[ltp] FC5 install on T60 locks up

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Try turning on compatibility mode in BIOS for the hard disk.

On 7/28/06, Whil Hentzen (linuxnews@hentzenwerke.com) (Emailias:
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> Hi folks,
>
> Trying to install Fedora Core 5 on a new T60 2623 D3U, 2 GB RAM. ATI
> 7145. Hooked up to a essential port replicator.
>
> I toss the DVD into the drive, boot up, and during the install, the
> machine locks up. The thermo bar stops, the mouse won't respond, etc.
>
> I've tried this five different times now, and it has locked up at
> different spots in the install. Once it only got halfway through the
> 'checking dependencies', while other times it gets most of the basic
> packages installed before stopping cold.
>
> After reading through the messages in the archive since March, I see two
> possible suspects:
>
> 1. Something to do with a setting on the drive (PATA vs SATA vs ???)
>
> I didn't understand what the messages were talking about, but I booted
> into the BIOS anyway. However, I couldn't find any setting having to do
> with the drive, so I'm stuck here.
>
> 2. A badly machined shim on the 2nd 1GB DRAMM.
>
> Yeah, I could pull out the second DRAMM module 'just to see', but I
> thought I'd check on the list here first to see if anyone had any
> suggestions.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Whil Hentzen
> Milwaukee
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Try turning on compatibility mode in BIOS for the hard disk.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/28/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Whil Hentzen (<a href="mailto:linuxnews@hentzenwerke.com">linuxnews@hentzenwerke.com
</a>) (Emailias: REPLY-MASKED)</b> &lt;reply-51622-71a9-linux-thinkpad-admin=-<a href="mailto:linux-thinkpad.org@emailias.com">linux-thinkpad.org@emailias.com</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Original Sender:&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;<a href="mailto:linux-thinkpad-admin@linux-thinkpad.org">linux-thinkpad-admin@linux-thinkpad.org</a>&gt;<br>Given To:&nbsp;&nbsp;Linux Thinkpad mailing list<br><a href="http://www.emailias.com/mailclick/?id=51622">
http://www.emailias.com/mailclick/?id=51622</a><br>&lt;--------------------end emailias header--------------------&gt;<br><br>Hi folks,<br><br>Trying to install Fedora Core 5 on a new T60 2623 D3U, 2 GB RAM. ATI<br>7145. Hooked up to a essential port replicator.
<br><br>I toss the DVD into the drive, boot up, and during the install, the<br>machine locks up. The thermo bar stops, the mouse won't respond, etc.<br><br>I've tried this five different times now, and it has locked up at
<br>different spots in the install. Once it only got halfway through the<br>'checking dependencies', while other times it gets most of the basic<br>packages installed before stopping cold.<br><br>After reading through the messages in the archive since March, I see two
<br>possible suspects:<br><br>1. Something to do with a setting on the drive (PATA vs SATA vs ???)<br><br>I didn't understand what the messages were talking about, but I booted<br>into the BIOS anyway. However, I couldn't find any setting having to do
<br>with the drive, so I'm stuck here.<br><br>2. A badly machined shim on the 2nd 1GB DRAMM.<br><br>Yeah, I could pull out the second DRAMM module 'just to see', but I<br>thought I'd check on the list here first to see if anyone had any
<br>suggestions.<br><br>Thanks,<br><br>Whil Hentzen<br>Milwaukee<br>--<br>The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:<br><a href="http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad">http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad
</a><br></blockquote></div><br>

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