Hi,
So I want to install F8 today. I download the 64 bit dvd, extract the
boot.iso image, burn it, boot from it and choose hard-drive installation.
Next...anaconda is doing the same old thing it did in F7. Hang.
More precisely , it hangs (right after the welcome screen) when it does
the "findrootparts" step. Anaconda just uses the CPU 100% and...stays
there till i get tired of it (20 minutes i've waited)
Fedora 8-Test1 and Test 2 (never installed Test 3 from the dvd, just
upgraded using yum) were installed (from the dvd image,cleanly not
upgrade) without a problem. F7 release had the same problem (F6 didn't).
The problem is this:
I have a evga nForce 680i motherboard.
I have a lot of hard-disks in my case. 2 of them are setup in RAID 0
mode using the RAID controller on the motherboard. I know, I know, its a
sucky controller,it needs dmraid to function,etc. However, this is the
setup, and 300$ for a real hardware raid is not worth it.
Now, I have my OS(s) partitions (fedora included among others) on the
RAID 0 hdds. I want to install F8 there. Booting with nodmraid is
obviously not an option.
The main question is: Why did the test releases of Fedora installed fine
(detected properly the raid partitions and works fine), and the release
doesn't? Is there anything I can do? (a boot option, a command i could
run in the console?)
Right now I am running the test release and hoping to convert it to the
stable release (and follow only those updates). I have disabled the
fedora-development.repo and ...hope for the best.
I have not tried the Live cd's yet.
I would love to cleanly install the release version of Fedora 8.
Can anyone help me? Please?
Thank you,
Sergiu.
