Install Problems - Fedora Core 2.4.22-1.2115

[Christoph Wickert]

Am Sa, den 03.04.2004 schrieb Alexander Dalloz um 21:13:
> Am Sa, den 03.04.2004 schrieb Jeffrey Briggs um 07:20:
> 
> > I am very new to Linux and am installing Fedora Core
> > on a Dell dual-processor that used to have Windows XP
> > on it...forgive me if this is the wrong group to query
> > on this.
> > 
> > The installation seems to go smoothly until the reboot
> > sequence. After rebooting, the Anaconda installer
> > fires up ok and it starts its routines. It gets to the
> > part where it says it is "initializing firewire
> > controller", it gives an [OK] and then it freezes
> > everytime...I don't know what is causing it to freeze
> > because it never displays any information for me.
> > 
> > Does anyone know how I can begin to troubleshoot this
> > installation?
> 
> As far as I remember someone posted here on the list a boot parameter to
> use. Please just search the archive.
> 
> Alexander
> 

Did you mean this one, Alexander?

http://fedora.artoo.net/faq/#AlanCox

Also Jeffrey might try Alexandre Olivas firewire patch

http://www.ic.unicamp.br/~oliva/snapshots/FC1-firewire/

How to install see:

http://www.ic.unicamp.br/~oliva/snapshots/FC1-firewire/0README

Christoph