Re: Installing Redhat 7.3 problem!
From: Seth (notavail_at_domain.net)
Date: 08/23/03
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Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 09:38:40 GMT
On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 13:31:57 -0400, Matt Williams wrote:
> Caelis wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>> I'm a complete Linux newbie
>> but still, i wanted to learn more about it! So i decided to install RH
>> 7.3 on my pc...
>>
>> I put in installation disk 1 and i get a text-based opening screen
>> where i have several options (F2: installation process with GUI, F3:
>> text-based installation)
>>
>> I choose F2 (since i'm still a linux newbie ;) ) so it starts to load 2
>> or 3 things and then i get a black screen and a cd-rom that does
>> nothing anymore!
>> If i choose F3 it starts loading some files, checks for ide controller
>> and so on, but it stops with on the last line the name of my HD...
>>
>> Does anyone know how i can solve these problems?
>>
>> my computer specifications are:
>> Asus P4C800 Deluxe Intel 875-chipset
>> Ati Radeon 9800 Pro
>> Intel Pentium 4 3.0 Ghz 800 FSB
>> 1 GB Ram memory
>> Maxtor S-ATA HD 120 Gigs of which 70 Gig still unpartitioned.
>>
>> can anyone help me please?
>> any help will be greatly appreciated!
>>
>> Greetz,
>>
>> Caelis
>
> If I recall correctly, this version of RedHat had trouble with that
> chipset. Is there a reason you're using RedHat 7.3? Why not get some 9.0
> (the current version) ISOs/CDs? That'd be the first thing I would try.
yeah, Seems like the equiptment you have is much too recent for 7.3
Go with RH 9.0, or maybe even the new Mandrake or SuSe distro's
Seth
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