try booting with acpi=off and update bios to latest first.

also try with ubuntu live to test, if hardware works with linux :)

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Eero

2017-04-11 16:30 GMT+03:00 Dan McDaniel <[log in to unmask]>:

> We just got a Dell Precision R7910. The net install CD hangs at
> "detecting hardware." I can boot the LiveCD, but not the install CD.
> I've tried both 6.7 and 6.8.
>
> Has anyone run into this? Any work-arounds?
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> Dan McDaniel
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