[plug] Fedora Core 5 - Install

[Bernd Felsche]

"Arie Hol" <arie99 at ozemail.com.au> writes:

>Despite all of my problems with the install and the associated whinging 
>done by me earlier tonight I have been able to get Fedora Core 5 :

>to install
>to configure 
>to boot to a desktop
>allow a root logon

>Suggestions from Daniel and Garry led me to :
>run memtest - after 10 passes no errors were reported
>scan installation media - done while using installer - DVD media OK
>scanned HDD with manufacturers utility - no problems found.

>In the end :

>I created all new Linux partitions using the installer.
>Did a default install of FC5 - it still would not boot without zillions 
>of errors.

I had this on a recent SuSE install... Check the BIOS settings.
Even "factory default" may not be much good.

Select PNP OS.  Maybe set HDD access modes to LBA or Large
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