HELP - Fedora 6 and 7 hangs with INTEL DQ965

[Jeffrey Ross]

Alan Cox wrote:
>> the Fedora 6 at first don't find the CD-ROM device, then I type "linux
>> all-generic-ide" in the install screen and works, but just after I chose
>> the language and keyboard it stops, no messages, in the text install it
>> stays at the blue screen, and in the graphical installation it just stop
>> responding at the keyboard screen.
>>     
>
> What sort of IDE controller does lspci think you have for the CD-ROM port
> (which I assume is old style PATA ?) and what messages if any are on the
> log screen about the CD or lack of it ?
>
>
> Alan
>
>   

If its the same as the DG965RY Intel motherboard its a marvell, try 
using the following options when starting the boot CD:

"linux all-generic-ide irqpoll pcinommconf"


Jeff