F7 hangs just after the third line "READY"

[tbl]

hi,
After fc5, fc6 and i am now trying to install F7 on my intel MB.
Either I use dvd or boot.iso (to install from network), it hangs after the third line with the message "READY" !
but doesn't seem to be ready

I tried to install from the same iso on VMware and got no problem !
This might be hardware problem :-/
got 4 sata drives on my MB, 1 ide and two external usb drives.

any idea ?

thx

[tbl]

OKAY : found I very cute work around : booting usb stick after dd the diskboot file !
This makes no sens to me !!!!!!
but it works and the fun may begin right now

[cacv12000]

I have the same problem on a Dell Dimension 5150, Fedora Core 6, P4, 2GB RAM, 2 SATA drives.

I boot from the DVD and this is all it does:

Loading vmlinuz........................................... .........
Loading initrd.img..................................
Ready.

Yes, I've already tested the DVD and even dowloaded it from two different mirrors....
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[hijacker7]

Try to disable all unused SATA Port's

[rgladwell]

I'm experiencing exactly the same problem on my Dell 5150 Dimension with a SATA drive.

Originally Posted by hijacker7

Try to disable all unused SATA Port's

Thanks for the tip but how do you do that?

TIA
Ricardo

[hammel]

Look at that bug report:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla....cgi?id=239585

[rgladwell]

I see that bug is marked WONTFIX even though it's still extant in the final F7 release. Will I be able to install F7 with SATA disabled?

[hammel]

Originally Posted by rgladwell

I see that bug is marked WONTFIX even though it's still extant in the final F7 release. Will I be able to install F7 with SATA disabled?

I think so...

[hammel]

Originally Posted by rgladwell

I see that bug is marked WONTFIX even though it's still extant in the final F7 release. Will I be able to install F7 with SATA disabled?

May be you don't have to disable them, just disconnect 'em.

[rgladwell]

The install disk successfully get's past the "Ready" line if I just disable the SATA ports in BIOS. I haven't run the full install yet though.

[hammel]

You can read at comment #4:

There is a way to install Fedora 7 on ASUS-A7V600(-X) (maybe other) boards with
any sata drives connected. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!

Unplug any sata drives. When the kernel is loading, plug in (hotplug) the drive.
Then everything is working. ;o)

[tbl]

Really think booting off usb is the best way : I did it , like i mentioned it above and currently running f7, which is cute

[Ritariassa]

I also have this same problem, gotta try that booting usb tomorrow.
If this problem is due to a sata drive(s), am I still able to install F7 on a sata drive if I first boot from USB-stick?

[tbl]

Originally Posted by Ritariassa

I also have this same problem, gotta try that booting usb tomorrow.
If this problem is due to a sata drive(s), am I still able to install F7 on a sata drive if I first boot from USB-stick?

yes i guess you can. Listen :
I have one SATA 100GO and Three SATA 160GO and one IDE drive (ide0)
Curiously, the 100GO SATA is known as sdc by F7 (it is sda in the bios !!!).
SO I decided to install F7 on this sdc (which is in fact sda :-p)
Grub is installed on the "sdc-fedora-seen" if i can say
After the install is done, I reboot and my sdc-fedora-seen succefully boots like sda :-/

BTW, my ide drive (connected on IDE0) is seen as sda !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So My first and real SDA is seen by F7 like SDB.

Even if I am french, I can't understand such a mess
But i must admit : it works

[cacv12000]

I just tried the advice of disconnecting the SATA drives, booting from the DVD , and then reconnecting the drives while the Kernel is loading.
It worked...
I'm a little annoyed though that this bug is marked as "WONTFIX"