FC3 install hangs "reading package info"
Nigel Wade
nmw at ion.le.ac.uk
Fri Apr 29 13:48:22 UTC 2005
Terry Polzin wrote:
> I admit it, I'm not up2date with new hardware issues and I believe that this
> is one. I've just built a new machine with a 2.8ghz processor 256mb RAM 50g
> HD etc 16x DVD +- RW. All the latest hardware.
>
> Now I've installed enough systems and this is the first time I've seen
> something like this. It makes no difference if the install media is CD or
> DVD, the install hangs while reading package info or after (maybe while)
> formatting the partitions.
>
> I've tried using the noidedma option at boot and that doesn't appear to help.
>
> Nothing on the F3 or F4 screens seem to indicate a problem, running top on F2
> shows anaconda running merrily.
>
> What additional diagnostic information do I need to provide?
>
> THANKS,
>
> Terry
>
Have you got any USB devices plugged in? My USB printers and a PDA cradle
all caused FC3 install to hang on an ASUS A7N8X at home.
--
Nigel Wade, System Administrator, Space Plasma Physics Group,
University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
E-mail : nmw at ion.le.ac.uk
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