FC3 Install Revisited Again

[Thomas Cameron]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Swallow" <gswallow at cfl.rr.com>
To: "Fedora List" <fedora-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: FC3 Install Revisited Again


> > ... also care to try the nocddma...
> No go here. Have to use ide=nodma.
>
> Have had FC2 and RHWS on these machines. Only things I've changed are dual 
> CPU from 266 to 300. Video cards are now 16MB AGP instead of 128MB AGP. I 
> am starting to suspect the ISE SB16ProII may be the problem at IRQ 5, DMA 
> and DRQ 1.
>
> The motherboards are GemLite P6LIDK that have these features (from 
> Manual):
>
> Processor
>  • Intel Dual Pentium II series.
>  • The mainboard can run with following speeds: 233, 266, 300 and 333MHz
> Chipset
>  • Intel i82443LX (PCI A.G.P. Controller)
>  • Intel 82371AB (PCI ISA IDE Xcelerator)
>  • Winbond W83977TF (Super I/O Controller)
>  • Adaptec AIC-7880 (SCSI Controller)
> Main Memory
>  • Memory configurations up to 512MB SDRAM or 1GB EDO.
>  • DIMM socket for SDRAM (3.3V unbuffered).
>  • Support both Synchronous DRAM and Extended Data Output (EDO) Mode DRAM 
> Modules.
>  • ECC Function ensure data correction and integrity.
> Multi I/O
>  • On board Multi-I/O supports two serial, one parallel ports and floppy 
> drive controller.
>  • Serial ports are 16550 Fast UART compatible.
>  • Parallel port has EPP and ECP capabilities.
>  • PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connector is provided.
>  • IrDA supported.
>  • USB supported. Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Interface
>  • A.G.P. specification compliant
>  • A.G.P. 66/133MHz devices supported
> PCI IDE
>  • On board supports PCI Master IDE Controller, two connectors support up 
> to four IDE
>      devices such as HDD, CD ROM drive and Tape Back-up drives, etc.
>  • PCI Master IDE controller supports PIO Mode 3 and 4 devices, I/O data 
> transfer rate can be
>      up to 16.6MB/s.
>  • Ultra DMA Mode supported.  Transfer rate can be up to 33MB/s.
>
> In addition to the video and SB cards have 2 D-Link 530TX and 1 LinkSys 
> 100TX NIC cards in each machine. The plan is to bond the D-Link cards 
> between the two servers (192.168.3) for quicker mirroring/updates. The 
> LinkSys cards go out to a switch  (192.168.1) and through a another 
> computer (PIII550MHz RHWS9 or FC3) running a firewall to the internet 
> router (192.168.0). Have done this before and the only difference I can 
> figure would matter are the SB16ProII ISA cards.
>
>
> God Bless,
>
> GregS <><

If you think it's a hardware problem, I'd say yank everything but the video 
card and try the installation again.

Also, are you sure that you set any jumpers correctly on the mobo when you 
changed the CPU?

Thomas