topic Re: Installing Fedora 6 on dc5700 in Operating System - Linux

Installing Fedora 6 on dc5700

Milt — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:54:38 GMT

I downloaded FC6 i386 (dvd-iso) and tried to install on a dc5700. Linux detects the duo-core cpus but when it checks the PCI bridge the install stops. No errs nor is the system frozen. The install just stops at a certain point.

Can anyone tell me if installing any Linux distro on a dc5700 possible?

Re: Installing Fedora 6 on dc5700

Alpha977 — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:26:49 GMT

Hello Milt!

Try with another linux distro. I advice to try with a "LiveCD" first of install, to check all the hardware.

Also, check here:
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO/

Regards!

Re: Installing Fedora 6 on dc5700

Milt — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:53:35 GMT

Alpha977,

I tried FC6 ZOD-LiveCD. Nada! I get to a prompt,"Uncomppressing Linux....Ok, booting kernel". Prompt just sits there flashing.

I'll try Ubuntu and other distros. I also looked at the how-to-linux site you suggested.

I teach networking and part of the class requires intro to Linux. The school purchased about 50 of the dc5700's without taking linux-certified into account.

Re: Installing Fedora 6 on dc5700

TerriF — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 13:39:51 GMT

For what it's worth, I'm having the same trouble. Tried FC5 then FC6. No luck. Have 3 of these that I need to get Fedora onto.

My last message before install freezes is:

ACPI: Assume root bridge [\_SB_.PCI0] bus is 0

Re: Installing Fedora 6 on dc5700

Milt — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 14:02:53 GMT

Terry,

If you start the install with "linux acpi=off", you'll get further down the road. But I get a err msg stating "Video input out of range"???

I've downloaded Ubuntu desktop 6.10 and I have Xandros 4.0. I'll post my results.

Re: Installing Fedora 6 on dc5700

TerriF — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:05:45 GMT

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1090380

mentions using pci=nommconf.

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1085796

mentions: acpi=off pci=noacpi

With FC6 I got to the graphical install screen using acpi=off. Haven't proceeded yet because I really want FC5 for various legacy reasons.