Re: Newbe Linux install

["Steve Poling" <sdp@xxxxxxxxx>]

i don't knwo what's wrong with you. but one thing that nettled me on a
machine i tried to install linux on was the CMOS drivers fighting with the
drive. or with the RedHat install.

you might try twiddling the twiddle-able harddisk parameters of your CMOS

sorry i don't have more,

steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Small <smallmid@concentric.net>
To: klug@klug.armintl.com <klug@klug.armintl.com>
Date: Friday, April 02, 1999 6:14 PM
Subject: Newbe Linux install


This is about my 6th attempt to install Redhat's linux. Starting with Redhad
5.0, 5.1 and now 5.2.
Below is a list of the procedure that I have used.

Installed dos on WD 850 mb drive

Fdisked drive 2 conner 1.gig and deleted partition

Installed windows 95 on drive 1

Made drive 2 a dos partition with fdisk

Deleted partion 2 with partition magic to prep for linux instal

Attempted to install on drive D:

Mount point
             Device
             Requested
             Actual
             Type

              Hda1
             813M
             813M
             Dos 16-bit >=32

            /
             Hdc1
             75M
             75M
             Linux Native

            /usr
             Hdc5
             300M
             300M
             Linux native

            /home
             Hdc7
             200M
             200M
             Linux Native

              Hdc8
             50M
             50M
             Linux swap

            /usr/local
             Hdc6
             250 406M growable
             206M
             Linux native


System then created swap from hdc8


Diagnostic messages.....

Making ext filesystem on /dev/hdc7

ftp package failed installing to /home

system crashed

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Thanks in advance for your help.

Michael