Installation Hangs after main screen

[WhiteLion]

Hi... i have a problem when running the cd installation...

This is how it happen:
the system detects the cd... the main screen appears... but when i hit enter, (the installation seems to start)... no graphics, no blue background, lots of high speed passing lines and finally everything stops:

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Freeing unused kernel memory: 184k freed
Greetings.
anaconda installer init version 10.2.1.5 starting
mounting /proc filesystem... done
creating /dev filesystem... done
mounting /dev/pts (unix98 pty) filesystem... done
mounting /sys filesystem... done
could not set new controlling tty
trying to remount root filesystem read write... done
mounting /tmp as ramfs... done
running install...
running /sbin/loader

NOTHING HAPPENS

what could be the problem?
i tried:
noprobe
ide=nodma
acpi=off
i8042.nomux

i force the graphical installation... i tried with the text installation

nothing works

i dont know what else i can do... please i need help... i'll appreciate any ideas

thanx a lot

... by the way.. if needed, here are the computer specs:
Pentium III 600MHZ
used to run Win98
1 HDD 28G (formated)
1 CD / 1 CD-RW
Award Modular BIOS v4.xx

thanx again

[shams]

try the text installation, in boot prompt type : linux text

[WhiteLion]

already done that... im desperate...

[shams]

did you check the media? possibly it is prolblem with cd's.

[WhiteLion]

the cd`s are all right... ive installed FC4 before with the same cd`s

[WhiteLion]

ok... i give up... ive been trying to install it for over 20hrs... thats it...
anyone has any recomendations of an alternative installation i should use??
plz... i really need this OS runing for tomorrow..
thanx again

[juannicolas]

[QUOTE=WhiteLion]Hi... i have a problem when running the cd installation...

This is how it happen:
the system detects the cd... the main screen appears... but when i hit enter, (the installation seems to start)... no graphics, no blue background, lots of high speed passing lines and finally everything stops:


i force the graphical installation... i tried with the text installation

nothing works





I have the problem. trying to install Fc4 on a Panasonic Toughbook CF-50 and got the same problem and still dont get any answers for this issue. I'm tired of searching in the net.

[juannicolas]

[QUOTE=WhiteLion]Hi... i have a problem when running the cd installation...

This is how it happen:
the system detects the cd... the main screen appears... but when i hit enter, (the installation seems to start)... no graphics, no blue background, lots of high speed passing lines and finally everything stops:


i force the graphical installation... i tried with the text installation

nothing works

[juannicolas]

I have the problem. trying to install FC 4 on a Panasonic Toughbook CF-50 and got the same problem and still dont get any answers for this issue. I'm tired of searching in the net.

[WhiteLion]

ok... i discovered where the problem was... my SOYO motherboard (6VBA 133) isn`t compatible with linux OS... sad but true...

[HereInOz]

I have an MSI Motherboard MS-6378 Ver:1 that exhibits a similar problem. Same error message about tty, then runs anaconda, gets to the point where it loads X to start the installation, and hangs on a white screen. Text installation gets a little further, but still generates errors.

Funny thing though - FC3 installs fine on this machine as does Xandros.

Any thoughts?

Alan

[HereInOz]

Sorry, forgot to mention that the distro causing the problem is FC4

Alan