On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:01:08 -0400 Eric <spamsink@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > At 09:44 AM 6/23/2007, Paul Smith wrote: > > <PS>>>>>The installation DVD simply does not install anything here > (and in many places). The problem is caused by the fact that the F7 > kernels are too buggy... With a yum installation, F7 gets installed, > but to boot in it, one has to have the FC6 kernel installed and > selected.<<<<< > > Good morning, Paul. > > That's what I mean. I installed using the out-of-the-box DVD ISO > image, both in VMware Workstation and on a separate machine with DVD > drive. Both of them installed with no problem and booted right up. > I have since upgraded both to the newer released kernel and that > works fine, too. I have also run Software Updater on both, as > recently as two days ago, and updated everything for which there was > an update available (that's something I normally don't do... if it > ain't broke don't fix it and all of that, so I usually just upgrade > the things I need or that are flagged as security issues). > Everything (that I have used so far) continues to Just Work. > > The kernels may be buggy in ways I haven't run across yet, but as for > booting up, absolutely no problem... > > I'm just trying to understand why some are having nothing but > problems and others just breeze right through. > I second that - I installed on my Sony PC and a Compaq laptop both using the FC7 DVD. Absolutely zero issues. -- Best regards, Chris
