fedora 8 and fedora 9 alpha - install problems

[Jim Cornette]

Alastair McKinley wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I am trying to install Fedora on a new Dell desktop and I'm having some
> problems during install.
> I've tried F9 alpha and F8 and have the same problem in both.
> 
> Firstly, the installer hangs for a long time with the message "Loading
> ata_piix driver..." but eventually gets to the language selection screen.
> At this stage, whenever I press any key on the usb keyboard, two key presses
> are registered, which makes getting any further in the install impossible.
> Has anyone had similar issues or any ideas as to what I could try?
> 
> 
> Best regards and thanks,
> 
> Alastair
> 
> 

I have seen some setting in BIOS of some computers where you can adjust 
the repeat key settings. There might be some kernel option that you can 
specify where key repeat is specified or turned off. Another option 
would be to hit the keys for shorter periods of time which might be tough.