On Nov 26, 2007 9:36 PM, <peter.billam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Greetings, > > I'm trying to upgrade from Fedora 6 to Fedora 8 on an Acer Veriton > 5900Pro, with no success at all. > > So far I've tried > irqpoll noirqdebug ide=nodma cdnodma edd=skipmbr pci=nomsi,nommconf > libdata.dma=1 libdata.dma=0 noapic nolapic noacpi scsi_scan=sync > hwprobe=modules.pata hwprobe=-modules.pata acpi=off pci=noacpi > pnpacpi=off clocksource=acpi_pm nohz=off highres=off > which I've gleaned from various google searches. > > As far as I can see, any noapic makes it hang running /sbin/loader. > > As far as I can see, irqpoll noirqdebug are vital, and nolapic is > lethal, otherwise the install hangs loading ata_piix driver. > > With all other combinations I've tried (about 30 so far) I get: > The Fedora disc was not found in any of your CDROM drives. > Please insert the Fedora disc and press OK to retry. > > Debian, and Fedora 6, install fine on the same hardware, using just > irqpoll noirqdebug > > Are there other kernel options I should be trying ? > Any other ideas ? > > Selected excerpts from lshw: > *-firmware > description: BIOS > vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD > physical id: 0 > version: R01-B0 (03/30/2007) > size: 128KB > capacity: 960KB > capabilities: isa pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing cdboot > bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy360 int13floppy1200 > int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard > int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb ls120boot > zipboot biosbootspecification > *-pci > description: Host bridge > product: 82Q963/Q965 Memory Controller Hub > *-ide:1 > description: IDE interface > product: 82801H (ICH8 Family) 4 port SATA IDE Controller > capabilities: ide bus_master cap_list emulated > *-cdrom UNCLAIMED > description: SCSI CD-ROM > product: DVD+-RW GSA-H31N > vendor: HL-DT-ST > *-disk > description: SCSI Disk > product: WDC WD2500JS-22M > vendor: ATA > logical name: /dev/sda > *-ide:2 > description: IDE interface > product: 82801H (ICH8 Family) 2 port SATA IDE Controller > *-disk > description: SCSI Disk > product: ST380013AS > vendor: ATA > logical name: /dev/sdb > > Thanks, Regards, Peter > > AUS/TAS/DPIW/CIT/Servers hbt/lnd/l8 6233 3061 http://www.pjb.com.au > Pasaré, pasarémos dice el agua y canta la verdad contra la piedra > -- Pablo Neruda > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Hi Peter! >From your output above: *-ide:1 description: IDE interface product: 82801H (ICH8 Family) 4 port SATA IDE Controller capabilities: ide bus_master cap_list emulated *-cdrom UNCLAIMED description: SCSI CD-ROM product: DVD+-RW GSA-H31N vendor: HL-DT-ST *-disk description: SCSI Disk product: WDC WD2500JS-22M vendor: ATA logical name: /dev/sda Please note that in the above the CD-ROM drive is "UNCLAIMED" and has no logical name assigned such as the one given to your Disk which is "/dev/sda". The following comes to mind: 1. It could be that both your disk and the CD-ROM think they are "Master" on the single IDE bus and your bios made the decision to ignore the CD-ROM. 2. It may be that CMOS is somehow set so that it does not properly recognize the CD-ROM. Please note that on older machines the CMOS battery tends to run low and that CMOS then becomes unreliable. A quick fix is to re-load the defaults. 3. It may be that Fedora no longer loads a compatible driver for your CD-ROM. A fast fix may be to try another CD-ROM. Other than that Google the HW and or see what F6 or perhaps another Live-CD uses. Good Hunting! Tod
