Issuse installing either i386 or x86_64
gary
garys at mtaonline.net
Sun Feb 5 22:06:20 UTC 2006
On Sun, 2006-02-05 at 11:17 -0600, Chris wrote:
> Edward Dekkers wrote:
> > Chris wrote:
> >> Greetings -
> >>
> >> Has anyone ever managed to install FC4 on a Sony Vaio desktop, model
> >> VGC-RB53 ?
> >> I can install - but on boot up after the install, I get a kernel panic
> >> and it just hangs.
> >>
> >
> > Hangs tend to be able to be worked around by using boot parameters.
> >
> > Try some of the ones listed at:
> >
> > http://www.fedorafaq.org/#otherinstall
> >
> > While you're there - bookmark the site. It's extremely handy.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ed.
> >
>
> Welp - I tried all sorts of stuff. Still a no-go. Here's how I'm doing
> this:
>
> Primary SATA drive is XP
> Secondary SATA is for CentOS or FC4 (whichever I can get to work)
>
> On complete install of either (it installs just dandy) and reboot into
> the virgin install, I get the kernel panic (poop loads of code) and the
> caps lock and scroll lock lights on the keyboard are both flashing at
> the same time.
>
> Some other info that may be relevent - I am using a Belkin OmniView SE 4
> port PS/2 KVM (I don't know it that may be the issue after the fact).
>
> Anyhow - if someone else can shed some light - I really would like to
> NOT use XP, and even though I like FreeBSD, I would prefer the use of
> CentOS or FC4.
>
Have you tried unplugging your primary sata drive? Maybe it will
install
if the fc4 installer thinks it's the only operating system. --gary
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