---- Geoffrey Leach <geoff@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 07/05/2010 01:27:01 PM, awrobinson-ml@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > > I am trying to install Fedora on a PC I built. I had Windows XP > > running on it for more than a year without any apparent problems. I > > put a new hard drive in the box and tried Fedora 13 and now Fedora > > 12. > [snip] > > Andrew, you have not provided nearly enough info. > > First, stick with Fedora 13. That's what most of us will be using. > > First, what harware are you running? MB, CPU, GPU, memory (how much) in > particular. > > Second, what HD are you using? > > Third, where did you get your Fedora? D/L, DVD, ... > > You might wish to try Memtest86+ (http://www.memtest.org) > and the DVD validator that came with the dvd, if that's the case. You > might also want to try the mfg's disk diagnostics as well. Start from > scratch. > > You're getting a kernel panic, so it's likely that there's something in > your hardware that is inappropiate for the kernel that was installed. > Hardware: Motherboard: BIOSTAR TFORCE TF520-A2 AM2 NVIDIA nForce 520 MCP ATX AMD Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Brisbane 2.2GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor Video Card: MSI NX8400GS-TD256E GeForce 8400 GS 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express Memory: A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Memory: A-DATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel (6 GB total) Hard drive: SAMSUNG EcoGreen F2 HD103SI 1TB 5400 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Power supply: RAIDMAX Blackstone series RX-700AC 700W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 I would like to end up with Fedora 13. Since I saw the same problems with both versions, I figured the version of Fedora was not the problem. Do you know if the panic info gets saved somewhere? Thanks! Please keep the questions coming. Andrew -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines