On Sun, 2007-03-11 at 22:29 +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote: > On 11/03/07, Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-03-11 at 16:46 +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote: > > > This is the third machine I'm installing FC6 on this month :) The > > > first two went smoothly, but this one (P4 1.5 gHz, 256 MB RDRAM) > is > > > giving me kernel panic after booting from the install disk. I've > > > snapped two pics of the screen here: > > > http://dotancohen.com/kernelPanic1.jpg > > > http://dotancohen.com/kernelPanic2.jpg > > > Note: the pics are 1.8 MB each! I'm in no position to make them > > > smaller at the moment- technical BS. > > > > > > The machine has got a CD ROM drive and I salvaged the DVD drive > from > > > another known-good machine. I have three disks here: SLAX CD, > Kubuntu > > > CD, and FC6 DVD. All three disks give kernel panic when booted > from > > > the DVD drive. From the CD drive, FC6 and Kubuntu panic, but SLAX > > > lights right up and runs fine. Note that onle one drive is > attached at > > > a time: I've only got a one-headed IDE cable at the moment. > > > > > > Memtest86+ runs all night on the machine and turns up fine. The > post > > > test beeps like it should, no morse code. What could I check? > > > > > > Dotan Cohen > > I assume there is no panic when you boot these disks on another > machine. > > Yes? > > Right. I should have mentioned that the FC6 DVD had installed on 2 > machines already and the Kubuntu on maybe 3 or 4. SLAX sees some use. > The truth is I don't really understand what you are claiming you did. Are you saying when you trying to install FC6 from an install DVD you get a kernel panic? When does this happen ? Before your get the initial screen which allows you to install in graphics mode or text mode, etc? Or is it after it starts the install? -- Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
