Ok. I got it working with the desktop alternate version. The CD boot still
paused for 3-5 minutes while it tried to find a FDC, but after the text-based
install it no longer does it. I suspect that the same will be true for the
normal desktop install, I wasn't able to use that one because of an
I'm using a Dell Inspiron 4000 and get the exact same error.
I'm in the same boat as Nate, no option in bios to disable the FDC.
I'm also having problems eith corrupted display when gnome starts.
I can add screen=1280x1024 to the boot options to fix it.
Is there a boot option to disable the FDC?
