"Loading pata_it821x driver" never ends, F7 installation

[Kam Leo]

On 6/3/07, Paul Smith <phhs80 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/2/07, Kam Leo <kam.leo at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > I am trying to install F7, but the process seems deadlocked when
> > > > >
> > > > > "Loading pata_it821x driver".
> > > > >
> > > > > Any ideas?
> > > >
> > > > Could someone please tell me in which component in Bugzilla I should
> > > > report this crucial bug?
> > >
> > > It is now reported at:
> > >
> > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=242229
> >
> > Have you tried a network install using either the Rescue CD or the
> > DVD? If you want F7 that badly now is a good time to learn.
>
> Thanks, Kam. Is it complicated to do a network install? Is there some
> place where from one can obtain the instructions for doing a network
> installation?
>
> Paul

It's not that difficult. You need to first locate a F7 mirror and the
/fedora/releases/7/Fedora/i386/os
directory. Put in either the F7 Rescue CD or DVD and enter "linux
askmethod" on the after the system boots. Depending on the URL of the
mirror select either HTTP or FTP and enter the data requested on the
screen. Here's a write up using FC-6 is still applies to F7:

http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/installation_guides/redhat_fedora_core_6_installation_guide/sn-install-tcpip-config.html