On Fri, 2004-03-12 at 07:51, Pettersson wrote: > I wonder if someone has got the following problem before and if > someone has got a clue to what the problem is. Even qualified guesses > are welcome as long as they are labeled as such. > > I tried to install Fedora Core 1.0 from CD on the following system: > (The self test of the CD:s pass and another person has installed from > the same CD:s earlier) > > Motherboard: Shuttle MK40VN KM400 (Sound and VGA included) > CPU: Athlon XP2200+ > RAM: Selectra DDR SDRAM 512 Mb 400Mhz/ 16-ship > > The system is not and has not been overclocked. The memtest86 program > included in the distribution finds no errors. > > Each installation process ends in one of the following ways: > > 1.If memtest86 has not been run and graphic install is choosen the > program fails with either Kernal Panic or pointer error early in the > install process. It happens at some different points when choosing > install language, mouse keyboard and languages. > > 2. If memtest86 has been run, (just startet and stopped workes) or if > textbased install is choosen, the program runs until the packages are > installed. The installation then stops at a random point with a fatal > error and claims that there are either a media error, hardware error > or insufficient space on the harddrive. The last is obviously false > since root partition "/" is 8Gb and /usr/local partition 8Gb. I have had problems with installs also. What I found was that if you do the CD test on just the first CD, the rest goes through without a hitch. If you skip testing the first disk, then something doesn't get set up correctly and the install fails everytime. So, I have just been testing the first disk on every install. A nuisance when you know the disks are fine, but anything that works. Also a side note, I have been installing on refurb Dell Dimension 4600. The onboard Intel video was only allowing 640x480, no matter what I tried. I had scrounged some old video cards to get the earlier ones going. However, yesterday, I found that these machines were defaulting to 1mb video rather than the 8mb video in the bios. I made the change in the bios and now get better video. Kind of dumb that it defaulted to 1mb, but hey, now that I know. If I had time, I would find out why the onboard sound doesn't work, but I have a slew of old SB and Turtle Beach cards, so I just slap one of those in. -- Edward M. Croft Sr. Systems Engineer Open Ratings, Inc. 200 West Street Waltham, MA 02451-1121
