Thanks John! Yes, it is an ASUS motherboard (P5AD2 Deluxe)! I used __solution 2__ and FC7 is installing right now. All the best. Manuel > -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Austin > Sent: quarta-feira, 20 de Junho de 2007 20:14 > To: For users of Fedora > Subject: Re: Can't install FC7 from DVD > > > > On Wed, 2007-06-20 at 18:00 +0100, Manuel Monteiro wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I tried to install FC7 from DVD but it stopped just after loading > initrd.img > > with the message 'Ready!'. > > This also happens in text mode. > > > > I already used this DVD to install FC7 successfully on another PC. > > > > Any ideas about this? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Manuel Monteiro > > > > > > > Hi > > Bet you have an Asus motherboard !! > > I had to do this on one of my machines ! > > Thanks to LarryT for the info below !!!! > > I chose option 2 !!!!!!!!!!! > > ############################################ > Big problem with F7 install on Asus A7V600-X motherboard > Sata drives cause booting to stop just after loading vmlinuz and initrd > the machine freezes with the following message ! > Ready > Solution 1 - Not Nice > There is a way to install Fedora 7 on ASUS-A7V600(-X) (maybe other) > boards with > any sata drives connected. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!! > > Unplug any sata drives. When the kernel is loading, plug in (hotplug) > the drive. > Then everything is working. ;o) > > Solution 2 > OKAY : found I very cute work around : > booting usb stick after dd the diskboot file ! > This makes no sense to me !!!!!! > but it works and the fun may begin right now > _________________________ > LarryT, GParted-livecd maintainer > Main site : http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ > ######################### > Therefore > mount -o loop F-7-i386-DVD.iso /mnt/zip > cd /mnt/zip/images > dd if=diskboot.img of=/dev/sdxxxx > ######################### > > On my machine I had to do the above and > Select USB Zip on Asus board!! > Boot up past the problem and then insert the DVD > It Works!!!! > > john > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
