Re: [Cialug] Troubleshooting Linux (Fedora Core 2) Install

["Andrew Lietzow" <alietzow@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Dan,
I tried the linux mediacheck, and got the same screen.   Not too encouraging.  I will move the Adaptec Controller and Hard drive to a known functional server and see if I get the same messages (gibberish there).  If so, maybe I have a new problem with the Fedora Core 2 - Disk #1?   I may try to install with a DIFFERENT controller and the same CD-ROM and see if I get the error.    Those two seem to be my only options at this point. 

Ciao, and ... thanks! 

Andrew L.



-----Original Message-----
From: "Daniel Wittenberg" <daniel-wittenberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 12:27 AM
To: "CIA LUG" <cialug@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: 
Subject: Re: [Cialug] Troubleshooting Linux (Fedora Core 2) Install

You could try:
boot:  linux mediacheck

that will at least make sure that your media is good.  If you haven't
tried, I would try text mode install too:
boot:  linux text

Dan

On Sat, 2005-01-01 at 10:50 -0600, Andrew Lietzow wrote:
> Dear Cialug'ers,  (please email direct to me as well as to list), 
> I'm attempting to install Fedora Core 2 on a new server.  The first time I used this set of CD's, they worked fine, so I don't think it's a media problem. 
> 
> Here is what happens.  I boot via the CD-Rom.  System loads vmlinuz and initrc.img files, and the O/S gets loaded into RAM.   System appears to load my Adaptec Driver (AIC7XXX?) fine. Then, I get a blue screen for quite a while, followed by a screen of gibberish.  Looks kind of like cyrillic characters or what you get on a modem with a baud rate issue. 
> 
> I tried swapping out the video card (ATI Rage IIC-PCI) with a Nvidia Card.  I'll try another plain jane Trident I have around here and I'll swap out the keyboard in case it doesn't like my PS/2 to AT-Din converter cable.   But, other than this, anyone have any ideas on what to try next?    I could take down another computer and try to load it there, which is my next logical step but thought I'd ask here to see if anyone has any ideas. 
> 
> TIA for any hints,
> Andrew in Des Moines
> 
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