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[gregrae]

I have Formated my HD using Dariks Boot and Nuke.
I have tried to Install Fedora 8 on this HD but the message comes up Try to boot with NOAPIC.(I do not know what this is)
I then tried to Install Windows XP Pro thinking that it may be the fedora Install disc.
But the message from Windows came up Windows Boot> \SYSTEM 32\hall.dll
What do I have do do to be able to install fedora 8.
The hard drive has been completely formatted.
Greg

[kamil]

Sounds like a hardware problem on an older computer hardware... could you post info on your computers hardware configuration?

To confirm the message mentioned APIC and not ACPI? Could you post the full error message or a screenshot or a photo to give us a better idea of what the problem is.

Also, Linux distro install CDs/DVDs will allow you to partition and format your system, i.e. there typically is no need to use other tools to do so.

Kamil

[gregrae]

The Pc Information> AMD Athlon(tm) 64 x 2 Dual Core Processor5600+
Speed 2,900 Mhz
3 Gig ram
350 Gig HD Sata
I can not print screan dump as there is no OS on this PC
I am trying to Install a OS XP duel boot with fedora 8

[QuantumKnot]

Could be that there is no driver for that SATA controller. When booting the Fedora 8 DVD, once you get to the boot screen (which asks whether you want to install, rescue, etc), press escape to get to a prompt. Then type:

Code: Select all

linux acpi=noacpi

And press enter.

[gregrae]

Thank you for your help as I used Windowes 98 F disk as the NTLDR was missing but I did not get this prompt until I placed another drive into the PC then installed XP and then installed the other HD that was giving me problems and formated that HD in NTFS and used F disk
I would Like to Duel Boot with Fedora 8 Installed on to another Partition.
Do I use Acronis Disk Director suite10 to format the partition that I am going to use.
Or can I use Fedora to do this . If so how is it done.
Can Fedora only be installed on a particular size Partition.If so what is the maximun size partition to format the drive for Fedora

[kamil]

typically for a dual boot system you install windows first and then linux second. this is because windows installation is likely to break linux boot setup while linux install places an existing OS as a selectable option in boot manages menu.

fedora does let u partition and format disks, however this happens as part of the install process, so for a dual boot system you may be better off using fdisk to do the partitioning and formatting.

btw, problems with NTLDR, missing system files, broken MBR, etc can be fixed from windows recovery console.

fedora can be installed on arbitrarily sized partitions,
if you plan on simple install (all on single partition, i.e. all on mount point / ) then allocate 10 Gb or more,
if you want to be a bit more sophisticated then f.e. for 200 Gb hard drive you could do the following
80 Gb windows (primary, ntfs)
30 Gb root partion (primary, ext3): /
512 Mb boot partion (primary, active [bootable], ext2): /boot
3 Gb swap (extended, swap): swap
60 Gb home partition (extended, ext3): /home
25 Gb opt partition (extended, ext3): /opt

[gregrae]

Now that I have installed XP and have a seperate Partition of 40G for fedora how do I go about installing Fedora on to My PC
Could you gIve me step by step Instructions please Greg.
Would it be of any use to use GAG to help with the boot selection.

[kamil]

Fedora install comes with 'grub' boot manager so there is no real need for use of other boot managers...
Greg, detailed install guides with instructions can be found on the net, f.e. google "detailed fedora 8 install guide".

[gregrae]

Thank you for your help I will google and see how I go Thank's again.
Greg

[kamil]

Good luck and tell us how it went.