On Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:26:38 -0500 Michael Klinosky <mpk2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello. > I was subscribed here back in the F8 days - had to take a > break for a while. > > Well, I dl'ed F10 dvd, netinst, and Live. I tried to boot > the netinst in a somewhat dated box (no dvd drive), but > got only a blank screen. I then tried the Live disk - > same thing. > > I had already verified the burns. So, I tried both on a > newer box - both good. > > They *seem* to boot for a few seconds, then stop (no CD > drive activity). I tried hitting various keys - nothing. > Perhaps it's interesting that there is a blue-ish line at > the top of the screen, about 1/3 the width of the screen > and maybe 10 pixels vertically. > > I searched the fedoraproject site - didn't see anything > about install problems. > > What's wrong? (Display hw too old?) What can I do to get > either to boot? > > Here are some details: > mb: V66M 98121-2 48.A01.021 > cs: (pc100) > cpu: Intel P3 500/512/100/2.0V > socket: slot1 > fsb: 100 MHz > os: Fedora 8 > RAM: 512 Meg > broadband access > Try "nopat" on the command line. The 2.6.27 kernel is compiled with x86 PAT support which is an extension to MTRR and incompatible with older machines. Per kernel docs "Say N here if you see bootup problems (boot crash, boot hang, spontaneous reboots) or a non-working video driver." -- "Neither Lifestyle nor Agenda" http://www.tips-Q.com -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
