start from the media reading device..
try and use the cd-drive in which it worked (on ur system) if not possible then
try to get a new copy of fedora.. and plz do disk check b4 installation.. unlike RH9, fedora's(4) disk check is fast. and even some of my friends reported problems in installation if the media is corrupt..
~ anup
On 9/9/05, Mrugesh Karnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
--- nishikant patil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I faced a peculiar problem while installing
> fedora core 4 on Intel 915 Chipset Motherboard.
> First CD was giving kernel panic error. Even "linux
> mediatest" and "linux rescue" was not working. I
> tried changing media. But the same CD was working
> prpoerly on other machines.
> So I guessed it was related to this specific
> hardware. So I searched for solution on google. I
> found a very weird solution to this problem. But
> somehow it works. When you get to the "boot:" prompt
> type something rubbish. It will generate some error
> message. Then type linux mediatest. This will start
> mediatest. Skip it and proceed to the installation.
Curious indeed! Would be so kind as to present all the
details about what causes this problem and why this
method works?
Regards,
Mrugesh
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