Michael, I have tried for days with multiple downloads and DVD burns to install. I finally managed to do it with linux text and now it boots up. Try that. Maybe it will work for you too. Just use the default partitioning. /Ivan --- Michael Satterwhite <michael@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I didn't notice it before I posted my message, but I > found it > interesting that another potential Fedora user had > posted a very similar > problem to mine immediately before my message was > posted. > > I'd like to switch to Fedora, but I can't get it to > come up. Note: I did > check the image sums before I burned the DVD. I did > have k3b verify the > image, and it reported it binary equal. I did have > Fedora check the > media before I started the install. I've seen some > suggestions about > graphics cards. My card is running fine in two > different distributions > and in Windows (I'm aware that this doesn't > eliminate that as a > potential problem, but it certainly diminishes the > probability. If any > OS were the only one that couldn't use the card, I'd > question the wisdom > of using it). > > There was a question about /usr and / being in the > same partition. I'm > bringing /home up in its own partition, but > everything else shares a > partition (except my windows partition. I'm not > going to let my Linux > installation touch my Win2K partition). > > That said, my install runs through the point that it > tries to boot. It > reaches the point that it says: > > Mounting local filesyste [Failed] > Enabling local filesystem quotas [OK] > Enabling /etc/fstab swaps > > At this point, the boot hangs and goes no further. > I've noted that other > people have reported the same problem. > > It (obviously) bothers me that it failed to mount > the local file system. > Regardless, I can't get Fedora Core 6 up. I have > wiped my Fedora install > and reinstalled kubuntu. I'm willing to try again if > there is any > realistic hope of getting Fedora up, but my window > of opportunity is > only on weekends for this, and that window is > rapidly closing. > > Can anyone offer any help, or is Fedora Core 6 just > a lost cause? I'd > have trouble believing that, but I guess anything is > possible. > > Thanks in advance > ---Michael > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Cheap talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. http://voice.yahoo.com
