herbman
03-16-2001, 03:08 PM
hi all, well here's my problem:
for the last couple of years I've been dreaming about owning Linux. A few weeks ago, i pucked up the courage to go and buy myself a copy of Redhat (as everyone says its one of the best to start out on). Instead of getting the boxed set, I bought a SAMS book/guide which came with a couple of Redhat 7.0. Wicked I thought...so i got it. I got home read a few lines of the intro then skipped to the installation part. Now, i've never had problems installing Windows, so i didn't think i'd have any problems with Linux (now i realise just how juvenile i really am).
This is my setup: HP OMNIBOOK 2100 Laptop, 3.2GB HardDrive Reformatted + Clean, 90MB RAM, ATAPI CD Drive and floppy drive. Unfortunately, there is only one drive bay :mad:. That means i can either have the CD Drive in OR the floppy drive in..but not at the same time..and if I want to change from one to the other I have to reboot my laptop.
The problem is thus: I boot the computer using the CD that came with the book and it takes me to the installation process of Redhat Linux 7. I flew through the installation (even got past the partitioning stage alive :D ) but the most unexpected thing happened (its always what u least expect). It was when i reached the last stage of installation...'Would you like to create a startup disk?', well now i'd love to but because your running from the CD (i said) i am not able to insert a floppy disk for you to create one. The thing is (i don't know if this is a bug in this copy of Redhat) but it wouldn't let me uncheck/deselect the option. The check box was 'checked' and faded so i could uncheck it. The only thing io could do is click next. So thats exactly what I done but the installation just froze, the mouse was working OK but there wasn't anything i could click. So i waited and i waited....and i waited some more but nothing happened so instead I shut down inserted the floppy drive and booted up. My whole installation was lost and now so am I.
Since this happened i have reinstalled Windows 95 onto my laptop but would dearly love to have linux. I have thought about a harddisk installation but i fear i won't have enough room.
Please help, any suggesstions
for the last couple of years I've been dreaming about owning Linux. A few weeks ago, i pucked up the courage to go and buy myself a copy of Redhat (as everyone says its one of the best to start out on). Instead of getting the boxed set, I bought a SAMS book/guide which came with a couple of Redhat 7.0. Wicked I thought...so i got it. I got home read a few lines of the intro then skipped to the installation part. Now, i've never had problems installing Windows, so i didn't think i'd have any problems with Linux (now i realise just how juvenile i really am).
This is my setup: HP OMNIBOOK 2100 Laptop, 3.2GB HardDrive Reformatted + Clean, 90MB RAM, ATAPI CD Drive and floppy drive. Unfortunately, there is only one drive bay :mad:. That means i can either have the CD Drive in OR the floppy drive in..but not at the same time..and if I want to change from one to the other I have to reboot my laptop.
The problem is thus: I boot the computer using the CD that came with the book and it takes me to the installation process of Redhat Linux 7. I flew through the installation (even got past the partitioning stage alive :D ) but the most unexpected thing happened (its always what u least expect). It was when i reached the last stage of installation...'Would you like to create a startup disk?', well now i'd love to but because your running from the CD (i said) i am not able to insert a floppy disk for you to create one. The thing is (i don't know if this is a bug in this copy of Redhat) but it wouldn't let me uncheck/deselect the option. The check box was 'checked' and faded so i could uncheck it. The only thing io could do is click next. So thats exactly what I done but the installation just froze, the mouse was working OK but there wasn't anything i could click. So i waited and i waited....and i waited some more but nothing happened so instead I shut down inserted the floppy drive and booted up. My whole installation was lost and now so am I.
Since this happened i have reinstalled Windows 95 onto my laptop but would dearly love to have linux. I have thought about a harddisk installation but i fear i won't have enough room.
Please help, any suggesstions