install woes

[fedora]

hi
when installing fedora x, one one machine i have to boot the 
installation with

linux nousb

otherwise it froze alxo.

it may not be nousb at your place but something similar. try an check to 
see which of the kernel options you have to specify.

good luck

suomi

whoosh wrote:
> first I downloaded the Fedora Core 9 64 DVD iso, took many hours,
> 
> but on attempting to install, it freezes up at the test media screen.
> 
> 
> I then downloaded all the FC9 64 CD isos, tried the first one and
> it freezes up at the test media screen.
> 
> I tried submitting a report on the University of Kent form, but that
> failed!
> 
> 
> I then tried the FC9 64 net install CD and it freezes up on the
> choose language screen.
> 
> The PC is an AMD Sempron 64 tower, from probably 2006. I thought
> maybe there are bugs in the early AMD64 CPUs.
> 
> so I tried the FC9 32 net install iso, freezes up on the "Choose a language"
> 
> screen. That suggests it isnt a 64 bit bug.
> 
> 
> 
> I tried Ubuntu 64, 8.04.1 that freezes up once the desktop appears.
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> when I say freeze up I mean no response to keyboard (or mouse for Ubuntu).
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> 
> I installed FC3 some years ago without problem, and I use FC3 and Windows XP
> 
> all the time without problem.
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> 
> I decided to look at FC8 instead, unfortunately there dont appear to be
> CD's, I dont want to spend 5 hours downloading the DVD and find the same
> freeze up problem.
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