Problem installing Fedora on PowerEdge R300

[David Duncan]

Not sure if this related to your issue directly, but I did want to
make you aware that the TEAC has a new firmware available.
you should be able to find it in the drivers and downloads section of
support.dell.com


Removable Storage: TEAC DV-28EV 8X Slim DVD-ROM, Firmware, Multi OS,
English, Multi System, v.TAF, A01
Criticality: Recommended
Release Date: 5/12/2008 12:00:00 AM
Description: - Resolves standby power management while data transfers occur.






On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 9:54 AM, Frank Warnke
<frank at newspapersystems.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 2008-05-12 at 14:10 -0300, Matias Gut wrote:
>
> > I have to install Fedora in a brand new PowerEdge R300.
> > I tried first with FC5, the cd-rom boots, and installation ask for
> > lenguage and keyboard layout selection,  but then it appears not to
> > recognize the DVD-ROM (which is sata based: teac DVD-ROM DV28sv), the
> > message I get if I do ALT+F3 is: "got to setup cdRom without a cd
> > device".
> >
> > Note: I aslo tried with FC 8 and Ubuntu 7.10, having similar
> > problem...
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance,
> > Mat?as
>
> I had a similar problem with another manufacturer's machine, I could not
> install from the Live-CD.  I had to download the Fedora v8 installation
> DVD and it worked fine.  Not sure this will solve your problem, but
> maybe it will help.
>
>
>
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