Upgrade from Redhat 9 to Fedora Core 3 problem,

[Mark Knecht]

On 6/14/05, Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure at earthlink.net> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 06:01:09AM -0700, Leila Lappin wrote:
> >
> > --- Mark Knecht <markknecht at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > On 6/13/05, Leila Lappin <damovand at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > I'm attempting to upgrade from Redhat 9 to Fedora
> > > core
> > > > 3.  I'm an application developer not a system
> > > person
> > > > so I purchased the CDs instead of attempting to
> > > > download and burn them myself.  Tonight after I
> > > > received the CDs I started to install them but the
> > > > process hangs just as soon as it starts.  The
> > > > following is what happens.
> > > >
> > > >      Insert FC3 first CD and restart my system
> > > >      Choose "Graphic Mode" by pressing enter
> > > >
> > > > A bunch of diagnostics run on the console then the
> > > > screen starts changing color, the diagnostics fade
> > > out
> > > > and a bunch of vertical lines appear.  After that
> > > > nothing happens the CD drive open but when I place
> > > the
> > > > second CD in it nothing happens.  Does anyone have
> > > any
> > > > idea what's going on and why?   If this is not the
> > > > right place for me to ask my questions could
> > > someone
> > > > please suggest a better list or forum?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your advice
> > > >
> > >
> > > Leila,
> > >    When the disk first starts up it's going to allow
> > > you to choose a
> > > kernel and also to add some kernel options. Try a
> > > few options, such as
> > >
> > > nousb noacpi nofirewire nokudzu
> > >
> > > Those are just possibe suggestions and not real
> > > guidance. Look at the
> > > options list. It's there somewhere. Try changing a
> > > few and seeing if
> > > you can get past this. I've had problems with P4HT
> > > machines and USB
> > > detection.
> > >
> > > Also try doing a text install instead of graphics.
> > > Sometimes that helps.
> > >
> > > Good luck,
> > > Mark
> > >
> >
> > Hi Mark,
> >
> > Thank you for your suggestion.  I tried another option
> > and exact same thing happened.  This time I selected
> > to test the setup, I don't remember the exact wording
> > something about media.  But it did exactly the same
> > thing as when I chose to install in graphic mode! This
> > is where it hangs:
> >
> > trying to remount root filesystem read write... done
> > mounting /tmp as ramfs... done
> > running install...
> > running /sbin/loader
> >
> > I've searched through internet and found a few others
> > having the same problem but I haven't found how they
> > solved it.  One post says that there should be a pause
> > of just 40 seconds and then I should the options to
> > select the language and so on.  Well if anyone else
> > has any ideas I'll appreciate your thoughts and
> > suggestions.
> >
> > Leila
> 
> I've had several machines require the "acpi=off" option.  (That may be
> the same as "noacpi" that Mark suggested.)  At least one other
> required "ide=nodma".  See also

I think noacpi and acpi=off are subtly different. Both could/should be tried.

I think ide=nodma is a real good bet. I have some Asus Pundit-R
machines based on the newer ATI chipsets. I cannot install Gentoo on
them without using ide=nodma. Once installed I have DMA enabled and
get >50MB/S from the drives.

One Intel box I have fails when USB is enabled with FC2 or Gentoo, but
USB works fine when I get to a real kernel at the end of the install.
I could never get FC3 to load on an SiS-based machine I got for my son
at Christmas time. (And which many of you helped me get going. My
continued thanks!) That machine installs and runs FC2 jsut fine
though. Leila may be seeing whatever stood in my way on that machine.

I suggest just continuing to try all the options that the install
kernel makes available.

Good luck,
Mark