[ros-general] No install of ReactOS 0.4 on real hardware

[Bob Puff]

Hi Gang,

I was really hopeful when I saw the announcement, and downloaded the latest
ISO, and tried it on both a Dell Optiplex GX270 (basic P4 machine), as well as
a Dell Optiplex 755 (Core 2 duo).

The install went fine on both machines, but neither one will boot up. Locks
up at the first page of loading. If I did a debug boot, the 755 would try to
start, and I could get into the desktop, but then it flaked out.

I would think these boxes are fairly mature technology, and should be no
issue, but apparently not. Is there a way I can help to debug and get this
working?

Thanks,

Bob

[w***@waltdnes.org]

Post by Bob Puff
Hi Gang,
I was really hopeful when I saw the announcement, and downloaded
the latest ISO, and tried it on both a Dell Optiplex GX270 (basic
P4 machine), as well as a Dell Optiplex 755 (Core 2 duo).
The install went fine on both machines, but neither one will boot up.
Locks up at the first page of loading. If I did a debug boot, the
755 would try to start, and I could get into the desktop, but then
it flaked out.
I would think these boxes are fairly mature technology, and should
be no issue, but apparently not. Is there a way I can help to debug
and get this working?

Me too! A 2008 Dell Inspiron 530, 2.4 mhz E4600 Core Duoconroe with 3
gigabytes of ram is not exactly bleeding edge tech. A QEMU VM with
these specs works just fine. I tried both the 0.4.0 release and the
latest trunk build. Both install CDs generally freeze at the first
step, the language selection screen. If I pound away at the {ENTER} key
before the language screen comes up, it does get to the "Press ENTER to
install ReactOS" screen. But then it freezes there.