FC4 Install Problem
Today night I tried to install FC4 on my home PC and failed. Right after the boot prompt of the installation CD (after I press Enter to continue) I get kernel panic and a lot of crap on the screen.
After browsing the fedora buglist I found that many people have same problem (especially on Intel mainboards – the one I have). Guys even posted a screenshot here and here.
![here](\"http://ricky.homelinux.org/boot.jpg\"){kind=link}
![here](\"http://www.linuxin.dk/pictures/cimg1244.jpg\"){kind=link}
From the list of possible solutions:
- check your RAM first! (my works fine)
- try booting with \’pci=nosort text\’ options
- install bootloaded using older versions and then try to boot kernel from CD using bootloader installed on harddisk
- the most funny, but works in many cases: try to write some crap at the installation boot prompt when it first appears and after getting an error that such image is missing – press enter to boot default image.
I haven\’t tried any of the above, but I will definitely do when I get to my PC.
Why you do not want to try CentOS ?
redhat and centos
I was thinking to instal Fedora Core 4 I’ve heard a rumor about problems in FC4 but finally had changed my mind when Mamont said that he has troubles during installation. I will stay on RedHat 9 and CentOS.
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Never seen it, but thanx to you I am currently reading their website :)
regarding your question – I think that I’d better solve the problem with Fedora (I actually already did) and use whatever I used to than I switch to something different and I will need to get familiar with all details of that system.
I have reviewed the web-site and read walked through the packages supplied with the CentOS. It is obvious that CentOS is a remake of RedHat distro with some changes. I really don’t see any point of moving there since I know RedHat quite good and these changes that [possibly] might be good in CentOS I can make myself very fast in the way I used to make them all the time :)
On the other hand I beleive that RedHat has a bigger community, a wider support and more users what brings in more stability, frexibility, answers definetly answers to more possible questions one may have (especially if one is subscribed to maillist)