Problem on installing/running FC5 64 bit

[Dan]

Stephen Liu wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Having been tried half day to install FedoraCore5_64 bit on a newly
> built PC without success;
>
> PC config
> Athlon 64 939 socket 3000+
> Motherboard - Asus A8N-VM with built-in LAN and sound
> Ram - DDR400 dual channel twin 1024M (512Mx2)
> PCI-E graphic card - Gigabyte nVidia GeForce 6600 DDR2 256M
> SATA II 80G 8M cache 7200 rpm
>
> 5 FC5_64 iso.img were download on a FC3 PC, sha1sum checked matched and
> burned on 5 CD-RWs
> disc 1 (650M CD-RW)
> disc 2 (700M CD-RW)
> disc 3 (700M CD-RW)
> disc 4 (700M CD-RW)
> disc 5 (650M CD-RW)
>
> The discs were checked on the new PC with bugs found.  Download another
> set on FC3 PC.  Bugs were still found on new PC during media checked. 
> Download another set again with the same result.
>
> Continued installed FC5_64 on the new PC as workstation.  During
> changing to disc2, a package can't be opened, needing reboot.  After
> several trials finally I got FC5_64 installed.  But it failed to boot.
>
> During booting
> ....
> ACPI: unable to load the system description tables
> ......
> .....
> finally it hung on;
> detecting eth0 ...... [FAILED]
>
> another time it hung on;
> Bringing cups.........
>
> The new box is working on running Ubuntu LiveCD with Internet
> connected.
>
> Please help.  TIA
>
> B.R.
> SL
>
>   
No need to download again if the sha1sums are correct. Either the burner 
is bad, or you should look at the ide=nodma option for checking the 
discs (but not installing).
-Dan