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Fedora fails to install on HP NX9005 Laptop
Fedora is failing to install on my HP nx9005 laptop.
It Freezes on the check media screen and will not move. The only way to carry on is power down completely and start again. I have thought about trying to install from HDD partition but dont know how!
Incidently this does the same error with Redhat 9, and also Mandrake 9.
It Freezes on the check media screen and will not move. The only way to carry on is power down completely and start again. I have thought about trying to install from HDD partition but dont know how!
Incidently this does the same error with Redhat 9, and also Mandrake 9.
Have you tried an install without checking the media?
ASKER
Dont get the option it simply freezes on that screen!
Have you tried a text install?
ASKER
yes, I always install in text mode
When it freezes can you switch virtual consoles (alt + F1 - f10)?
Install in safe mode (ACPI, APM, IO-APIC and DMA turned off).
I don't know if you can do that in fedora, but, one some other distribs, you can change the boot options before the install begins.
If you can change the options by hand, just add :
ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off vga=normal nosmp noapic
I don't know if you can do that in fedora, but, one some other distribs, you can change the boot options before the install begins.
If you can change the options by hand, just add :
ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off vga=normal nosmp noapic
ASKER
Tried all above but still freezes on the check media screen-
Is there any kernel command / add-in that stops a media check?
Is there any kernel command / add-in that stops a media check?
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Thanks mate this worked in that I completed the install, by turning off usb legacy support in the Bios. Although the laptop still frezzes post install loading the firefire driver (ochi ) and cannot get past this now. updated the bios to latest but stuck here! But thanks for the help.