Re: [newbie] Installing Linux porblems.

2003-12-30 Thread The Other
On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 18:37:46 -0800, Russ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 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 all

Re: [newbie] Installing Linux porblems.

2003-12-30 Thread Steven Nelson
They replied a while ago saying they got it to work and that the harddrive was the problem. From, Steven From: et <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Installing Linux porblems. Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 11:28:04 + On Tuesday 30 De

Re: [newbie] Installing Linux porblems.

2003-12-30 Thread et
On Tuesday 30 December 2003 02:37 am, Russ wrote: > 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

RE: [newbie] Installing Linux porblems.

2003-12-30 Thread Russ
Replacing my HD fixed my Linux install problem!! :-) Thanks for the help Steve. Russ On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 03:05:11 +, "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 u

RE: [newbie] Installing Linux porblems.

2003-12-29 Thread Steven Nelson
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.