Install bootstrap hangs
david
david at daku.org
Tue May 18 18:15:32 UTC 2004
I have an older machine, but one that is within the minima in the release
notes.
I managed to get the installer boostrapped via a diskette boot which turned
into a CD boot, entered:
linux text
The system then displayed
Installing the 7aicxxxx
(not sure what the precise spelling is)
After about 30 minutes of blue screen with the buttons menu on the bottom,
I get
Running anaconda, the Fedora Core system installer - please wait ...
which remained on the screen unchanged for about an hour and I simply gave up.
Computer details:
Dell Workstation 400 MT
Pentium II, 300 mhz
40g ATA hard drive
floppy, cdrom reader
ethernet card
Even though the system cannot bootstrap from CDROM, I used a BootManager
http://btmgr.sourceforge.net/.
I had similar problems with the FC1 load, but resolved it by using the two
diskettes (boot and drivers), and loading from the network.
Does anyone have any ideas?
David Kurn
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