Installation Process Just Hangs

NoOp glgxg at mfire.com
Tue Feb 6 01:23:37 UTC 2007


Paul Brasseur wrote:
> Hello:
> 
>          I tried to install a Dual Boot System on my older Compaq Presario.
> But when I attempt to use the installation program to resize my C 
> Drive to accommodate a Linux Partition,  the process appears to just 
> Hang. Nothing appears to be happening to the Drive. Yet, I get NO 
> Error Messages. I have tried using different sizes of Partitions, but 
> get the same result.
> 
> Could WinXP's Restoration Program be causing the Process to Hang ?
> 
> 
> 

Were you using the Live CD or the Alternate CD?  The above has happened
to me on the Live CD (multiple times, different systems etc) so now I
*only* install from the Alternate CD. Also I seem to recall an issue of
installing from the Live CD whereby it was looking for a DHCP address
and hanging if the PC was set to a fixed IP.





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