<html><body> Well too late now, wish RH support had suggested this as a solution could have saved some cash. On the other hand I do have this cool P4 3.0. james <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- > jlopes151@comcast.net wrote: > > I spent three weeks several days of those three weeks were spent > > overnight (24 hr) attempting to install RH and another Linux brand. I > > found the requirements defined on the RH package to be bogus. I was told > > by RH support that RH has an agressive install and that my PC may not be > > good enough. It was a PIII, 500mhx with 700+k of ram and 80gig drive. > > What happend with me the install would fail on random packages. > > That's a classic example of the ext3 filesystem bug with some hardware > platforms. I'll bet that if you had started the installation over again > and used ext2 filesystems when you partitioned the hard drive, it > would've worked. After the system had installed and was run! ning, you > could convert the ext2 filesystems to ext3. See: > > http://www.rhil.net/docs/ext2-to-ext3.html > > for details. > > > I tried > > every thing and could not get a clean install. I finally bought a new P4 > > 3.0ghz with 1meg ram and 80gig drive the install took less than 10min to > > do a full install. > > > > Its running no problems with the new machine. > > You didn't ask me! ;-) I would've told you. > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > > > Well, this is about the fifth different time I've > > > tried to install Linux, and none ever went worth a > > > damn, including this one. Here's the story; I'm > > > trying to evaluate the Red Hat Enterprise 3 desktop > > > for home evaluation. I downloaded all 4 CD ISOs from > > > www! .redhat.com, burnt them successfully, and checked > &g! t; > them with the data-checking CD program at the > > > beginning of my Red Hat install, and all checked out > > > OK. So, as I perform the install (by simply hitting > > > "Enter" at the beginning of said install), I get the > > > following on my desktop: > > > > > > Running Anaconda...please wait > > > > > > It finds the Video Card Radeon 9600 > > > the Monitor Syncmaster > > > & Mouse Generic Mouse > > > > > > ---then the screen eventual! ly changes to white in > > > color with a mouse arrow in the center, but after > > > awhile, the CD attempts access of the floppy drive, > > > which obviously has no disc, but the floppy drive > > > light stays on, which locks up the install. My rig is > > > as follows: > > > > > > ECS K7S5A mob! o > > > 512 MB ram > > > AMD 1800+ processor > > > > > > For you Linux folks, I must say that until a Linux > > > install gets to be as "painless" as a Micro$oft OS > > > install, converts will be few and far between. I've > > > yet to have a successful install. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Express yourself with Y! Messenger! Free. Download now. > > > http://messenger.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Redhat-install-list mailing list > > > Redhat-install-list@redhat.com > > > https://www.redhat.c! om/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > > > To Unsubscri! be Go To ABOVE URL or send a mes! sage to: > > > redhat-install-list-request@redha! t.com > > > Subject: unsubscribe > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Redhat-install-list mailing list > > Redhat-install-list@redhat.com > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > > redhat-install-list-request@redhat.com > > Subject: unsubscribe > > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer rstevens@vitalstream.com - > - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - > - - > - "Swap memory error: You lose your mind" - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ______________________! _________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request@redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>