On Tue, 2005-04-05 at 14:18 -0700, Keith Brentson wrote: > --- Thomas Cameron <thomas.cameron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > On Mon, 2005-04-04 at 23:34 -0700, Keith Brentson > > wrote: > > > Hello, > > > I have just installed Fedora Core 3 on a Dell > > Inspiron > > > 8600. The Install seemed to go well until the > > first > > > boot up. The system froze when it was trying to > > bring > > > eth-0 up. It did this several times. I have the > > newer > > > version of the dell Inspiron 8600 with a Broadcom > > 440x > > > integrated network controller. I also have the > > ATI > > > Mobility Radeon 9600 pro turbo. > > > I am a complete Linux Newbie, and some of the > > > explanations I've seen are definitely over my > > head. I > > > would appreciate if I could get some help, or be > > > directed to a help source suitable to my level. > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > Keith > > > > Is your machine actually hooked up to a network? > > Does that network have > > a DHCP server on it (like maybe a broadband router > > or your ISP)? > > > > Thomas > > > Yes, I am hooked to a DHCP network. (cable modem and > router) > > Thank you > > Keith If you leave it alone for long enough (maybe several minutes) do you get any kind of error message? Thomas
