Description of problem: Anaconda runs extremely slow installing F7 on G33 Chipset (DG33FB board) with 4GB+ of RAM Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Every time Steps to Reproduce: 1. Boot to CD 2. Observe first freezes/lag/delay when loading anaconda 3. This persists forever. Actual results: OS takes so long to install, its not worth it. 5 hours before it actually starts copying files. Expected results: Faster install Additional info: This appears to be the identical bug as # 243835 but this is a different board and chipset.
The following post can help you: http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=157232&highlight=965 http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2007-06/msg00331.html
Hello, I'm reviewing this bug as part of the kernel bug triage project, an attempt to isolate current bugs in the fedora kernel. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/KernelBugTriage I am CC'ing myself to this bug and will try and assist you in resolving it if I can. There hasn't been much activity on this bug for a while. If you are able to, could you tell me if you are still having problems with the latest test release, available from: http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/publiclist/Fedora/7.91/ If the problem no longer exists then please close this bug or I'll do so in a few days if there is no additional information lodged.
I can confirm this issue exists with the Intel DG33TL motherboard, also a G33 chipset motherboard. I have 4GB RAM and I could not install Fedora 7 or Fedora 8 x86_64 without passing the mem=3G argument (mem=4G gives the same result and same amount of available memory). I'm running the latest kernel 2.6.23.1-49.fc8. I previously tried Ubuntu 7.10 x86_64 version and it installed and ran fine with the full 4GB available. I upgraded the BIOS today to version 297 to see if it made a difference, it did not. There must be some difference between the Ubuntu and Fedora kernels.
If there is any debug information I can provide or test kernels you would like me to try to isolate this, let me know. When I say I could not install Fedora 7 or 8, what I mean is that it is so slow booting that it would be a pain to attempt an install, just like the original bug reporter reported. Limiting the memory by passing the mem=3G argument allows the install to work fine. Once installed, the same parameter must be passed via GRUB or the same slow booting behavior occurs using the normal kernel.
Update your BIOS.
As I mentioned before, I've updated the BIOS. I'm running the latest version released by Intel on 10/23/07 - version 297. I don't think its a BIOS issue, Ubuntu 7.10's kernel 2.6.22 for x86_64 works fine, but Fedora 8 does not.
Hello Kent, I'm updating the version field to Fedora 8. After a bit of digging, you might want to try adding: pci=nommconf when booting. Might be related to: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9127
Closing as per previous comment. Please re-open if this is still an issue for you.
I tried that option already, it did not help.