SillyDog701

[Vulfie]

Hi, All:

I'm trying to install Fedora Core 2 via Virtual PC 6.1.1 on my new 1.5ghz 15inch PowerBook with 512megs of RAM, 128mb ATI Mobility Radeon 9700, and running on OS 10.3.4. I've tried installing from a DVD, from CDs, and from image files and the same thing keeps happening. Namely, every time the installer begins installing "X Server" it hangs. Actually, it doesn't hang in the sense of a lockup, rather, it just sits there and does nothing for an eternity-- or until I crash the installer and try again.

Has anyone else encountered this problem and found a work around?

Any feedback would be most appreciated.

Thanks,

Vulfie

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[Antony]

Exactly which part of the installation you got problem?

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[Vulfie]

Exactly which part of the installation you got problem?

The hang occurs as the installation of "X Server" begins. The moment I see "Installing X Server" I know trouble has arrived. There are no error dialogs and there's no crash log. The installer just hangs there with no disc or cpu activity at all. I think I waited about 6 hours once in the hope that Virtual PC was just being very sloooow, but no use.

Any ideas what's going on?

Has anyone here managed to install Fedora Core 1 or 2 on a Panther 10.3.4 box and VPC 6.1.1?

Vulfie

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[Antony]

Exactly which part of the installation you got problem?

The hang occurs as the installation of "X Server" begins. The moment I see "Installing X Server" I know trouble has arrived. There are no error dialogs and there's no crash log. The installer just hangs there with no disc or cpu activity at all. I think I waited about 6 hours once in the hope that Virtual PC was just being very sloooow, but no use.

Any ideas what's going on?

What are your Linux settings? and how big is your free space left in the HDD where you put the Virtual PC files?

Has anyone here managed to install Fedora Core 1 or 2 on a Panther 10.3.4 box and VPC 6.1.1?

Yes, I installed Fedora 1 in Virtual PC 6.1.1 for Mac under Panther on my Dual G4 1.42GHz with 2GB RAM. Which went smoothly. Please see [sdt=5748]Fedora Linux under Virtual PC for Mac[/sdt]. I haven't got time to get a copy of Fedora Linux 2.

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[Vulfie]

I just tried installing again, this time using compatibility mode, but the same error occured. The console says "Attempting to start native X-server". And then text flashes across the screen, too fast for me to read all of it, but what I can read says "...log located" and then the screen goes black and all cpu, CD-ROM, and HD activity instantly stops. I have 16 gigs available on the partition I'm installing to.

This is an incredibly frustrating problem.

Vulfie

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[Antony]

What's your configurations?
The settings for the Linux.

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[kokuacat]

I've seen the exact same symptoms as the original poster in this thread. In my case, I've a PowerbookG4 with 1GB ram and 15+GB free space.

After the continued X-Server hangs described above, I tried a text only install. It completed uneventfully until the first reboot. Grub loads normally, but as soon as the Linux image starts to load I receive an error stating the [virtual] system has received an illegal call and will be shutdown. The system reboots back to the grup loader with the same results over and over.

One detail I thoguht to try but cannot figure out is how to create a non-dynamic hard drive. When I go through the "wizard" to create a new PC, I'm not given a choice of specifying the HD size. Afterward, if I launch the Virtual Disk Assistant, it cannot read the format of my Linux drive, nor can it switch to a non-dynamic disk.

I'm not sure what else to try. The boot loader seems to be working OK, so I'm inclined to keep grub. I've kept it in the MBR rather than the first boot partition - I don't think that's the problem.

Any other suggestions anyone might have would be appreciated.

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[Antony]

I've seen the exact same symptoms as the original poster in this thread. In my case, I've a PowerbookG4 with 1GB ram and 15+GB free space.

The original poster still hasn't told us how he/she configured during setup. I still believe it's something wrong with the configuration.

Although I haven't got time for Fedora Core 2, but Fedora 1 works great for me, under Virtual PC under Panther.

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[sparkeh]

This is a known bug

See http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/sho ... ?id=119838 for detials

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