Problems Installing Fedora Core 2

Thu Jul 8 16:06:25 UTC 2004

Yes. I just did using ActiveStates MD5SUM program for Windows. They all
check out.

-- Kris

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> [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of 
> vdinenna at comworks.us
> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 11:53 AM
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases
> Subject: Re: Problems Installing Fedora Core 2
> 
> 
> Have you run a MD5 check on the install discs themselves?
> 
> 
> 
> > Hello All-
> >
> > I usually don't join and then immediately post, but these problems 
> > with Fedora are driving me nuts. But I am wonder if anyone here can 
> > help.
> >
> > The first three are minor problems, then I will get to the big one.
> >
> > My System Configuration:
> >
> > AMD Athlon "Thunderbird" 1.2ghz
> > Asus A7V133 (KT133A Chip) Motherboard
> > 768MB PC133 RAM
> > ATI All-In-Wonder 7500
> > Dell D1226H 19" Monitor
> > 3Com 3c905x Network Card
> > Linksys WMP54G "Wireless-G" Network Card
> > Adaptec AIC-7850 PCI SCSI Card
> > Promise ATA100 UIDE Controller (on board)
> > Creative Labs SoundBlaster Live! Value
> > VIA USB Controller
> > Samsung SM-352B 52x CDR/RW + DVD Drive
> > Aopen 32X CDROM Drive
> > Microsoft Wheel Optical USB Mouse
> > Dell "Internet" Keyboard USB
> > HP OfficeJet K80 (connected via USB)
> >
> > (Yes I have no free slots in my computer!)
> >
> > Hard Drive Configuration:
> >
> > (on-board IDE controller)
> >
> > IDE 1:1 --> Samsung CDR/RW/DVD Drive
> > IDE 1:2 --> Open
> > IDE 2:1 --> Aopen 32x CDROM Drive
> > IDE 2:2 --> Open
> >
> > (Promise UIDE Controller)
> >
> > UIDE 1:1 --> Western Digital 80GB Drive
> > /dev/hde1 --> <swap> - 1024mb - Swap FS
> > /dev/hde2 --> /boot - 150mb - Ext3
> > /dev/hde3 --> C:\ (Windows XP) - 60GB - NTFS
> > /dev/hde4 --> / - 16GB - Ext3
> >
> > UIDE 1:2 --> IBM DeathStar erm I mean Desktar - 75GB 
> /dev/hdf1 --> D:\ 
> > - 75GB - NTFS
> >
> > UIDE 2:1 --> Maxtor 80GB
> > /dev/hdg1 --> E:\ - 80GB - NTFS
> >
> > UIDE 2:2 --> Open
> >
> > Other System Notes: I have "Plug N Play OS" set to "No" in 
> the BIOS. 
> > (helps with video capturing in Windoze). There is also no way to 
> > 'control' the Promise controller (as you would in the 
> BIOS). It truly 
> > is "plug N pray" and
> > auto detects my drives as "Ultra DMA 5"
> >
> >
> > Now on to the problems...
> >
> > Problem #1
> > ----------
> >
> > I cannot use a USB to PS/2 Mouse converter with my Microsoft Wheel 
> > Mouse Optical USB. I can only use it as a USB mouse. This is not a 
> > total bad thing, but I like my USB ports free for other things.
> >
> > Problem #2
> > ----------
> >
> > Installer does not set the /boot partition as the active parition, 
> > instead it keeps my Windows partition as the active partition. This 
> > would not make grub accessible. Once I was able to change 
> the active 
> > paritition to my /boot partition, I could get the grub 
> loader screen, 
> > and load into Linux and/or Windows XP.
> >
> > Maybe I have not setup a dual boot system in a while, but I 
> could have 
> > swore that the older redhat installers set the active 
> partition to be 
> > the /boot partition (where applicable). Maybe I am wrong?
> >
> > Problem #3
> > ----------
> >
> > I get this message when installing..
> >
> > "Unable to align partition properly. This probably means 
> that another 
> > partition tool generated an incorrect partition table, because it 
> > didnt have the correct BIOS geometry. It is safe to ignore, but 
> > ignoring may cause
> > (fixable) problems with boot loaders."
> >
> > I just ignore it because I did at one point get linux to 
> load, and it 
> > did not effect the boot loader.
> >
> >
> > Problem #4 (The big one)
> > ----------
> >
> > Problem: Installer locks up after I select "Custom", then select 
> > "Next" from the installer GUI.
> >
> > First off, I have to say that I did get it to install at one point 
> > because I used Text mode. However, even after I got it to 
> install, it 
> > locked up on startup.
> >
> > I can replicate this problem over and over again, and it 
> locks up at 
> > the same exact place. I cannot get past this point.
> >
> > Things I've Tried:
> >
> > 1. Installing via text mode. Which works, but now locks up 
> on startup 
> > 2. I've checked the CDs for errors, No problems using Media 
> Check 3. 
> > Ram a Memtest86. Ran this overnight, no issues 4. Manually 
> resized the 
> > hard drive with kernel params. Did not help (nor did
> > not remove that error message)
> > 5. Turned off Power Management in BIOS. Did not help.
> > 6. Passed noapic noalcpic arguments to kernel. Did not help.
> > 7. Thought maybe it was a heating issue. Took off covers, 
> left it off
> > overnight and tried again. No Workie.
> >
> > If it means anything, I can replicate a similar problem 
> when trying to 
> > load Mandrake 10.0. But I've never had a problem with 
> Windows XP, but 
> > then again
> > it *IS* Windows :)
> >
> > Any help on these problems (particually #4) is greatly appreciated.
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > -- Kris
> >
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