Bug 194206 - unknown keyword + kernel not found
Summary: unknown keyword + kernel not found
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: syslinux
Version: 5
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Peter Jones
QA Contact: Brock Organ
URL:
Whiteboard: bzcl34nup
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2006-06-06 07:47 UTC by Steve Lipps
Modified: 2008-05-06 15:59 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Last Closed: 2008-05-06 15:59:09 UTC
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Description Steve Lipps 2006-06-06 07:47:51 UTC
Description of problem: 
I can't install FC5 on a HP xz275 Pavillion. 
 
Booting from FC5 disc 1, at the install screen the graphic is messed up, the 
help keys don't work, and there is a "Unknown keyword in config file" above 
the "boot:" prompt.  I get "Could not find kernel image: linux" when I try to 
install.  If I type "memtest" at the "boot:" prompt, it loads and runs.  If I 
type "vmlinuz" it loads a bit and crashes. 
 
I've installed from--and tested--two different sets of install CD's on two 
desktop machines without problem.  I've also installed a number of other Linux 
distributions, such as Suse 8, SuSe 10.1, Ubuntu, Knoppix, RedHat 8, and FC3 
on this laptop without problem. 
 
I found two similar reports (on other brands of machines) in Fedora-list for 
May and June, but neither had a solution, and unlike one report, I am NOT 
seeing any complaints about the keyboard. 
 
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 
 
 
How reproducible: 
Fails every time. 
 
Steps to Reproduce: 
1. Insert disc 
2. Power on 
3. Press enter at prompt. 
   
Actual results: 
Could not find kernel image: linux 
 
Expected results: 
Install starts. 
 
Additional info: 
Until entering this report, I hadn't noticed the "unknown keyword" message.  
Searching for that message, I see there are three other bug reports on other 
brands of laptops.  On that basis, entering "vmlinuz initrd-initrd.img" seems 
to be working for me.

Comment 1 Bug Zapper 2008-04-04 03:02:49 UTC
Fedora apologizes that these issues have not been resolved yet. We're
sorry it's taken so long for your bug to be properly triaged and acted
on. We appreciate the time you took to report this issue and want to
make sure no important bugs slip through the cracks.

If you're currently running a version of Fedora Core between 1 and 6,
please note that Fedora no longer maintains these releases. We strongly
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Comment 2 Bug Zapper 2008-05-06 15:59:07 UTC
This bug is open for a Fedora version that is no longer maintained and
will not be fixed by Fedora. Therefore we are closing this bug.

If you can reproduce this bug against a currently maintained version of
Fedora please feel free to reopen thus bug against that version.

Thank you for reporting this bug and we are sorry it could not be fixed.


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