--- Clint Harshaw <clint@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi all, I'm in need of some help getting FC1 or 2 on a new box that I > > built. Here are the basic specs: > ASUS A7V8X-X mobo > ASUS Radeon 7000 video card > Western Digital 7200 rpm 80GB hd with 8MB buffer > > When I boot from either FC1 or FC2 disk 1, the results are identical. > It > correctly probes for the video card (ATI Radeon 7000), the monitor > ViewSonic VG800, the mouse type (Generic 3-button mouse, PS/2). > > X starts > then I go through the new partitioning, where I let it do it > automatically. I set the time zone, my root pw, and select Desktop. I > > configure my static IP information. When it starts to actually do the > > installation, it stops X, and tells me that the install exited > abnormally. > sending termination signals ... done > sending kill signals ... done > disabling swap ... > unmounting file systems ... > etc. > you may safely reboot > > and then it sits there. > I had this same problem I had two sticks of memory in the MB. Both were new and worked fine - but not together. Try memtest86 to see if you also are having memory problems. http://www.memtest86.com/ You could also type "linux text" at the first prompt after booting the cd. Mick M. ===== Dogs have Masters - Cats have Staff! __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
