Installation Problem!

paz146 · 11-05-2004, 07:33 AM

Hi,

Im trying to install Fendora Core 2, but for some un-known reason it just stops at the 'running/sbin/loader' part and does nothing, this is just at the start just after I have selected the graphical installation.....

Any one have any ideas??

Thanks

Paz

mAineAc · 11-05-2004, 07:53 AM

well from your description I would have to guess you are trying to install FC2 on a toaster. To try to help with this you will have to give a little more information. How many slices does it accept. What voltage? What kind of outlet, american or european?

Seriously though, you really need to let us know what you are installing on. processor, video card, is it an ide drive or scsi how big a drive. Just common sense stuff that may cause your problem.

paz146 · 11-05-2004, 09:24 AM

Thanks for the reply

Well im trying to install it on the following computer:

3000 Athlon 64Bit
Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb
1 X 512mb 3200
1 X 256mb 3200
A separate 40GB IDE hard drive
MSI Neo Platinum (Nforce 3)

The version Im trying to install the the 64bit one

Cheers

mAineAc · 11-05-2004, 09:37 AM

try it without the graphical installation see if it goes any further. Also, are you gettng any error messages as it boots up? Does it fail to detect any hardware?

paz146 · 11-05-2004, 11:19 AM

No, no errors I've tryed the text installation and the same this happens, just gets to the same point then stops.....

mdrtech · 11-07-2004, 11:48 PM

Here is what you do....

when you get to the graphical install where it asks for the install method do this:

type as it says plus these commands --- linux ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off

that should do it for you

hope it works

Marc

paz146 · 11-10-2004, 04:06 AM

Unfortunatly no, this didn't work, it just went to the same place again and stopped

Thanks for you help tho

Paz

mAineAc · 11-10-2004, 07:23 AM

do you have your bios set to protect against viruses? If you have this set it can not write to the mbr.