 live CD, and it did recognize the disc.  I was able to
remove the partition, with the 'disk' software, but I could not get the
F20 install DVD to recognize it until I went back into the Live F19 and
formatted the partition.  After this F20 recognized the partition and I
could proceed.

Do you have any comments what was happening as to why F20 did not
recognize it in the beginning. 

Greg

[Joe Zeff]

On 06/26/2014 04:47 PM, Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
>  The system boots to Windows without any problem.  I was planning on
>  overwriting the disc and getting rid of the windows product entirely.  I
>  have checked sum the installation disc, and have even created a second
>  Fedora 20 installation disc and have the same problem.
>
>  Sure would appreciate some guidance from someone on the list that has
>  solved a similar or same problem. 
Boot from a Live USB/CD/DVD and use its partitioning software to delete 
all partitions from the hard drive.  (If there's no GUI software, you 
can always use fdisk in a terminal.)  Then, boot from the installation 
media and see if it finds the drive.