On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 1:12 PM, Nat Gross <nat101l@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 4:44 AM, Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> However. Anaconda does not. >>> Anyhow the error Anaconda is giving me now is: could not stat >>> "/dev/mapper/nvidia_hbhfegci". >> >> It saw it and then something went wrong. > It allowed me the choice of software to install. > I went thru the details, it started the normal install pkg x of y and > after a few minutes, stopped cold. > The subsequent attempts does not get that far. It hangs at the > "formatting" display message. >> >>> When I choose cancel twice, it continues and shows me both drives >>> available for install. >>> Regardless if I choose the 1st, 2nd, or both, it hangs cold in the the >>> middle of "formatting". >>> Do I need a special driver for this drive controller? How do I get >>> Anaconda to see it (if and when I find such a driver)? >> >> You don't. It should just work. What else is on the same controller and >> do you have > 4GB RAM ? > On the same controller I have a TSST CDDVDW TS-H653N dvd/cd drive. > In Vista Device Manager--->Storage Controllers it shows: > 1. Microsoft iSCSI initiator. > 2. NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller. > 3. NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller. > Right-clicking Properties for 1 & 2 simply displays software driver stuff. > Right-clicking Properties for 3, also brings up 6 additional tabs, > port 0-port5, with 0 & 1 for the drives, and 2 for the cd/dvd. > > Ram. Yes. 6 gig of ram. > =======>>> SOLVED! <<<=================================== It has been a while and due to this problem I have tried *many* distros. (My first time straying from Red Hat flavor, due to this problem.) Although some distros actually complete the install, they were also UNUSABLE due to cold-hangs in middle working. Then, by mistake, I installed a 32 bit version of a distro whose 64 bit version was giving me problems, and .... voila!, no problems. I figured, why not redo the entire thing with Fedora 9 32 bit? I did. Everything went smoothly, including the install, automatic dmraid, automatic using nVidia Raid (fake) drivers, etcetera. (I did not install kde because the installer does not differentiate between kde 3 or kde 4.) System came up, yumed it up, and has been performing rock solid for about a week now. (Some audio problems, but thats another story.) So, it seems like a KERNEL problem (tried many distros) for 64 bit systems with more than 4GB ram. (Or is it the queer 6GB ram boundary? 8 GB would have been ok?) Since 32 bit systems use 4GB max, there is no problem. I tested all the ram with extended tests and it passed, so hardware is ok. As a side-note, the Livna repos for nVidia for Fedora 9 is a godsend. Hope this helps... and somehow gets me closer to utilize all my ram. nat -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
