Bug 52972 - [nodma] 7.2 RC2 installation pauses at bluescreen for 20min after loading aic7xxx
Summary: [nodma] 7.2 RC2 installation pauses at bluescreen for 20min after loading aic...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: kernel
Version: 7.3
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Arjan van de Ven
QA Contact: Brock Organ
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2001-08-31 19:30 UTC by Wendy Hung
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:36 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2001-09-04 15:22:15 UTC
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Description Wendy Hung 2001-08-31 19:30:31 UTC 
How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Insert 7.2 RC2 CD1 in CD-ROM of IBM xSeries 220
2.Press 'enter' to install.

	
Actual Results:  Installer pauses at bluescreen after loading the aic7xxx 
driver.  Installation will proceed after 20 minutes.  

Expected Results:  Installation proceeds immediately.

Additional info:

Red Hat Linux 7.1 works fine.
Also seen with RC1.

Workaround:  install with parameter "linux ide=nodma"
or use a different CD-ROM

Contents of /proc/ide/hda/model:  CRD-8480C
Comment 1 Arjan van de Ven 2001-09-04 17:02:51 UTC 
Argh. Portions of the "don't do DMA" code were disabled in the installer kernel
for size requirements; fixed.
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