On Tue, 2008-01-22 at 07:55 -0500, Rick Bilonick wrote: > I'm trying to install Fedora 8 64-bit on an Athlon 64-bit desktop > running Fedora 6. It boots from the install disk, asks about language, > etc. and then strangely brings up a menu on which I'm to indicate where > the packages to install are (CD/DVD, hard drive, etc.). If it's booting > from the DVD to begin with, why is it now asking where the packages are? > I've tried all sorts of kernel parameters (ide=nodma, acpi=off, etc. - I > included ones specifically for this problme) but NOTHING helps. What is > the solution? Must I replace the CD/DVD drive? If so, how do I know what > to buy?? It depends on the type of CD/DVD drive you have. It's not uncommon to have that occur when installing off an external USB drive (you need to tell it you're installing from a local CD/DVD drive, wait for anaconda to tell you it can't find it and then you load the usb-storage driver). I've installed F7 and F8 on any number of Athlons and Opterons with minimal issues beyond the occasional "I can't find that storage...load a driver" thingie. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxx - - CDN Systems, Internap, Inc. http://www.internap.com - - - - Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
