[TriLUG] RedHat CD install hangs

[Brent Fox]

On Thursday 15 November 2001 02:58 pm, Kevin Hunter wrote:
> I was able to install linux on to a test machine earlier by booting
> off the RedHat CD.  The cdrom drive was on it's own ide channel w/ a
> std ide cable.  Now I want to re-install to a new drive but I have
> moved the cdrom to the slave of the primary ide ( ultra dma ) channel
> and it's hooked up via an ata100 cable.  I can still boot off the cd,
> but it hangs after selection of the install type ( custom ).
>

When you say "hangs," exactly what do you mean?  Does it crash and display 
debugging information, or does it just sit there?  If it just hangs without 
crashing, press <Ctrl><Alt><F4> and see if there are any kernel output 
messages relating to the cdrom?

Also, try booting the installer with 'linux ide=nodma' instead of 'linux 
ide1=nodma'.  Does that help at all?

Brent