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installation problem with Red Hat 6.0!!!!!

installation problem with Red Hat 6.0!!!!!

Post by matteo badin » Fri, 18 Jun 1999 04:00:00



I have a problem to install the distribution of Red Hat 6.0 on my notebook
TOSHIBA SATELLITE 4010CDT. The configuration of system software/hardware is
remain that original without some modification:

Hardware:
Pentium II at 266 Mhz
RAM Memory: 64 MB
BIOS Name: Toshiba 07/25/98
BIOS Version: Satellite4000CDT v7.40 TOSHIBA
Hard Drive Memory: 4.1 GB
Screen Size: 12.1 inches
Resolution: 800x600 DPI
CD-ROM speed: 24x TEAC CD-224E
BUS TYPE: ISA
Video Card: Chips and Tech. 65555 PCI
Internal modem: Megahertz 3CCM156 B 56K Modem
Floppy drive: 1.44MB Generic NEC Floppy Disk
Monitor: Monitor Plug and Play
SOFTWARE:
Operating System pre-installed: Windows 98, version 4.10, Build 1998

I am an italian user and I am not expert in UNIX/LINUX system.
I execute the installation procedure of Red Hat 6.0 correctly and everything
is right. But when I start the boot again fron the floppy boot created
during installation (but the same thing verifies even if  I start it from
the first sector boot partition or from MBR), after the prompt "boot: linux"
and dil loading of different daemon, have:

Red Hat Linux release 6.0 (Hedwig)
kernel 2.2.5-15 on an i686
localhost login:_

At this point I can not do nothing else as anything I type is not inserted.
Therefore I cannot type the password to enter the system Linux.
Is it an installation problem or is it due to the hardware of my notebook ?
I hava already read hundred of documents like, Hardware Compability, Linux
on Laptops, HOWTO etc....., without resolve my problem!
How can I do ?

 
 
 
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installation problem with Red Hat 6.0!!!!!

Post by oc.. » Sat, 19 Jun 1999 04:00:00


Hi Matteo

enter "root" at the login prompt, then your password when asked for
it.

Bill

Just another Newbie


Quote:>I have a problem to install the distribution of Red Hat 6.0 on my notebook
SNIP

>Red Hat Linux release 6.0 (Hedwig)
>kernel 2.2.5-15 on an i686
>localhost login:_

>At this point I can not do nothing else as anything I type is not inserted.
>Therefore I cannot type the password to enter the system Linux.
>Is it an installation problem or is it due to the hardware of my notebook ?
>I hava already read hundred of documents like, Hardware Compability, Linux
>on Laptops, HOWTO etc....., without resolve my problem!
>How can I do ?


 
 
 
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1. Red Hat 6.0 Installation problem

Hi all, I am a linux newbie. I tried to install Red Hat 6.0 but was
facing problem.

I have 2 HDDs: FB ST2.1(as Pri Master), FB CR8.4(as Sec Master).
I partitioned the HDDs as follow, using Windows FDISK:
1. FB ST2.1:    Pri DOS - C: 1512MB, FAT16, active, (Win98)
                        Ext DOS - E: 502MB, FAT16, (used)
2. FB CR8.4:    Pri DOS - D: 1937MB, FAT16, (used)
                        Ext DOS - F: 2047MB, FAT16, (unused)
                                        - G: 1985MB, FAT16, (unused)
                                        - 2078MB, (unallocated)

I tried installed Red Hat 6.0 from CD-ROM, but when come to
partitioning, FDISK warned me that my 2nd drive's cylinder size is
select Disk Druid instead of FDISK. Then I was able to add 2 Linux
Native partitions(1Gb each) from my hdc (the 2nd drive). Then I wish
to add Linux Swap but error msg said "No free primary" (there are 79MB
left actually).
Also, I have no idea about some options in Disk Druid:
1. Mount point?
2. Drop to fill disk?
3. Allowable HDD? (there have hda and hdc)
What are those options for and what should I enter?

More doubts:
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2. Should I FDISK the HDD 100% using Windows FDISK before installing
Linux?
3. Will Linux installation auto detect all my hardwares, especially
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into Linux system?
4. How to install software downloaded into Linux?
5. If anyone have installed Red Hat 6.0 before, can you please guide
me the installation step-by-step, as I am totally Linux idiot.

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