hi, could you check if going to rescue mode also produces the same thing:
boot: linux rescue also, try these other boot params: boot: linux noprobe noacpi it would also help to submit a bug report. and uhm, why not try installing x86 version of f8. maybe that'll help you narrow down the problem. Orlando Andico wrote: > The thing works fine on Windows. > > So it's not a hardware issue. But I'm stuck in Windows-land and I need > an X86-64 Linux testbed. My notebook is only Core Duo (not Core 2) so > not 64-bit capable. > > The problem really seems to be a bug in the ata_piix driver of Linux, > when used on a motherboard which only implements SATA interfaces, and > implements PATA using a SATA-to-PATA bridge. On such motherboards, > once ata_piix is loaded, it screws up (since it doesn't support ATAPI) > so essentially your PATA CDROM drive disappears. > > I can actually boot the install disk, it gets to "Loading usb-storage" > then "Loading libata" and hangs on "Loading ata_piix" -- this is when > the evil driver loads and eliminates the CDROM. > > It's amazing that Linux cannot support such a basic configuration > (Intel i945, a common entry-level board) but with two PATA disks. > > > > On Jan 15, 2008 8:52 AM, jan gestre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Jan 14, 2008 8:40 AM, Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Re-post to my post last week. I'm still no closer to installing FC8 as >>> I was a week ago.. ata_piix driver seems to have bugs, when it >>> initializes the port, the CDROM drive disappears. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> I'm not sure if this is similar to your situation, basically we purchased a >> bunch of ExcelStor drives (PATA) which is exclusively made for AMD boards, >> so when we tried to install it on Intel based boards, it wouldn't install >> (windows nor linux), it can't read the correct size of the drive, we even >> called the supplier but wtf, they don't neither what to do, after much >> searching one of our tech found a solution i.e., reformat the drive on a >> AMD2 board and whoalla it solved the issue. >> > > > _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
