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FC5 is fucked ... yes it's 5 not 4 this time

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H_TeXMeX_H:
To start off, I'm now looking for a new more reliable distro that can actually recognize my HDD controller or HDD, whichever it may be. I suppose I'll try both Gentoo and Slackware next.

Ok, so the problem is the new FC5 kernel (kernel                  i686       2.6.16-1.2107_FC5) fails to boot at all, the system stops responding only displaying an X as a mouse cursor. Interestingly I can still use the mouse to move the X around the screen, but that's about it (Ctrl Alt F1 fails to do anything as well ... maybe X server fails to start ?). It's not a major problem as I could just stick with the current kernel and it runs just fine. I feel that Fedora in general has some major problems ... or maybe the crack Red Hat team is somehow a little careless in their testing of a new kernel before release.

Also: SELinux is OFF completely. This problem is NOT due to the nvidia driver, for I have removed it and it still won't boot. The previous kernel boots just fine with or wo/ nvidia driver.

P.S. I suppose I could start a new bug at bugzilla.redhat.com ... but the last one I started was never resolved or ansvered in any meaningful way so ... fuck it.

solemnwarning:
Debian :)

H_TeXMeX_H:
I tried Debian, but it wouldn't install :( ... failed to recognize either the HDD or HDD controller ... the installer freezes:

http://www.microsuck.com/forums/showpost.php?p=112712&postcount=12

http://www.microsuck.com/forums/showpost.php?p=112738&postcount=16

http://www.microsuck.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10256

solemnwarning:
There is somthing wrong with your motherboard if everything has problems with your IDE controller

H_TeXMeX_H:
Not everything ... Fedora recognizes it ... and it's a laptop, so fixing the motherboard is not trivial. Is there a way to check my mobo integrity ?

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