Replacing my HD fixed my Linux install problem!! :-) Thanks for the help Steve.
Russ On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 03:05:11 +0000, "Steven Nelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I am not sure if this is the same problem that I had, although it may be > and > if it isn't then this is one possibility. Linux uses hard drives very > precise, Windows doesn't use the hard drive as precise as Linux. I had a > Western Digital hard drive that worked on Windows but didn't work on > Linux. > The W.D. hard drive was a little bit faulty and Linux could not not > install. > Linux would install and then not work at first, then after a while when I > would try to reinstall, it would freeze when the partition was being > formatted. I think the problem is you need to get a new hard drive. I am > not > 100% sure but that is most likely the case. > > From, > > Steven > > >From: Russ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: Newbie e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [newbie] Installing Linux porblems. > >Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 18:37:46 -0800 > > > >Hi, > > > >I have been trying to load Linux on a HP Pavilion which has 12 GB of disk > >space and 288 meg of memory running at 400 mhz. > > > >In the process of installation it just stops loading. If I restart install > >by just erasing disk and starting over it stops sooner then before. > > > >The last time I did a custom disk partitioning, cleared all, then had > >system auto allocate. That time it stopped at the point that it stopped the > >first time. > > > >The auto allocate is allocating 5.8 GB to hda1 and 4.8 GB to hda6 > > > >Does anyone know what I can do to correct this problem? > > > >Russ > > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > _________________________________________________________________ > Worried about inbox overload? Get MSN Extra Storage now! > http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es > > -- Russ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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