Bug 430274 - install of f8 hangs at loading ata_piix driver
Summary: install of f8 hangs at loading ata_piix driver
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kernel
Version: 8
Hardware: i686
OS: Linux
low
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Kernel Maintainer List
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Whiteboard:
: 431361 (view as bug list)
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2008-01-25 18:18 UTC by peter brady
Modified: 2009-01-09 05:50 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2009-01-09 05:50:57 UTC
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Description peter brady 2008-01-25 18:18:01 UTC
Description of problem: Trying to install f8 on an everex stepnote sa2053t and 
ran into a series of problem.
Problem 1: anaconda hangs at - running /sbin/loader
fix with option: nohz=off nolapic
Problem 2: anaconda hangs at - loading libata_driver
fix with option: acpi=off apm=off
Problem 3: anaconda hangs at next step - loading ata_piix driver



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


How reproducible:
Every time

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Insert Fedora install dvd and sit back
2.
3.
  
Actual results:


Expected results:


Additional info:
Laptop has Intel ICH7-M chipset

Comment 1 peter brady 2008-01-29 21:15:06 UTC
Found a website of someone having the same problem:
http://www.poplarware.com/everexlinux.html
They said that the problem can be fixed by
1. set up the "8139too" module so it uses only PIO access, and disable MMIO access
and
2. remove CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI from the kernel config

I would test this myself but I don't know how

Comment 2 peter brady 2008-02-01 22:46:59 UTC
Followed some tutorials to recompile the kernel with the above two
specifications in mind, and used Revisor to generate an install cd.  I now have
a working install of f8 on my laptop and everything works (wireless and all!).

Comment 3 Jon Stanley 2008-02-03 16:38:41 UTC
*** Bug 431361 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4 Fredrik Jansson 2008-02-04 08:08:42 UTC
Bug 90271 in Ubuntu is similar.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.20/+bug/90271

Says these systems are affected:
 * Averatec 2460
 * Everex Stepnote SA2050
 * Everex Stepnote SA2050T
 * Everex StepNote SA2052T
 * Everex StepNote SA2053T
 * Philips Freevents x52
 * Philips Freevents x53
 * Philips Freevents x54
 * Philips Freevents x55
 * Philips Freevents x56
 * Twinhead H12Y


Comment 5 Bug Zapper 2008-11-26 09:33:53 UTC
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Comment 6 Bug Zapper 2009-01-09 05:50:57 UTC
Fedora 8 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2009-01-07. Fedora 8 is 
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