FC3 Installtion Problems

[Thomas Riggs]

Edward wrote:

>
>
> Thomas Riggs wrote:
>
>>>>> I'm installing FC3 i386, do you want the build number? I don't 
>>>>> know how to find that either... *looks embarrassed*
>>>>
>
> I don't think by version he means build number, but rather DVD or CD 
> version - I could be wrong though. I believe version wise there's only 
> one?
>
> I also do not suspect your hardware per-se, except to say I've had a 
> lot of trouble with VIA I/O controllers. This is what I would do first 
> before anything else:
>
> 1> Run Memtest. I believe you can run it from the Fedora CD/DVD now, 
> but if not grab it off the net.
>
> 2> This is probably just because I don't like the VIA Apollo Pro 
> chipset when it comes to I/O, but I would most definitely turn off DMA 
> for the install. Use the site: http://www.fedorafaq.org.
>
> Here's an excerpt that may help you:
>
> Q: I have strange installation problems.
> A: If your installation doesn't work, or you have problems during or 
> after installation, first read the README and the Release Notes.
>
> If the README and Release Notes don't have a solution for your 
> problem, try booting the installer with one of the following commands:
>
> linux ide=nodma
>
> linux acpi=off
>
> linux i8042.nomux
>
> linux acpi=off apm=off
>
> The "i8042.nomux" is especially helpful if you have keyboard or mouse 
> problems.
>
> If any of those commands fixes your problem, please file a bug in Red 
> Hat's Bugzilla.
>
> (Thanks to Alan Cox for all this information.)
>
> Try these first. Especially the ide=nodma one, as it has solved a lot 
> of install problems for a lot of people here.
>
> Regards,
> Ed.
>
Big thanks Ed, hopefully I'll get FC working soon!
(It's CD by the way)

-Thomas Riggs