[TriLUG] FC4 install fails on an IBM NetVista 6645-N3U

[Howard Boyd II]

Am attempting to install Fedora Core 4 on an IBM NetVista 6645-N3U system. After starting the install, the following appears on the screen:

	c9 00 00 00 8b 46 0c 8d 68 fc 8b 4d 04
	<0>Kernel panic * not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
	[<c01201eb>] panic+0x3b/0x1b0
	[<c0124162>] do_exit+0x482/0x4d0
	[<c0104601>] die+0x201/0x270
	[<c0118cde>] do_page_fault+0x1ce/0x5c6
	[<c01c3ee3>] sysfs_hash_and_remove+0x23/0xf8
	[<c025bd1c>] scrup+0xbc/0xd0
	[<c025c7d2>] set_cursor+0x52/0x70
	[<c025f312>] vt_console_print+0x1b2/0x290
	[<c025f160>] vt_console_print+0x0/0x290
	[<c0120c37>] __call_console_drivers+0x37/0x150
	[<c0120d37>] call_console_drivers+0x87/0x150
	[<c0118b10>] do_page_fault+0x0/0x5c6
	[<c0103caf>] error_code+0x4f/0x60
	[<c01c3ee3>] sysfs_hash_and_remove+0x23/0xf8
	[<c027d9ee>] bus_remove_driver+0x5e/0x80
	[<c027de78>] driver_unregister+0x8/0x20
	[<c027133a>] i8042_pnp_exit+0x2a/0x30
	[<c042e33d>] i8042_init+0x17d/0x1a0
	[<c041682d>] do_initcalls+0x4d/0xb0
	[<c01002a0>] init+0x0/0xf0
	[<c01002bd>] init+0x1d/0xf0
	[<c01012b1>] kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0x14

The system just hangs at this point. I'm able to instal Red Hat 7.3 on the same box. Just can't get FC4 to load. Text based install also fails. Would appreciate any ideas on how to troubleshoot this problem so I can get FC4 installed. Thanks,

Howard


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