FC6-T2 (DVD) won't boot on Core 2 Duo setup

[Drew Bertola]

Nathan Grennan wrote:
> As far as I know it can't be worked around. I ran into the same 
> problem with my new Core 2 Duo system. I opened 
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=201977 and it was 
> closed as rawhide. kernel-2.6.17-1.2543.fc6 works for me. I am 
> currently running FC5 on mine for working Nvidia binary drivers. Xorg 
> 7.1 in FC6 isn't properly compatible with the ATI or Nvidia binary 
> drivers.
>
>  I still have serious problems though. The onboard Jmircon JMB363 
> sata/pata controller is disabled on boot. Hence I had to go out and 
> get a sata optical drive. My dual onboard gigabit r8168 network cards 
> don't work either. I found a set of patches for 2.6.18rc2, which is 
> older than the latest development kernel,  
> http://www.fr.zoreil.com/linux/kernel/2.6.x/2.6.18-rc2/r8169/  They 
> don't seem to have been merged with the main tree. There is also a 
> driver from Realtek, from what I have read, but it's quality is 
> questionable.
Thanks, that helps a ton.  I disabled the Jmicron controller and booted 
FC5 (cd disc 1) of my trusty Sony USB CD.  This was successful.

I may just go get a PATA->SATA converter to hook up the DVD burner to 
one of the ICH8 ports, rather than the JMicron PATA port.

If I get a chance, I'll try this approach with the FC6-t2 DVD install.

Thanks again,
--
Drew