F8 - Failure to install on a Compaq Presario Laptop - possible solution

Msquared sub2.fedoralist at msquared.id.au
Sun Nov 11 14:28:50 UTC 2007


On Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 09:59:09PM -0600, Gregory P. Ennis wrote:

> I am trying to install F8 on a Compaq Pesario Laptop that has F6 on it.
> The 386 DVD hangs after picking a 'new install' at :
> running /sbin/loader 

I'm having that problem too.

When it says 'running /sbin/loader', press enter.  If the screen scrolls
up one line, then it might not have hung, it might just take a long time.
For me, it took about 5-6 minutes before proceeding.  Just wait longer.
:-)

I did find a better workaround, though.  Try this:

  * Boot the install DVD
  * At the boot menu, hit tab
  * Append one of the following to the end of the line:

      floppy.allowed_drive_mask=0
      clocksource=acpi_pm
      floppy.allowed_drive_mask=0 clocksource=acpi_pm

  * Press enter

I'm not sure which of the three appendages is the best one, but for me any
of them worked fine.

Sources:

  http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=171230&highlight=floppy+clocksource
  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=338061

Regards, Msquared...




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