[KLUG Members] Problems installing Fedora Core 4 (Red Hat Linux)

[Don R. Budd]

I hope this is the right place to post this message.  Sorry, if this is the wrong place.  I am new to this group.
 
Hello,
 
I have recently purchased a PC to install Fedora Core 4.  It has a P-4 with 3 MHz, 2GB DDM2 RAM, on a Intel Desktop Board D915PBL, Graphics is a VGA MSI Geforce6600GT PCI-E with RAM 128MB DDR#, PCI Express Dynamic Overclocking Technology, SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit with 24-bit Advanced HD and EAX Advanced HD, 16X DVD+/-R/ +/- RW Drive / DVD +/- R Double Layer (speeds 16x DVD +/- R, 8x DVD+/- RW, and 4x DVD +/- R Double Layer, and an Acer 17" LCD Monitor.
 
I am building a prototype system and I can't do Computer Science on a Windows based system.  This is the first time I had someone build a system for me.  I have limited use of my right arm and cannot do the building myself.  The Project needs a lot of graphics power.
 
Fedora Core 1 works fine, except it won't read the 24-bit soundcard.  The programming is better in FC1 than FC4 from what I can read.  I don't use any development enviroments, only straight coding, which avoids the bloat in programs.
 
The problem I am having is that FC4 starts to load and asks for the mode to use, but no matter which mode I choose, the system crashes with a <0> Kernel Panic!  cannot sync and a list of errors that make no sense.  I have tried noprobe, text mode, and all the system checks and no errors are found.  So, I try to load FC4 again and I get the same error, <0> Kernel Panic!  The only thing I can think of is the DDR2's are causing the problem.  I have nothing here to replace them with to test the theory.
 
Do you have any suggestions?  This is a special made system from a barebones system since that's the only way I could get a system to put FC on these days.  All others now use a Proprietary Code that can't be changed.  
 
I have loaded FC4 successfully on my laptop, which is strange in itself, but I cannot use Grub to boot it and it never allowed me to burn a boot CD.  I can only use disk 1 and boot to Knoppix to  use FC4.  However, the laptop does not have the power I need to build my project.
 
I am open to any suggestions.  Currently, I am doing my research on the FC1, but it won't let me do anything with sound.  I will need the sound later on.  I could stay with FC1, if I could get the FC1 drivers for Soundblaster Live! 24-bit card.  I am attempting to copy the 16-bit drivers and alter them to work a 24-bit card.  However, I don't know all the parameters for a 24-bit card. and where all the places are to place the drivers for the system to read them all.
 
Thank you for all your assistance.
 
Sincerely,
 
Don 

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