Install of Fedora 7 on Dell Poweredge 2300

[Langdon Stevenson]

Just wanted to update this issue: I have now successfully installed 
Debian on this machine as well as Ubuntu.

I can find no information about the original problem via Google, and no 
amount of prodding at bios and RAID settings helped.

I am at a loss as to how to proceed, unless someone who knows more about 
the installer can give me any pointers.

Regards,
Langdon


Langdon Stevenson wrote:
> I recently acquired a Dell Poweredge 2300 (256 megs RAM, 5 x 9 gig SCSI2 
> disks on RAID controller).
> 
> I want to set it up for a friend as a low cost file/mail server.
> 
> It does not have a DVD drive (and lacks any visible IDE ports), so I am 
> limited to booting from a CD and installing over the network.
> 
> I have downloaded the Fedora 7 Rescue iso, checked the iso, then burned 
> it to a CD and tested the CD.  No problems with the media.
> 
> I then attempted to install Fedora 7 on the server.
> 
> The CD is detected and the machine boots to the install prompt (asking 
> me if I want to install, recover, boot from disk etc).
> 
> When I choose "graphical install", or "text mode install" I get the 
> following output:
> 
> 
> Loading /boot/vmlinuz........
> Loading /boot/initrd.gz.......
> Ready.
> /boot/vmlinuz: attempted DOS system call
> boot:
> 
> 
> Then the install stops.  No activity after this.  Hitting enter returns 
> me to the install prompt and I go around again.
> 
> 
> I have downloaded the latest Ubuntu Server and am running the install at 
> the moment to check if this is something to do with the hardware, or 
> Fedora.  So far, no problems.  The server is currently finishing the 
> install without any hiccups.
> 
> So it seems that there is no (serious) problem with the hardware.
> 
> Does anyone have any idea why the Fedora install hangs?
> 
> Regards,
> Langdon
>