Problems installing FC4 on Dell Optiplex GX620

[Bruce Keats]

Yes, there is a good reason.  The project I am working on has standardized
on FC4 for now.  We will start the port to FC5 once we are through the
current cycle.

I will probably give FC5 a shot on the Dell Optiplex GX620 when I get it
downloaded.

Bruce


On 3/19/06, Anthony Messina <amessina at messinet.com> wrote:
>
> Craig White wrote:
> > On Sun, 2006-03-19 at 13:52 -0500, Bruce Keats wrote:
> >
> >>I have been watching this discussion, but I do not find it helpful in
> >>solving my problem.
> >>
> >>I did manage to finally install FC4 on Friday.  Originally, I was
> >>trying to install the x86_64 CDs without any success, with the SATA
> >>controller set in either "normal" or "combined" mode.  I did manage to
> >>get FC3 installed with the SATA controller set to "combined".  Late
> >>Friday, I set the SATA controller to "normal" mode and tried the
> >>normal i386 install CDs (instead of the x86_64 CDs) and everything
> >>went OK.
> >>
> >>I am not sure what the particular recipe is for these Dell Optiplex
> >>GX620's, but I will try and figure out a recipe.  It seems to me that
> >>you may need a Linux partition on the drive first.  I vaguely remember
> >>seeing a post about this in one of my Google searches.  These boxes
> >>arrived from Dell with Windows XP pro already installed.  It could
> >>also be problem with the SATA controller on the x86_64 CDs.  Since I
> >>have a number of these Dell's kicking around, I will try some
> >>different combinations to determine what the recipe is.
> >>
> >>I will post my results in a day or so.
> >>
> >>Bruce
> >>
> >>
> >>On 3/19/06, Anthony Messina <amessina at messinet.com> wrote:
> >>        <snip>
> >>        ... long and unrelated but somewhat interesting discussion ...
> >>        </snip>
> >>
> >>        gentlemen, have we helped the original poster with his
> >>        question/issue?
> >
> > ----
> > sorry - got sidetracked ;-)
> >
> > as for OP - recognize that 'in a day or so', we will see the release of
> > FC-5 which has a new kernel and support for a different if not wider
> > variety of hardware which may or may not be of issue to your using the
> > FC-4 installation disks.
> >
> > Craig
>
> thanks craig.  i appreciate it :)
>
> bruce, do you have a particluar reason to use fc4 instead of waiting for
> fc5 tomorrow.  i agree with craig in that you may see better results
> with fc5.  of course, if you don't, you can always go back to fc4, but
> since the release is impending, why not have all the new bells/whistles?
>
> (you may have a very good reason, which i won't question, but since the
> release is almost available...)
>
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