[colug-432] Weird problem: Linux runs fine, but won't install?

[FiL Farris]

Just a shot in the dark here based on a recent hardware mystery I was
working on but have you tried a different install DVD?  I know it sounds
simple but had I tried it before ripping apart a working machine I would
have saved myself a large tantrum.

If you have eliminated the install disk itself what model GB mobo is it?

Unix is basically a simple operating system.  But you have to be a genius
to understand the simplicity.  D.R.


On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 10:03 AM, Angelo McComis <angelo at mccomis.com> wrote:

>
> On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 8:18 AM, Joshua Kramer <joskra42.list at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I decided that I wanted to put another disk in the system to have a RAID1
>> setup, and replace the RAM with 16G.  So I put the new drive and RAM in,
>> and backed up my data.  Popped in my CentOS 6.5 install DVD, and... I can't
>> install.  The installer freezes up at various points, usually when it is
>> first detecting the storage.
>
>
>
>
> Check if you have a BIOS / onboard RAID controller that's getting in the
> way of things.
>
> For instance, I have Intel Rapid Storage Technology (on my Win7 box) that
> doesn't support Linux very well. If I were trying to install Linux on
> there, I would expect to fight a battle similar to what you're describing.
>
> Look in the BIOS setup pages for something to do with RAID vs AHCI. Also,
> some motherboards have slightly different firmwares that you can install
> that optimize them for Linux.
>
> There's two places to look.  As Tom says, eliminate one variable at a time
> to keep your sanity.
>
> Good luck.
>
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