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Description of problem:
Fedora 3T3 installer locks up immediately after
loading sata_sil driver on my machine. I don't
see any random characters that some other bug cases 
for sata_sil mentioned, and I can exit installer
with alt+ctrl+del, but other keys don't seem to work.

My configuration is this:

Shuttle SL85G4-v2 computer
NVIDIA nForce3 150 chipset
Athlon 64 3000+
Silicon Image 3512a controller
Hitachi Deskstar 7K250 160Gb SATA hard drive
LG DVD writer - the only IDE device



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


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install Fedora Core 3 Test 3 CD 1, boot machine up
2. Press ENTER... or linux <ENTER>... etc


Actual Results:  .... installation proceeds normally for a few seconds....
1. (text) dialog box "Loading sata_sil..." is briefly shown
2. A dialog box " Loading SCSI mass starage device driver..." appears 
3. Nothing happens for >1 minute

Expected Results:  Installation must go on

Additional info:

Admittedly, this configuration had problems even with Windows:

--- (Shuttle FAQ @ http://www.shuttlecomputer.de/eu/sn85g4_faq.htm)
Q:How come when installing WinXP on a Hitachi HDS722580VLSA80 SATA
HDD, the system hangs when formating?

A:You will need to install a beta Silicon Image chipset driver to
solve this issue
---
(With this beta driver, XP works fine)