On Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 09:40:12PM +0530, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > Alexander Volovics wrote: > >Installing F8 on a Dell i6000 laptop: > > > >1) Using the DVD: > > > > The install comes no further than 'running /sbin/loader' > > and then stops. Nothing happens anymore. > > This is a curious regression from F8 test 3 where I had no > > such problems! > > > > Maybe this can be solved using one or other kernel parameter > > but then you have to go and search the internet for a list > > or have the kernel documentation at hand. > > A complete list with comments should be available in a README > > included on the DVD and a reference included in the Release Notes. > > See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugs/F8Common and > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/KernelCommonProblems > > >2) Using the Live CD: > > > > Here we have a really nasty omission in the Release Notes: > > > > The install from the Live CD seems to have changed. > > You no longer get the second stage 'postinstall configuration'. > > You mean firstboot doesn't run? If so, that is not by design and you > should be filing a bug report (I saw some discussions on firstboot not > running if the network connected failed but haven't seen any bug reports > filed yet) along with the rest of the gripes mentioned. Thanks. Tomorow I shall make some bugzilla entries. (After I do some studying on which components are actually misbehaving. I am a little hazy on terms like 'firstboot') Alexander -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
