---------------------------------------- > Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:22:51 -0600 > From: theatre@xxxxxxxxxxx > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: slow (s-l-o-w) install > > One of my computers folded its tent. I usually use that as an excuse to > upgrade so I purchased a new Intel dual-core machine with 4gb of ram and a > 500gb hard drive. > > Now I'm trying to install F8/x86_64 on it, and the installer is running > amazingly slowly. It took about ten minutes before the initial graphical > screen showed up, and things have been running amazingly slowly ever since. It > has been running for about 90 minutes now and I've just finished answering the > questions, the disk has finally formatted and I have now arrived at the > "Starting install process. This may take several minutes" screen. I guess that > means this will finish installing but at this rate it may take all night. > > What's holding up the parade? > > -- > MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sask ~ http://www.melvilletheatre.com > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list I had the same problem on my laptop after it came back from warranty repair. Its a pentium M 1.7Ghz with 2Gb Ram. I posted here but got no reply whatsoever, and I ended up installing using the text mode. It would take forever to get to the install, and then wouldn't get to the graphical install at all- I waited for hours but no go. In text mode at least I wasn't waiting for the graphical install to never start... Once in text mode however, it took the usual time to install. Just need to set the default runlevel to 5 when you're finished. _________________________________________________________________ New music from the Rogue Traders - listen now! http://ninemsn.com.au/share/redir/adTrack.asp?mode=click&clientID=832&referral=hotmailtaglineOct07&URL=http://music.ninemsn.com.au/roguetraders
