Sure, what I meant by the function keys is that the original menu is
fully functional.
Anyway, when I hit enter, I get
Loading vmlinuz........
initrd....
Ready...
That's it...
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 16:10:34 -0500, akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx
<akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 12:00:28PM -0400, Dana Chandler wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have just subscribed to this list. I need help installing Core 2.
> > I am currently running RH 8.0 on a Dell Dimension XPS T600 with 640MB
> > of RAM. When I run the installation program, I get the intial screen
> > and the linux prompt. I call see all of the options, in other words I
> > can hit a function key and see the possible options. No matter what
> > options I choose on install the same thing happens.
> >
> > It looks like it is starting to load the installation but all I get is
> > a blinking cursor in the upper lefthand of the monitor. I have tried
> > two separate sets of installation discs.
> >
> > I can read the discs in RH 8.0 and even try to install packages, of
> > course I get errors because of the version of the kernel is incorrect.
> > I have no idea where to go from here. I am an extreme newbie.
> >
> > What I have tried.
> >
> > linux text
> > linux noprobe
> > linux text noprobe
> > linux acpi=off (one of my friends suggested this...)
> >
> > Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I am sorry if
> > this request is not well put together, I am still learning.
> >
> > Thank you.
> I am confused with your using the function keys. When the first screen
> comes up just hit return. describe what happens.
>
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