Yes, I seem to remember having a similar problem when I tried using a
kernel that did not have proper support. Here is what I would do. Get
yourself a copy of Slackware. It has a whole bunch of kernels compiled
with specific hardware support. IMHO, Red Hat tries to be the easy catch
all solution to everyone. With Slackware, you can choose from their list
of kernels to make a bootdisk and color root disk. It will use the same
kernel for production that it uses in installation. In fact Slackware from
CDROM.com contains a fully functional Linux that can be run from a bootable CD
Rom. I would buy the $40 cd set from cdrom.com which contains the little
booklet which gives you the essentials for installation. If you have more time
than money, I would get the CD from http://www.cheapbytes.com. You just
have to read the documentation on the CD. THe CD from cheapbytes is bootable
too. Good luck.
brian
On Wed, Sep 01, 1999 at 08:55:56AM -0700, "JP" == Jason Painter wrote:
JP> Hail, Hail.....it took some work by I was able to load an older version
JP> of Red Hat (5.2). Went through the whole install, said it was complete
JP> and it rebooted. Then, I experienced failure again........ The BIOS
JP> checks, the devices get recognized, LILO comes up, the screen flashes
JP> and you can see the kernel begin to load (I think), the screen flashes
JP> again and it reboots! It tries again, same results, it reboots! It just
JP> keeps rebooting. Anyone ever seen this?
JP>
JP> I messed with the BIOS settings to see if it was something there. I
JP> moved the PCI video card to another slot to see if that would help
JP> (It works sometimes with network cards that are having problems). Still
JP> not working.
JP>
JP> Anyone have any suggestions? Should I just start over and try again?
JP>
JP> Thanks to everyone.
-- Brian Lavender http://www.brie.com/brian/
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