FC6 Hangs when it searches for installations

[NinjaTails]

My Compaq (Presario SN2011WM) freezes whenever Zod tries to search for installed fedora's. Is there any way to get around this or disable it? Here are my specs:

Intel Celeron D 3.2 Ghz processor
1 CD-RW/ DVD-ROM Combo
1 DVD+RW Drive
ATI Radeon XPress 200 Graphics card (integrated)
GB Ethernet LAN Networking (integrated)

Well, that's what seems to be required to post, and what's at the top of my head... I want Fedora on this computer, it's the only one I have *sweat drop* I'm planning on dual booting Vista with it once I get the disc, but that's to come... Please help!

[Seve]

Hello:
Try starting your installation by typing at the install boot prompt :

linux acpi=off mode=vesa

and see if that helps you.

Seve

[NinjaTails]

Nope, still freezes there... Actually to be more specific (I'm speaking of every single time I try to install it) it freezes when I click "next" on the keyboard choice, regardless of what keyboard I choose.

[NinjaTails]

Still waiting for a response...

[bob]

Well, we can't 'bump' threads around here, but it's okay to post what else you've tried (searching Google, using the Forum's search engine, checking the sha1sum to make sure you've downloaded the data correctly, re-burning at a very slow speed to ensure data is transferred properly...) So, now that I've also bumped the thread have you done all that stuff? I wonder if you have a bad install disc, since there's 17 pages of threads with mentions of Compaq Presario (search engine again). Here's one interesting thread: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=144772 although there's a couple of other threads of the install failing at just your point and somewhat disappointing results or no responses.

[NinjaTails]

It's a disc that I've used.... three times successfully, I'm pretty sure it works. I'll try linux noprobe... I'm hoping that will work, other wise I might be giving up on that computer...

[NinjaTails]

... bump. noprobe didn't work, are there any other options?

[bob]

I'd check Bugzilla for similar problems and if there aren't any reports, I'd file one and let the developers have a look at it: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/index.cgi

[pianoplayer]

You might try a text install. I don't know why, but text installs have worked many times for me when the graphical installs failed.

[NinjaTails]

Argh, the text didn't work either, froze in the exact same place

[gfenton]

I'm not sure if you have solved your problem, but two things in your problem are similar to mine; 1) Vista OS, 2) my install fails to read the disk partition table just after it searches for previous installations of fedora. What type of hard disk do you have? I'm going to post a separate thread on this issue, but my specs are below. I'm thinking that I need to start from scratch, repartition the disk using Fedora's tools, install Fedora, then re-install Vista. Let me know if you have solved your problem.

Dell XPS M1210, Vista 32 Bit Home Premium,
Processor: Intel Core Duo T5600 (1.83 GHz, 2MB L2, 667 MHz FSB)
Memory: 2GB Dual Shared Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667 MHz (2 Dimms)
Video: 256MB NVidia GeForce Go 7400 TurboCache
Screen: 1280 x 800
Hard Disk: 160 GB 7200 rpm SATA HD
Network: Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
DVD: 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD +/-RW, double-layer +R capability)
Wireless: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 Internal
Battery: 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion

[ryptyde]

Originally Posted by gfenton

I'm not sure if you have solved your problem, but two things in your problem are similar to mine; 1) Vista OS, 2) my install fails to read the disk partition table just after it searches for previous installations of fedora. What type of hard disk do you have? I'm going to post a separate thread on this issue, but my specs are below. I'm thinking that I need to start from scratch, repartition the disk using Fedora's tools, install Fedora, then re-install Vista. Let me know if you have solved your problem.

Dell XPS M1210, Vista 32 Bit Home Premium,
Processor: Intel Core Duo T5600 (1.83 GHz, 2MB L2, 667 MHz FSB)
Memory: 2GB Dual Shared Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667 MHz (2 Dimms)
Video: 256MB NVidia GeForce Go 7400 TurboCache
Screen: 1280 x 800
Hard Disk: 160 GB 7200 rpm SATA HD
Network: Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
DVD: 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD +/-RW, double-layer +R capability)
Wireless: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 Internal
Battery: 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion

This may help you but not the OP. Shrink your NTFS partition from within Vista with the disk management tool and create some unallocated space then install Fedora to the available freespace when you come to that part of the install to format/partition.

[gfenton]

Far too late for that (also, what is an OP? Sorry, NinjaTails, I think you might be one).

What I would like to know is why your suggestion would have allowed FC6 to read the partition table, while my shrinking of the NTFS partition and creating the root, swap, and home partitions using Acronis would not? Does the Acronis software produce a partition table which is unreadable to Fedora?

[ryptyde]

Originally Posted by gfenton

Far too late for that (also, what is an OP? Sorry, NinjaTails, I think you might be one).

What I would like to know is why your suggestion would have allowed FC6 to read the partition table, while my shrinking of the NTFS partition and creating the root, swap, and home partitions using Acronis would not? Does the Acronis software produce a partition table which is unreadable to Fedora?

I haven't any knowledge of Acronis just suggesting from recent experience of my own on a laptop with Vista preinstalled.

[gfenton]

OK, interesting that using Vista to resize the partition worked. Maybe I'll resize something and see if Vista's disk management tool will make the partition visible to fedora... Anyhow, thanks for your suggestion.

And maybe someday I'll also discover what an OP is. Ontario Police? Overdraft Protection?