Kernel Panic installing FC4?

[stephung]

ASUS P5GDC-V Delux + P4 640
FC4 x86_64 --> kernel panic on installation
FC4 x86 --> kernel panic on installation

ASUS P4S800-MX SE + Celeron 2.4D
FC4 x86 --> kernel panic on installation

The DVD disk is ok, 'cause I use it to install FC4 on an older ASUS P4B533 + P4-1.7G box without a problem. Something must be wrong with the FC4 release...

[bart3005]

Hi

Same problem here. This is on a sis chipset ASUS laptop.

Anyone know how to fix it?

Regards
Daniel

[lab3e]

I love this fix for the kernel panic problem that Ricky and I have been having! You just type in nonsense at the first prompt, get a brief error message, and then hit enter! It runs perfectly after that. Yahoo!

[BobK]

Thanks for the way to get it to load. It is now up and running.

[stephung]

That trick works for me as well, I can install FC4 on all my systems. But I can't stop wondering... why?

[beyaz]

It doesnt work for me. What a strange think. Why I get such an error with FEDORA. I dont have any problem with others (distros). I cant understand it. My last fedora is FC2. I think I will install it again. Just wonder can I upgrade tof FC4 by using yum or with other ways. Can anyone help me about it. Or does anyone has a fix for that problem. Because I had the same error with FC3. I wonder if Fedora wants to get itself down...

[enko]

Wow, the trick worked, that's retarded.

Now I get to solve another problem : it keeps *****ing about IRQ #5 and "Nobody cares!"... :|

[jon3k]

RAMDISK: Couldn't find valid RAM disk image starting at 0.
VFS: Cannot open root device "<NULL>" or unknown-block(8,3)
Please append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(
[<c01201eb] .... blah blah blah

I'm getting this *exact* same error.

This is on an Averatec 6240-EH1 laptop (a64, 512mb, dvd/cd, SiS chipset, 80gb ide)

Anyone filed a bug report?

EDIT: One small problem ...

"Error informing the kernel about modifications to partition /dev/hda2 - Device or resource busy. This means Linux won't know about any changes you made to /dev/hda2 until you reboot - so you shouldn't mount it or use it in any way before rebooting."

Oh, well, feeling brave .. *clicks Ignore* ...

Ok, here we go:
"An unhandled exception has occured. This is most likely a bug. Please copy the full text of this exception and file a detailed bug report against anaconda at http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/.

Traceback (most recent call last):
File /usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 1137, in handleRenderCallback
self.currentWindow.renderCallback()
File "/usr/lib/anaconda/iw/proress_gui.py", line 244, in renderCallback self.intf.icw/nextClicked)_
File "usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 837, 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/hda2 - Device or resource busy. This means Linux won't know about any changes you made to /dev/hda2 until you reboot - so you should't mount it or use it in any way before rebooting"

It is kind of funny how they recommend I copy/paste that. Exactly where should I copy and paste it to? I can't even start the installation.

[wtogami]

jon3k, when anaconda crashes like that, please report to bugzilla and attach /tmp/anacdump.txt.

[RahulSundaram]

Hi

This has been reported. See the workaround which has been very reliable so far in

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla....cgi?id=159026

Rahul
Red Hat Inc

[BlackHat]

ppl, the "mediacheck" trick is a funny one, but it DOESN"T work!

Any ideas?

[beyaz]

Can anyone able to install FC4. Why I get such an error. I just want a clean install. Is this the Final release....

[brudinie]

I have the same problem.
I've even tried removing all existing partitions before doing the install - still wont work.

[brudinie]

Ignore me. I've tried Ricky's fix of typing crap in at the start of the install and then hitting enter twice. It works fine now! Cheers Ricky, ;-)

[Luis]

Same in here. I tried with my two CD drives, I tried burning the CD's in other machine, I tried removing one by one my DDR RAM's, I tried to boot with the rescue CD. NOTHING WORKS. Exactly the same error that you, lab3e, above.
I installed FC4 with the same CD's in my work with no problem at all. And the computers are almost identical: Intel motherboard D865GBF (this was the one that failed), and a D865PERL (this one installed ok).
The next step will be to take the PC to my work and try a network installation....
This sucks.
Luis.