From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.01; Windows 98) I recently purchased the RedHat 7.0 Standard box set. I am trying to upgrade my Linux box (A Dell Precision 410 with an Xpert@play 98 video card) to 7.0 (from 5.2). I attempted a boot from the CD-Rom, at which point Anaconda started and detected a generic 3 button ps2 mouse. Then it hung - no response to input or error messages at all. I then removed all of my PCI cards (except the video board) and disconnected my serial modem and printer. Same effect. I then tried your updated bug-fix Ananconda image to no avail (same behavior). I am absolutely 100% sure all of my hardware is Linux compatible, as I have been using RedHat 5.2 for a year or two now (I have also successfully used Slackware, Caldera, and FreeBSD). I hope to get a fix soon because I am more than anxious to upgrade! Thanks. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Attempt to install 7.0 on a Dell Precision 410 :-)
Update: Anaconda seems to work fine in "text expert" mode. I was able to install from beginning to end in this mode. Only the graphical version won't work, it seems.
If you install with the text mode install, then configure X with Xconfigurator once the system is installed, does it work better?
Closing due to inactivity - please reopen if you have anything to add to the bug report.
Not exactly. As you have apparently surmised, it seems that the Xpert@Play 98 card was the culprit, although this card is most definitely compatible with XFree86 4/3.X). Anaconda hung immediately before entering the 16 color 640x480 mode (so it would seem). I learned this by installing on another computer. Weirder was that in text mode, the installer correctly guessed to use the Mach64 server, but couldn't detect the on-board RAM or clock settings. But, after being told, everything works fine and fast (even the big resolution, 32-bit modes). As for Xconfigurator, it barfs on startup with this card. Hope that helps (or at least proves that it isn't RedHat software doing the barfing :-)