LinuxQuestions.org
Review your favorite Linux distribution.
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Distributions > Fedora > Fedora - Installation
User Name
Password
Fedora - Installation This forum is for the discussion of installation issues with Fedora.

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 02-14-2007, 11:24 AM   #1
mgmax
Member
 
Registered: Jul 2005
Distribution: Debian
Posts: 82

Rep: Reputation: 16
FC6: Installer hangs at installing "glibc-common"


Hello,

I have a problem with installing FC6 on an old computer (128MB RAM, 500MHz Intel P3)
The upper (package) progress bar goes until 100%, but then the installer doesnt continue with the next package.

switching to other consoles works, after more than 30 minutes the cpu is still 99,4% used by anaconda.


The last info log message is "switching to cd 1 [...] for package epiphany"

The last kernel log messages are three times
"Intel machine check architecture supported.
Intel machine check reporting enabled on CPU#0."

I tried it with boot params "linux noprobe text acpi=off noapic", but the same error occured.

The media check says that the disk passed the check, it is OK.

Thanks for help in advance

Max
 
Old 02-15-2007, 06:45 AM   #2
Lenard
Senior Member
 
Registered: Dec 2005
Location: Indiana
Distribution: RHEL/CentOS/SL 5 i386 and x86_64 pata for IDE in use
Posts: 4,790

Rep: Reputation: 58
Try adding the switches 'ide=nodma noht' minus the single quotemarks to the boot mixture, it will be a lot slower to install FC6 but should work.
 
Old 02-15-2007, 11:09 AM   #3
mgmax
Member
 
Registered: Jul 2005
Distribution: Debian
Posts: 82

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 16
Doesnt work, sorry. I still get the same problem.

Does anyone have a idea?

Max
 
Old 02-18-2007, 11:30 AM   #4
mgmax
Member
 
Registered: Jul 2005
Distribution: Debian
Posts: 82

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 16
Because it still didn't work, I installed debian.
I can't understand how it can be impossible a debian user with 1,5 years of experience as I am to install a distribution which is ment to be userfriendly (as opposite to debian)

I liked redhat earlier, but I definitely don't understand what's going on with fedora here.

Max
 
Old 02-23-2007, 11:40 PM   #5
j0j0
LQ Newbie
 
Registered: Feb 2007
Posts: 1

Rep: Reputation: 0
Quote:
Originally Posted by mgmax
Hello,

I have a problem with installing FC6 on an old computer (128MB RAM, 500MHz Intel P3)
The upper (package) progress bar goes until 100%, but then the installer doesnt continue with the next package.

switching to other consoles works, after more than 30 minutes the cpu is still 99,4% used by anaconda.


The last info log message is "switching to cd 1 [...] for package epiphany"

The last kernel log messages are three times
"Intel machine check architecture supported.
Intel machine check reporting enabled on CPU#0."

I tried it with boot params "linux noprobe text acpi=off noapic", but the same error occured.

The media check says that the disk passed the check, it is OK.

Thanks for help in advance

Max
ditto - same problem.

the specs on the failed machine are:

Celery 300
192mb RAM

thanks for posting the bug initially mgmax, I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. guess the install is fux0red.

Hello Debian...
 
  


Reply


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off



Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Common problems explained: "kernel panic - not syncing", "unable to mount..." sundialsvcs Linux - Newbie 2 03-01-2006 12:17 PM
Possible solution to common "unable to mount root fs" kernel panic while installing pergesu Linux - Software 2 12-26-2005 03:11 PM
5.10 Installer Hangs on "Installing GRUB" Riddick Ubuntu 2 10-17-2005 05:50 AM
Fedora first update hangs on "Fetching rpm header: glibc-2.3.2-101.4" Darthomir Fedora 24 04-10-2004 11:53 AM
Fedora first update (with RH NetW) hangs on "Fetching rpm header: glibc-2.3.2-101.4" Darthomir Red Hat 5 03-15-2004 05:04 PM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Distributions > Fedora > Fedora - Installation

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:33 PM.

Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration