On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 11:41 PM, Phil Meyer <pmeyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dave Cross wrote: >> >> I've downloaded and burnt an installation DVD for Fedora 9 it doesn't >> work. >> >> The system boots to the first screen where I am prompted to press >> enter to begin the installation. But it acts as though the keyboard >> isn't connected. I can't press enter and therefore can't start the >> installation. >> >> This is the third consecutive Fedora release where I've had this >> problem. FC6 worked fine, but 7, 8 and 9 have all failed in the same >> way. Previously I've used a "yum upgrade" to get round it, but I'd >> really like to get to the bottom of this problem. >> >> The laptop is a Philips Freevent X51 which is really a rebadged >> Twinhead Notebook 12D. >> >> If anyone can suggest a way to start debugging this issue then I'd be >> very grateful. >> > There is a work around. Lots of DELL gear have this problem, as well. > > While booting ... > > Press the ESC key repeatedly. You are trying to hit escape prior to the > grub menu. > > It is grub on the CDROM that is causing the issue. From the grub menu you > can hit ESC to go back to the normal old style propmts. > > Therefore, if you can squeeze in an ESC prior to grub firing off all the > way, you get the old boot prompt. Sorry, I think I'm being a bit thick here. I can press ESC whilst the machine is booting the installation DVD. That then gives me a "boot:" prompt. Where do I go from there? Cheers, Dave... -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
