On Wed, 2007-04-25 at 09:59 -0800, Kam Leo wrote: > On 4/25/07, Jim Lowman <jmlowman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > The install is dying when I try to upgrade from FC4 to > > FC6 on my AMD64 3400+ machine. It freezes just after > > identifying the video card, which is a nVidia GeForce > > 6600. > > > > Everything was running fine with FC4. I thought the > > Audigy Sound Blaster card might be the problem and > > pulled it, but no joy. I have tried to install both > > the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of FC6 with the same > > result. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Thanks in advance...Jim > > > > The sound card should not cause you problems during install. Have you > tried "linux text" install? You can install the proper Nvidia driver > at a later time. > I remember needing a kernel parameter to boot the FC6 install DVD. I do not remember which kernel parameter I used. I think it was enable_8254_timer. I think I typed "linux enable_8254_timer". I used to use enable_8254_timer on my kernel boot line. After a certain FC6 version, that failed. I next had to use noapic. I have not tried booting without noapic to see if it is still needed. In /boot/grub/grub.conf, I have the following kernel line: kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-1.2944.fc6 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet noapic to boot the kernel with the noapic option. It would be presumptuous of me to assume noapic or enable_8254_timer fixes your problem. My best guess is you need some kernel parameter. I have a Compaq Presario SR2037X (AMD64 3800+). I assume some models need no kernel parameters. I assume other models need different kernel parameters. I believe different parameters are needed with different Linux versions. I believe the parameters needed depend on the particular Linux kernel, on the BIOS, and on the design of the motherboard. I searched the Internet for a list of kernel parameters: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/gregkh/lkn/lkn_pdf/ch09.pdf I assume you have a desktop, from Compaq/HP. HP is supposed to be supportive of open source. I did a google search: HP Linux The first page has a number of HP websites pertaining to Linux. I do not know if it would be a waste of time browsing their websites. In summary, I would first try various kernel parameters. I would next try the HP websites hoping they have some Linux support.
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