Jonathan Hartzell wrote:
Newbie... My first post! XP (SP3) user, and one of the lucky ones with
no complaints. I'm drawn to the overall enthusiasm and philosophy of
all of you who've embarked on the Linux system adventure and am
looking forward to joining your ranks... but I seem to have stumbled
in taking my first step!
I've taken the best care I can in downloading the full distribution of
FC9, checking the integrity of the download, and checking the
integrity of the resulting DVD. Ran the graphical install (very
user-friendly), to sdb to avoid even a remote possibility of any MBR
conflicts (XP is exclusively on sda) with plenty of free space on sdb
(319 gigs). All went smoothly...
However on the first reboot (booting sdb), I continued to follow the
instructions, only to find that the Login process hung. Do I suck as a
Newbie, or has anyone else encountered this kind of problem?
Note: This being my first shot at Linux-related stuff, I don't have
anything but XP at this point to work with, and I won't have the usual
Linux type tools that most of you have who've simply upgraded to FC9.
I'm hoping one of you can tell me that the fault is mine, rather than
the installer DVD, as I'm concerned that I may not have the tools to
get myself back on the road. Sure would welcome some guidance out of
this apparent dead end!
Intel Pentium Dual Core @ 2.2 GHz
ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 Mother Board
ViewSonic VG2230wm Monitor
Standard 101 Keyboard
Microsoft PS/2 Mouse
4 Gigs Ram
2 500 Gig Sata Drives
NVidia GeForce FX 5500
M-Audio Delta 1010LT PCM sound board
Atheros L2 Fast Ethernet 10/100 Base-T Controller
Intel 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller
Let me know if any more info required.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
Since it is a fresh install, I would first recommend reinstalling fedora
but first wipe out the installation partition so that you have a
complete new fresh install. If the problem still persists then let me know.
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