On Sat, 2004-11-27 at 17:22 -0500, Bruce wrote: > I am trying to install FC2 on a box that now has win95. The cdrom > install gets as far as "running /sbin/loader" where it pauses for a > while then prints "Call Trace" and a bunch of memory addresses with > names suggesting that it can't get the cdrom started again and then it > kernel panics with message: > > "fatal exception in interrupt in interrupt handler. no syncing" Have you verified the media? Have you tried "ide=nodma"? http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showpost.php?p=2541&postcount=4 > I've tried using the boot manager referred to on the fedora FAQ page > but the documentation is poor and I couldn't manage to make a boot > floppy from it. > > I also have an FC2 box and both have nics but I haven't found any > instructions how to install over a network. A google on "fc3 network install" turns up lots of relevant links. Here are a couple: http://www.siliconvalleyccie.com/linux-adv/network-install.htm http://www.mae.virginia.edu/linuxboot/ A search of the list archives will also yield many hints. Phil
