Fedora 6 Installation hangs...

Lonni J Friedman netllama at gmail.com
Wed Nov 29 19:13:59 UTC 2006


On 11/29/06, Redefined Horizons <redefined.horizons at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to install Fedora in some empty space on a hard drive
> already running Debian. (I've got about 60 gigs of free space for
> Fedora.)
>
> I'm using the DVD to install. It looks like the installation has hung
> on the while trying to install the X.org X11 Driver. Nothing has
> happened with the installation for about 20 minutes.)
>
> Is there any way to exit the installation this point and not have my
> Debian operating system hosed? ( Yes I have a backup of my vital
> data.) :] I didn't want to just hit the power button until I asked you
> guys.
>
> Can I kill this installation of Fedora 6 gracefully?

Might be useful to [ctrl-]Alt-F3 to see what exactly is going on
behind the scenes.

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