Brian:
That is a great description for a new linux user. I'm sure it is
appreciated. I'll try and post more of the same when I get a chance.
However, I don't think this will help Jason much since Redhat needs to be
installed first for this information to be available. :-)
Rick
On Tue, 31 Aug 1999, Brian E. Lavender wrote:
:Hay is for horses :). try this
:
:$ su -
:# less /var/log/messages
:
:There you can see how the hardware is being detected. All hardware is
:listed in the /dev directory. This is a big plus for programmers because
:writing to a device can be as easy as writing to the screen. There you
:will see hda, ttyxx, etc for all the devices on your system. If you are
:wondering if there is something like Windows control panel then try this
:
:$ cat /proc/interrupts
:
:This will list only devices in use. As an example when I installed my
:sound card, it did not show up on the output of the above cat proc
:command. However, when I inserted the module into memory, the interrupt
:showed up because the device was in use. This is different than in the
:windoze world where hardware shows up even if it's not working.
:
:brian
:
:On Tue, Aug 31, 1999 at 08:57:25AM -0700, "RJ" == Rick Johnson wrote:
:RJ>
:RJ> Hey,
:RJ>
:RJ> When the install disk boots and it starts detecting the hardware, what
:RJ> does it list for the HDC entry? Does it actually show the CDROM name and
:RJ> settings or does it only list HDA? Are there any warning messages listed?
:RJ>
:RJ> Rick
:RJ> rsjohn@directcon.net
:>
:> On Tue, 31 Aug 1999, "JP" == Jason Painter wrote:
:>
:> JP:
:> JP: I have a machine that I am trying to load Red Hat 6.0 on. I am having
:> JP: trouble recognizing the CD-ROM to get the installation going. I have an
:> JP: IDE CD-ROM as master on the second channel which means HDC.
:> JP:
:> JP: Boot: linux hdc=cdrom
:> JP:
:> JP: That's what I enter at the boot prompt. I get into the installation
:> JP: menu, it asks where do I want to install from, I say cd-rom. It pauses,
:> JP: then comes back and says no medium found. Any suggestions?
:> JP:
:> JP: P.S., yes the CD-ROM is in the drive, I have triple checked.
:> JP:
:> JP: Thanks for any help you can offer.
:> JP:
:> JP: Jason Painter
:
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