Completely dissatisfied with Fedora -- Please Read

[Joshua Senic]

I downloaded Fedora 12 KDE from the download page, and installed it to a 2
GB USB via the Fedora LiveUSB app.  When loading the application, I received
a fatal error, reading that it was "sleeping permanently."

Then, I download Linux Live USB (www.linuxliveusb.com) and loaded Fedora 12
KDE onto a USB from there.  When I installed it, the Fedora completely took
over my hard drive.  I am not a novice -- I have installed Linux OS's as
dual boot on several computers before, and I know that I did the
installation correctly.  After the installation, the Fedora wiped the NTFS
partition for Windows XP right off the drive.  It has been hell getting my
computer back to working condition with Windows XP.

I guarantee I will not use Fedora again due to the troubles I've had with
trying to install the OS.

Regards,

Josh Senic

[Rahul Sundaram]

On 01/16/2010 10:47 AM, Joshua Senic wrote:
> I downloaded Fedora 12 KDE from the download page, and installed it to
> a 2 GB USB via the Fedora LiveUSB app.  When loading the application,
> I received a fatal error, reading that it was "sleeping permanently."
>
> Then, I download Linux Live USB (www.linuxliveusb.com
> http://www.linuxliveusb.com/) and loaded Fedora 12 KDE onto a USB
> from there.  When I installed it, the Fedora completely took over my
> hard drive.  I am not a novice -- I have installed Linux OS's as dual
> boot on several computers before, and I know that I did the
> installation correctly.  After the installation, the Fedora wiped the
> NTFS partition for Windows XP right off the drive.  It has been hell
> getting my computer back to working condition with Windows XP.
>
> I guarantee I will not use Fedora again due to the troubles I've had
> with trying to install the OS.

It appears you used Unetbootin to make a live usb and this does not work
because Unetbootin has a bug. Nothing to do with Fedora itself.  We have
documented this and provided the details at

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F12_bugs#Live_USB_sticks_created_with_u...

Note that webmaster id is for feedback on the Fedora website only.

Rahul