Fedora 8 install failure [SOLVED]

[Anders Hartman]

Anders Hartman skrev:
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to install Fedora 8 x86_64 on my HP Compaq 8710p laptop.
> The DVD boots fine, I tell the install to do a new install, come to 
> the blue screen that
> loads some drivers and end up at the disk check requester. After the 
> check is done (or skipped),
> /sbin/loader blows me away with a SIGSEGV error and shuts down the 
> system.
>
> I have also tried to install Ubuntu 7.10 and OpenSUSE 10.3. They 
> install and works flawlessly.
> However, I'm a Fedora guy ;-)
>
> Any suggestions?
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>
> Some system facts:
>
> Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7700 @ 2.40GHz
> 4 GB RAM
> ST9120823AS hard disc
> NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M graphics card
> TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-L632M
> Intel 82566MM Gigabit LAN
> Intel WiFi Link 4965AG
>
> Additional info
>
> The Fedora 8 KDE LIVE CD/DVD seems to boot up just fine. Can't make a
> clean (swedish) install with this though.
>
> /andha
>
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The solution to this problem was to add kernel option 'nopcmcia' when 
booting up.
Now I have a working FC8 system with a defunct PCMCIA subsystem. Moving on
to find out what FC8 has against my PCMCIA hardware.

/Anders