redhat 9 installation: Hangs at the PCI Probe

From: King Nothing (king_nothingzzz_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 07/30/03 

Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 21:56:11 +1000

Hi all...
I was trying to install RedHat 9 on my Celeron 1.7GhZ Laptop. The laptop is
not a branded one, but it has all the good components...
The config is like this:
Celeron 1.7GHz
ATI Mobility Radeon 7500
256M
20 G Hdd (with 2.5G Ext2 and 500M Swap)
PhoenixBIOS Version 4.0 release 6.0
15.1" Monitor ....
I tried insatalling several times with differeve options like "linux
noprobe" etc, but still it hangs at the stage when it says the

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Newbie: Laptop vs. Desktop processor & memory
    ... Andrew, Kevin, thanks for the info. ... Except for a bit of image manipulation associated with my web design ... doesn't know if it's in a laptop or a desktop computer. ... >: other than the Celeron. ...
    (comp.sys.laptops)
  • Re: Toshiba M40X-RH4 - Any good?
    ... I recently purchased my first laptop computer; ... Go for the NEXT model up that has a Centrino processor and 512Mb RAM ... > Most people don't need much CPU power on their laptop and a Celeron ... > If battery life is more important to you than cost, ...
    (comp.sys.laptops)
  • Re: CPU info
    ... I'm also thinking about getting a new sub $1000 laptop. ... >> just like to know about the differences of the different Intel and AMD ... >> Celeron and a Celeron D or a P4. ... but with any disto KDE is a memory hog. ...
    (comp.os.linux.hardware)
  • Re: Upgrading Travelmate 2420?
    ... The Travelmate 2420 has a Celeron M CPU and 40GB HD. ... If I do upgrade the memory and HD, will the laptop have ... The weak link here for video editing is the Celeron CPU. ...
    (comp.sys.laptops)
  • Re: Complete care for Inspiron question
    ... > Why avoid Celerons in a laptop? ... Celeron Ms have 1/2 the cache and fewer power saving ... She does not need any more than processing power and is ... Many people seem to be preoccupied with getting the "best" technology. ...
    (alt.sys.pc-clone.dell)