Can't format /boot

[jlopes151 at comcast.net]

It all comes down to this. If your having trouble with install you machine is too old and any switches you try wont work. You need a new machine. I spent three weekends, whole weekends doing nothing but trying all variations of the install. 
Bottom line I bought a new P4 3.0ghz the whole install took 4 minutes to install, Wiped the w XP that was on the new machine, formated the 160gig drive, installed all four cds, dowm load etc etc.
Have fun

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> Java Samurai wrote: 
> > In Anaconda th last thing that happens is 
> > * moving (1) to step preinstallconfig 
> > 
> > Does anyone know how I can further debug this? 
> > How do I look at what is happening step by step? 
> 
> Try adding the "ide=nodma" option to the boot loader: 
> 
> boot: linux ide=nodma 
> 
> and see if that helps. 
> 
> > 
> > Thanks 
> > 
> > --- Java Samurai wrote: 
> > 
> >>Hi, 
> >>I am trying to install RH9. I get all the way to the 
> >>final steps. It says 
> >>'formating /' which works. But when it gets to 
> >>'formating /boot' it fails and tells me the 
> >>'hardware 
> >>doesn't support this version of Linux'. But it 
> >>doesn't 
> >>tell me why. 
> >> 
> >>The hard drive is a Western Digital 10Gb. It used to 
> >>have Windows, but I wiped it clean. 
> >>The motherboard is Soyo SY-5EHM1.1 with the latest 
> >>bios. I let Disk Druid partition the drive 
> >>automatically. 
> >> 
> >>I tried formating each partition individually with 
> >>Disk Druid, but still no luck. 
> >> 
> >>Maybe there is a bios setting I need to use? 
> >> 
> >>Please help 
> >> 
> >>Thanks. 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
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