Why are some having so much trouble with F7?
Chris
racerx at makeworld.com
Sat Jun 23 16:45:54 UTC 2007
On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:01:08 -0400
Eric <spamsink at scoot.netis.com> wrote:
> At 09:44 AM 6/23/2007, Paul Smith wrote:
>
> <PS>>>>>The installation DVD simply does not install anything here
> (and in many places). The problem is caused by the fact that the F7
> kernels are too buggy... With a yum installation, F7 gets installed,
> but to boot in it, one has to have the FC6 kernel installed and
> selected.<<<<<
>
> Good morning, Paul.
>
> That's what I mean. I installed using the out-of-the-box DVD ISO
> image, both in VMware Workstation and on a separate machine with DVD
> drive. Both of them installed with no problem and booted right up.
> I have since upgraded both to the newer released kernel and that
> works fine, too. I have also run Software Updater on both, as
> recently as two days ago, and updated everything for which there was
> an update available (that's something I normally don't do... if it
> ain't broke don't fix it and all of that, so I usually just upgrade
> the things I need or that are flagged as security issues).
> Everything (that I have used so far) continues to Just Work.
>
> The kernels may be buggy in ways I haven't run across yet, but as for
> booting up, absolutely no problem...
>
> I'm just trying to understand why some are having nothing but
> problems and others just breeze right through.
>
I second that - I installed on my Sony PC and a Compaq laptop both
using the FC7 DVD.
Absolutely zero issues.
--
Best regards,
Chris
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