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« on: July 19, 2007, 03:44:12 PM »
 oh so nerdly! oh so nerdly!

OK, Just for kicks and knowledge im trying to install redhat 9 on a PC thats already got Xp Pro. Dont want to use Fedora for now!

I've got a separate hard disk (unpartitioned) ready for this but when the setup starts it it ends after probing for the graphics card, monitor and mouse. Tried using "linux noprobe" command with no luck. Also "linux dd" same thing.

It just stops and asks me to restart.
 

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« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2007, 03:51:46 PM »
try booting with command linux=vesa
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« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2007, 03:52:35 PM »
if not you can try and doing a text install by booting with

linux text
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« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2007, 03:59:07 PM »
Tried the "linux=vesa"

another error - could not find kernel image

I dont want to use the text mode - just to mention

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« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2007, 04:28:27 PM »
Let me show you where it stops. Maybe it will help me get more help.

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Waiting for X server to start...log located in /tmp/X.log
1...2...3...4...5...X server started successfully
install exited abnormally
sending termination signals....done
sending kill signals...done
disabling swap
unmounting file systems.....
you may safely reboot your system
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« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2007, 05:51:35 PM »
do a text install and once you finish it successfully you can set up X without any problems
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« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2007, 06:55:04 PM »
Quote from: disturbed on July 19, 2007, 05:51:35 PM
do a text install and once you finish it successfully you can set up X without any problems
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« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2007, 01:57:35 PM »
I decided to go with Ubuntu 6.06.1 ...and now im pissed off

It all worked like clockwork. Until today when i turned the PC on. Ubuntu was hanging like crap. I restarted the PC and that was the end of it.

NEW PROBLEM:

Grub loading stage1.5

Grub loading. Please wait...
Error 21
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Now i cant even load XP. I googled and have seen its quite a common problem. Can't make a head or tail what to do from all those answers.  Laughing Laughing I Trust TMN ...
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« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2007, 02:05:16 PM »
try and boot up back into linux cd and look at the configuration of the boot file...something is set up incorrectly
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« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2007, 02:08:58 PM »
Tried that. Tried even the XP cd but it just wont boot ffrom the CD even if i select that from the BIOS

Any ideas...its dead so i'm gonna try anything. oh so nerdly!
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« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2007, 02:39:44 PM »
there is no reason why it wouldnt boot from cd.......make sure you set up in bios for the cd drive as one of your bootable resources.....usually you have to press a key for it to pick a cd as a boot device....
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« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2007, 02:55:04 PM »
Guess what..its ok now.

I had set the Linux drive as master and the CD without a jumper. I took out the Linux HDD put the CD jumper back on master and booted again with an XP CD and it worked. I then let the windows setup CD run until the " new folder or delete current windows"..blah blah.. option. Clicked F3(restart0 and my XP is back.

I think my Linux HDD is pǝʍǝɹɔs coz its making noises like theres marbles inside it. LMAO.  Shocked Shocked
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« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2007, 03:22:43 PM »
I'll be back after installing Redhat on another HDD starting with a text install.
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