On Wed, 2005-03-02 at 23:30 -0800, Jack Pines wrote: > On Mar 2, 2005, at 6:26 PM, Alexander Dalloz wrote: > > > Am Do, den 03.03.2005 schrieb Jack Pines um 3:18: > > > >> I'm a Fedora newbie trying to install. I've been using unix / bsd / > >> linux off and on for a few decades, but am just trying Fedora. > >> Downloaded the .iso files, verified md5sum, burned them to CDs, and > >> verified the CDs. When I boot on disc 1, it boots and takes me > >> through > >> a series of questions ending with a choice of where to find the files. > >> I say on the local CD/ROM and it accesses the CD, but then comes back > >> telling me that it is unable to find the Fedora Core CD on any of my > >> drives. I've tried this multiple times and it is always the same. > > > >> -jack pines > > > > Often booting into installation with "linux ide=nodma" help in such > > cases. Maybe it is even enough to switch off DMA for the CD-ROM device > > with "linux cdnodma". > > > > Alexander > Thanks much, "linux cdnodma" didn't do it, but "linux ide=nodma" did. > Does this mean I will not be able to use dma on my ide hard drive > either? Not during installation. It'll probably work just fine post- installation. Paul. -- Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
