FC5 install hangs before disk format

[Justin Zygmont]

How much RAM do you have?  what amount of packages did you select?  Will 
it work using "minimum install"?


On Thu, 13 Apr 2006, Cyrus A wrote:

> I've tried installing FC5 about a dozen times over the past couple of days, 
> but to no avail. I'm using the FC5 x86_64 DVD and installing on an nforce4 
> AMD 64 X2 3800 processor architechture.
>
> On the GUI install page reading "Fedora core 5 is ready for installation. 
> Click OK to continue", I click OK. The big screen-wide progress bar appears 
> but the system simply hangs. I know from experience that the next thing that 
> is supposed to happen is the / filesystem is formatted, but the little window 
> never comes up. The DVD simply spins down and the system hangs forever.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Cyrus
>
> p.s. I'm using 4 SATA drives, but I have tried disconnecting all but one and 
> still get the same problem. I have tried my DVD drive in both the secondary 
> and primary IDE channels.
>
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