[TriLUG] RedHat CD install hangs
Brent Fox
bfox at linuxheadquarters.com
Thu Nov 15 22:03:45 EST 2001
On Thursday 15 November 2001 02:58 pm, Kevin Hunter wrote:
> I was able to install linux on to a test machine earlier by booting
> off the RedHat CD. The cdrom drive was on it's own ide channel w/ a
> std ide cable. Now I want to re-install to a new drive but I have
> moved the cdrom to the slave of the primary ide ( ultra dma ) channel
> and it's hooked up via an ata100 cable. I can still boot off the cd,
> but it hangs after selection of the install type ( custom ).
>
When you say "hangs," exactly what do you mean? Does it crash and display
debugging information, or does it just sit there? If it just hangs without
crashing, press <Ctrl><Alt><F4> and see if there are any kernel output
messages relating to the cdrom?
Also, try booting the installer with 'linux ide=nodma' instead of 'linux
ide1=nodma'. Does that help at all?
Brent
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