> Hi > I have just tried to install fedora core 3 64 bit on a system with via > sata 8237 chipset and sata disk, and it failes 4 times. I installed an > alternative IDE disk and it worked fine. > > After installation from bootable DVD to the sata disk, a reboot fails to > start the secondary install procedures (licence agrrement, date/time, > video setup, user setup etc. The sata install just hangs at this point > after the very first line in boot messages: > Initializing hardware - storage network audio >>> hang > a control c gets past this, but then the disk system is read only and > the boot fails. > > I see there was some discussion of this back in January 2004 on core 1 > and core 2 - but there still seems to be an issue with installation onto > a sata disk on an 8237 controller. > > Have I missed something?? This is my hardware configuration. Motherboard: Gigabyte K8 Triton Micro ATX Socket 754 for AMD Athlon64 w/64-bit 3400+ CPU VIA VT8237 Chipset VIA K8M800 Chipset On-board UniChrome Pro Graphics S3 Pro IGP Hard drive: Seagate SATA 200GB hard drive Monitor: ViewSonic VG191 (LCD) I have been unable to figure out the exact issue with the installation, but it seems to be something with the graphics card or display. This only occurs with the Fedora Core 3 x86_64 installation, and I don't have a solution. The only alternative that I have found is installing Fedora Core 3 x86_32. There are no issues with this installation and my hardware other than it's less efficient using a 32-bit OS on a 64-bit system.
