Gripes, gripes: F8 Live, F8 DVD, i6000

[Sam Varshavchik]

Rahul Sundaram writes:

> Alexander Volovics wrote:
>> Installing F8 on a Dell i6000 laptop:
>> 
>> 1) Using the DVD:
>> 
>>    The install comes no further than 'running /sbin/loader'
>>    and then stops. Nothing happens anymore.
>>    This is a curious regression from F8 test 3 where I had no
>>    such problems!
>> 
>>    Maybe this can be solved using one or other kernel parameter
>>    but then you have to go and search the internet for a list
>>    or have the kernel documentation at hand.
>>    A complete list with comments should be available in a README
>>    included on the DVD and a reference included in the Release Notes.
> 
> See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugs/F8Common and
> 
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/KernelCommonProblems

There's nothing on either page that discusses hanging at "running 
/sbin/loader" phase. "CD/DVD Install hang" refers an issue with a completely 
nonfunctioning keyboard at the install DVD's boot menu.

My keyboard works just fine when I boot the i386 install DVD, and I can 
select either text or gui boot, but in both cases the boot hangs right after 
"running /sbin/loader". Anaconda never starts.

Another post from yesterday references this link: 
http://smolts.org/wiki/System/Dell_Inc./Latitude_D620

This one seems to talk about booting issues /after/ installation. Yet, if I 
manually add these options when I boot the F8 i386 DVD installer, I make it 
past /sbin/loader. The existing machine runs the current F7 2.6.23 kernel 
just fine, which is also presumably a tickless kernel.

Haven't actually tried installing F8 yet, until it's clear what the beef is 
here.

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