cannot install fc7, fc6, or fc5 on new machine

[stan]

On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:17:16 -0700
stan <stanl at cox.net> wrote:

> On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:25:03 -0700
> Vicki and Dave Stevenson <vicndave at pacbell.net> wrote:
> 
> [snip ]
> 
> >I have similar luck trying to install with a dvd+rw burned from
> >Fedora-7-Live-x86_64.iso. The choices were:
> >    - Run from image
> >    - Run from RAM - requires 1 GB+
> >    - Verify and run from image
> >
> >Each of these choices gave these results:
> >    Loading vmlinuz
> >    Loading
> >initrd.img...................................................................................
> >    Ready.
> >    .
> >    Decompressing Linux...done.
> >    Booting the kernel.
> >    ata1:softreset failed (1st FIS failed)
> >    ata2:softreset failed (1st FIS failed)
> >    hub 2-2:1.0: config failed, can't get hub status (err -62)
> >
> >    Kernel alive
> 
Couple more thoughts.

Check that the jumpers on the motherboard are what you want.  Usually
they come sane, but you could be the execption.

Check all connectors, make sure they are seated well.