Unable to install Fedora Core 2

[John Dangler]

Dana~
Are you starting the FC2 install from a clean cd-rom boot?
I had a similar problem initially on my Dell Inspiron, and I reset the BIOS
to boot first from cd.  After that, I wiped all partitions and, for the
first time out, let druid do the partitioning, formatting the entire drive
system.  After that, the rest of the install went fine.  The only other
problem might be related to the video, but that shouldn't stop the install
from initializing...

Hth - from a fellow newbie.

John


-----Original Message-----
From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com]
On Behalf Of Dana Chandler
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:00 PM
To: fedora-list at redhat.com
Subject: Unable to install Fedora Core 2

Hi,

I have just subscribed to this list.  I need help installing Core 2. 
I am currently running RH 8.0 on  a Dell Dimension XPS T600 with 640MB
of RAM. When I run the installation program, I get the intial screen
and the linux prompt.  I call see all of the options, in other words I
can hit a function key and see the possible options.  No matter what
options I choose on install the same thing happens.

It looks like it is starting to load the installation but all I get is
a blinking cursor in the upper lefthand of the monitor.  I have tried
two separate sets of installation discs.

I can read the discs in RH 8.0 and even try to install packages, of
course I get errors because of the version of the kernel is incorrect.
 I have no idea where to go from here.  I am an extreme newbie.

What I have tried.

linux text
linux noprobe
linux text noprobe
linux acpi=off (one of my friends suggested this...)

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  I am sorry if
this request is not well put together, I am still learning.

Thank you.

-- 
Dana C. Chandler III
Applications/Database Developer
dchand3 at gmail.com


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