Donwload fedora burnt discs won't install

[captainfreedom]

Hi everyone I just downloaded fedora and when I go to install the system started haning up after detecting usb so I added the option nousb then I could get as far as where it does the parport and then it would hang so I added the option noparport and still no joy

I just can't get fedora to install

any suggestions?

[Tashiro]

Hi,

Did you check the md5sum of your install discs? Wipe your hdd clear so there is only free space.
What hardware do you have, and last but not least the system is icecold (not even numlock can be toggled) when it hangs?


Tashiro

[captainfreedom]

The md5 sum is good... I am dumb not stupid :p I didn't wipe the hard drive, I just figured that fedora had something built in, that would do that for me :(


I have a p3 1.7 40 gb wd drive wireless linksys adapter, nvidia 128 mb video card usb mouse that is all I can think of off the top of my head... thanks for the help

[captainfreedom]

anything out there for specifically formatting a drive for a linux install

[captainfreedom]

Okay, I am just creating a reguler boot disk with format.com I hope this works

[captainfreedom]

uhm.... my computer is now telling me its name is bannana -- it prints to the screen I am bannana, and you will serve me

I am no genius, but that isn't normal is it?

[Tashiro]

Uh no captainfreedom, that isn't normal.

Where did you encounter this?

Tashiro

[captainfreedom]

during the reformat.. it went away

Okay i have fdisked and have now reformatted, but it still hangs

[captainfreedom]

I went ahead and did the nousb option, but it still hangs after parport:0 and noparport doesn't do any good.

[captainfreedom]

SHould I noprobe it?

[Tashiro]

Go for it..

Maybe this is helpful: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=25826

Tashiro

[captainfreedom]

Okay I noprop 'd it it went to the graphical installation I picked my packages and then when it went to install it did this.


Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 1137, in handleRenderCallback
self.currentWindow.renderCallback()
File "/usr/lib/anaconda/iw/progress_gui.py", line 244, in renderCallback
self.intf.icw.nextClicked()
File "/usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 873, in nextClicked
self.dispatch.gotoNext()
File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 174, in gotoNext
self.moveStep()
File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 242, in moveStep
rc = apply(func, self.bindArgs(args))
File "/usr/lib/anaconda/packages.py", line 579, in turnOnFilesystems
diskset.savePartitions ()
File "/usr/lib/anaconda/partedUtils.py", line 726, in savePartitions
disk.commit()
error: Error: Error informing the kernel about modifications to partition /dev/hdc2 - Device or resource busy. This means Linux won't know about any changes you made to /dev/hdc2 until you reboot - so you shouldn't mount it or use it in any way before rebooting.

Local variables in innermost frame:
self: <partedUtils.DiskSet instance at 0xb7cbb9cc>
disk: <PedDisk object at 0xb7ee7800>

[captainfreedom]

Here is the complete log file it provided me

[captainfreedom]

I am going through text mode and it is installing now, I am just wondering, how I am going to get my mouse to work if I don't even have usb support :confused:

[Tashiro]

No problem, do it with yum.

http://www.fedorafaq.org/#installsoftware

Tashiro

[captainfreedom]

Okay, I went through the intire installation and rebooted and linux started to boot, but now I am getting and 888 segmentation fault


I never had these problems when I was using red hat 9 years ago :confused: :mad:

[captainfreedom]

I am about ready to give up on ever be able to use linux, no matter what I do the damn thing just won't install

[captainfreedom]

back to xp for me it seem :(

STUPID DELL

[captainfreedom]

Could someone please help me with this. Could it be hardware conflicts? what could be causing this problem

[captainfreedom]

I have a celeron processor could this have anything to do with it?

I could really use some help... Do I need to pay someone?