Description of Problem: Installer hangs, requires "ide=nodma" How Reproducible: Very Steps to Reproduce: 1. Try to install RH7.1 2. 3. Actual Results: Installer hangs Expected Results: Installer not hanging Additional Information: This report is submitted at the request of http://lwn.net/2001/0712/a/rh-dma-exocore.php3 paul@bacon> cat /proc/ide/hdc/model WPI CDD-820 Adding the "ide=nodma" flag caused the install to succeed. Hope it helps. Paul
Thank you for the report. I've added your cdrom drive to the list of devices that the kernel shouldn't try DMA on. (DMA is only tried on devices that claim to support it, and that are not on the "blacklist").