Bug 68803

Summary: Installer hangs when loading any partition selection
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Pat Lamb <pdlamb>
Component: kernelAssignee: Arjan van de Ven <arjanv>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact: Brock Organ <borgan>
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Version: 8.0CC: alan, msf
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Description Pat Lamb 2002-07-14 17:15:20 UTC
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Description of problem:
When installing limbo, the installer hangs when loading any of the partitioning
tools -- fdisk, disk druid, or auto.  CD is inactive, disk light is active for
>45 minutes.  Keyboard is locked, requires power-off to reset.  Occurs in
graphical and text installs.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Start install (graphical or text).
2.  Select workstation install.
3.  Choose any of the partition options and hit "next."
	

Actual Results:  No additional output.  CD drive light goes off in about 10
seconds, hard drive light stays on.

Expected Results:  Additional information about drives and partitions expected.

Additional info:

(From Windows hardware profile)
Compaq with Award BIOS v 4.51, AMD-K6 processor
SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE controller
2 hard disks, 8 and 4 GB
LITEON CDROM LTN323

Comment 1 Michael Fulbright 2002-07-17 20:52:37 UTC
Any ideas Arjan, it sounds like a kernel issue.