On Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 09:59:09PM -0600, Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
> I am trying to install F8 on a Compaq Pesario Laptop that has F6 on it.
> The 386 DVD hangs after picking a 'new install' at :
> running /sbin/loader
I'm having that problem too.
When it says 'running /sbin/loader', press enter. If the screen scrolls
up one line, then it might not have hung, it might just take a long time.
For me, it took about 5-6 minutes before proceeding. Just wait longer.
:-)
I did find a better workaround, though. Try this:
* Boot the install DVD
* At the boot menu, hit tab
* Append one of the following to the end of the line:
floppy.allowed_drive_mask=0
clocksource=acpi_pm
floppy.allowed_drive_mask=0 clocksource=acpi_pm
* Press enter
I'm not sure which of the three appendages is the best one, but for me any
of them worked fine.
Sources:
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=171230&highlight=floppy+clocksource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=338061
Regards, Msquared...
