I had a similar problem installing slackware 9.1. when I'd go to format the swap partition which is the first major disk usage the installer does my machine would hang. I discovered that the second NIC was causing a resource conflict with I think the first ide controler. On Sun, Dec 28, 2003 at 05:46:25AM -0800, Juan Hernandez wrote: > Hello, I am trying to install fedora core 1.0 on my system. when installing the system, when it gets to the formating screen speakup reads the percentages, and all the suden it phreases. sometimes it'll completely format the drive, and start copying the first 1-3 packages, or other times it'll frease beginning to mid format. I have a amd duron 1.2ghz cpu, 128mb of pc133 sdram, 40gb hdd, if you have any other questions let me know. Oh, yeah my synth is a speakout. > I know my harddrive is good because I plugged it into another computer and let it install from that computer and it completely installed. Thanks > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back.