Re: [FC4] System locks up when booting installation DVD

[Bob Chiodini <rchiodin bellsouth net>]

On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 19:13 +0100, Carsten Gaebler wrote:
> Rick Stevens wrote:
> > Sounds like a GUI issue.  Try installing in text mode.  It would also
> > be of help if you'd describe your system (motherboard make, hard drives,
> > memory, CPU, etc.)
> 
> I don't think it's a GUI issue because this is still before the kernel
> starts. Doesn't matter whether I boot 'linux' or 'linux text'.
> 
> But you're right, I should have included my system config:
> 
> Motherboard: MSI K7N420 Pro
> CPU: Athlon XP
> Memory: 256 MB
> 3ware Escalade 7000-2 RAID controller
> 2x IBM Deskstar 120GXP 40GB hard drives
> Adaptec AIC-7850 SCSI controller
> AVM FritzCard PCI 2.0
> Matrox Millennium G550 graphics card
> Creative Labs CT4810 sound card
> 
> cg.
> 

Try appending some random text to the kernel command line at the boot
prompt.  You may see a warning later, ignore it.

This has hit the list many times, take a look at the archives for more
details.

Bob...