Hi Thanks for your reply. If I use Live CD/DVD then will I be able to have virtualization set up using XEN going forward since it seems Live CD/DVD is meant for Desktops only? Thanks -----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kevin J. Cummings Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 11:26 AM To: For users of Fedora Subject: Re: Fedora Installation Problems Sushant Vengurlekar wrote: > Hi > > > > I was trying to install Fedora on my Home PC which has three partitions > on it. One has WinXP on it and other is just a Data partition. The drive > is a SATA Drive. When I reach the step which has the various partitions > option on it the Fedora installer cannot recognize the drive. So I > cannot go ahead. Did any one face such a problem? I was trying to > install Fedora 8. Most likely the Fedora installer doesn't recognize your SATA controller. You're best bet would be to install from a LIVE CD/DVD and see if that works (more controllers supported in the boot image there), a Fedora Unity Respin of F8 (more up-to-date packages, less updates after install), or try the F9 Preview (more up-to-date installer). > I also tried installing FC8 on another machine which is a Dell Dimension > 5150 which also has a Sata drive on it with 3 partitions one being for > data and another for WINXP. On this machine the installer hangs after > the vmlinuz and the initrd lines on Ready and doesn't go ahead. Tried > using the normal installation and text installation option but same problem. Again, sounds like the installer is not prepared to recognize your particular hardware without extra drivers. This is all fixable if you can get the installer to work. > Thanks > > Sushant Good Luck, and Happy Hacking! -- Kevin J. Cummings kjchome@xxxxxxx cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Registered Linux User #1232 (http://counter.li.org) -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
