Install hangs on Proliant 1600

[Rick Stevens]

Ron Patton wrote:
> Has anyone had success installing Redhat 7.3, or newer, on a Compaq 
> Proliant 1600 server? The install hangs right after it fails to probe 
> the monitor.  I have tried v7.3, 8.0, 9.0, 9.1, Fedora, and Suse with 
> the same result each time.  I have tried the nofb, noprobe, text, and 
> mem=896M switches to no avail.

Have you tried "ide=nodma".  That's often the culprit on Compaqs.
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