rtroxel — Mon, 10 Jan 2005 18:17:22 +0000

The problem is solved.

I took out the CD (an 8x Mitsumi) and subsituted a 16x Generic, and everything booted up OK.

Maybe this is just a temporary solution, but I can now install Fedora.

Thanks, everybody, for all the advice!

Abhishek Reddy — Sun, 09 Jan 2005 05:34:36 +0000

They use different algorithms for installation, different versions of kernel, different builds. The odd bug slips in with advancement too.

Quote: Because next year they'll bring out Fedora 4

Yeah, and be prepared to use that when it comes out. As I said, Fedora is one of those distros... at least for now.

Maybe a distro like Slackware (10.1 is almost out) or Debian would suit your needs better. They're far more mature, very reliable, and have slower update cycles.

rtroxel — Sun, 09 Jan 2005 05:02:51 +0000

Quote: Why aren't you using Fedora Core 3?

Because next year they'll bring out Fedora 4

What I can't figure out is why RH 6.1 would recognize everything and a supposedly "advanced" version wouldn't.

Abhishek Reddy — Sun, 09 Jan 2005 04:48:47 +0000

Problem with Fedora Core 2, perhaps. Why aren't you using Fedora Core 3?

FC2 probably has kernel 2.6.5 or thereabouts. FC3 I run has 2.6.9 (and 2.6.10 is released already). Fedora is one of those distros that's still sorting itself out so you'll want to keep up with the new releases.

teammatt3 — Sun, 09 Jan 2005 03:18:36 +0000

Hmm, I have never heard of that, but I run SuSE not Red Hat.

I really have no clue what I am talking about, but you could try reformatting the hard drive, maybe by some miracle that could work.