Description of problem: This problem affects all distributions, and the older the distro/installer kernel, the worst the problem. On FC4 it won't be able to partition correctly the HDD and install the distribution unless the "noapic" option is speciffied at boot time. After "noapic" was specified everything installed well. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora Core 4 standard installer kernel. How reproducible: Just insert a Fedora Core 4 DVD and hit <ENTER>. It will load everything OK, but when it gets to the Install point it will open Error Window after Error window saying that it either can't copy some files or that it ca't mount the target partition. "NOAPIC" makes it go away do. Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
does the errata kernel work without noapic ?
Yes, kernel 2.6.13-1.1526_FC4 works great. I don't need to use the noapic option anymore. I'm sorry for the late repply but I was away on a long trip.