On Mon, Nov 07, 2005 at 12:39:30PM +1000, Scott N. Blackman wrote: > Hi All, > > I am attempting to install FC4 on a new machine which just has WindowsXP > on it (I want to dual boot). However, I don't get very far at all. The > DVD disk boots up and gives the usual questions, but no FC. At which I > hit enter for graphical installation. It loads the one file and then > initrd.img............. and then it reboots. I tried "linux noprobe" and > "linux text" but with the exact same results. The disks are good as they > have been used on different machines. When I use "linux garbage" first, > then "linux" or "linux text". I get a bit further then > > IRQ11: nobody cared ... > ... > ... > ... > Disabling IRQ11 > > Then system hangs. > > > My configuration: > ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe > 2GB DDRII 533 > Intel P4-531 3.0GHz PRESCOTT9(LGA775) processor > 2 x 200GB (JB) WD S-ATA Hard drive > ATI Radeon X700 pro pci-express video > 19" LG 1950SSN LCD monitor > LG GSA-4163B DVD+/-/RAM DUAL LAYER slave > PIONEER DVR-110 DVD+/-RW DUAL LAYER master > > Any ideas? > I have only one idea and it may not be correct. When putting Linux on a machine with a SATA drive I found I had to change the SATA drive configuration in the BIOS. I can't remember which option I chose but it would be easy to try a different option for SATA (my BIOS had three) and see what happens. -- ======================================================================= Behind every great man, there is a woman -- urging him on. -- Harry Mudd, "I, Mudd", stardate 4513.3 ------------------------------------------- Aaron Konstam Computer Science Trinity University telephone: (210)-999-7484
