install fail: configuring Kernel parameters

[Terry R. Grier]

Sorry but I am a real begin and a non programmer type...
so i might need a little more explaination of what you are telling me to do.

but 1st! ... thank you for responding .





---------- Original Message -----------
From: Satish Balay <balay at fastmail.fm>
To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 17:23:32 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Re: install fail: configuring Kernel parameters

> On Tue, 23 Nov 2004, Terry R. Grier wrote:
> 
> > When I booted for the first time.  It intializes my hardware and
> > then I get this mesg.
> 
> > Configuring kernel parameters
> 
> > and it just hangs.  I reboot .. same thing.
> 
> When you get the grub menu - try editing (e) - and remove 'rhgb',
> 'quiet' options - and add '3' and boot (b) to console-only mode.

is this durning installation ? or during the boot process?
2nd. I do not exactly know what the grub menu is.

> 
> Now get the latest updates - and reconfigure your X (with
> system-config-display)

I thought I had the lastes with version 3. 
What is X exactly?


once I get to this flashing "cofiguring kernel paramenters" nothing I tpye
matters>/


Please point me were to read .. or explain a little more basic?
I am not trying to be ungratefull.. just honest.
thank you
T



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