can't install F7 x86_64 on Athlon X2 system

Jim Cornette fc-cornette at insight.rr.com
Wed Jul 11 21:37:46 UTC 2007


Scott Jones wrote:
> I'm having trouble installing Fedora7 on my Athlon X2 4200 system.  When I go to boot off the DVD, it loads vmlinux and initrd, then says ready and stops. Any suggestions as to the problem?  I also have 1GB of ram and a 70GB raw partition that i want to install it on.  Thanks.               
> Scott A. Jones
> Network Support Specialist
> 
>  
> 

There is some option to pass to the installer that gets past the 
problem. Some are very unconventional.

This bug report was filed regarding te problem.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239585

Jim




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