install fail: configuring Kernel parameters

[Terry R. Grier]

Hello all.

I am a newb.  This was my first installation.

I got fedora 3.
successfully verified the MD5sums (after I fiugred out how :) ) 
Burned the ISO to disks
Verified the media.
installed.
I installed to a 2nd 6gig HD.
I set up:
1gig swap
101 - root
and the rest x2

Install went smooth.

When I booted for the first time.

It intializes my hardware and then I get this mesg.

Configuring kernel parameters
and it just hangs.
I reboot .. same thing.

It looks like it is trying to switch from text to graphcial.. then it switches
back to text and lists this msg. and just sits there.

I redownload and did a clean install.  Same problem.

Suggestions?  

please advise.

Terry
Texas