Issuse installing either i386 or x86_64

[Chris]

gary wrote:
> 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
> 

Hmm - that seems a bit extreme. I have gone as far as to try installing 
the boot loader on the same drive as the OS, but still no dice.

I mentioned that when the kernel panics it freezes and at that point, 
both scroll lock and caps lock lights are flashing.
Only a hard boot brings me back. I mention this in hopes that someone 
has experienced the same - maybe on a different PC.

-- 
Best regards,
Chris

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