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<DIV>Thanks Andrew,</DIV>
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<DIV>It really works. My redhat can run in my pc now.</DIV>
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<DIV>Best regards!</DIV>
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<DIV><B><I>Cowie <andrew-2KHxOkysSnqmy7d5DmSz6TlRY1/6cnIP@public.gmane.org></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">On Mon, 2004-05-31 at 10:24, hui xu wrote:<BR>> 2. After installation, I booted the computer. I got the following<BR>> information and the computer stopped there.<BR><BR>> Initializing RT netlink socket<BR>> Apm: BIOS Version1.2 Flags 0X0b (Driver version 1.6)<BR><BR>Where the kernel stops in a boot sequence is, regretfully, not always<BR>informative.<BR><BR>You have a few options:<BR><BR>1) assume that the message is significant, and that APM is somehow to<BR>blame. Add "apm=off" to your kernel's boot line. [If you are using grub<BR>you can do this at boot time; otherwise, you'll need to boot a rescue<BR>disk or installation disk so as to be able to re-run lilo with different<BR>parameters]<BR><BR>2) assume that the message is a red herring and that its something else.<BR>Unf
ortunately that opens you up to a pretty wide range of possibilities.<BR>The most likely i
s that
you did something wrong when you (installed /<BR>built) the systems' kernel.<BR><BR>Of course, the fact that you were able to book from your RedHat 9<BR>installation disk in the first place means that whatever kernel is on<BR>that disk is likely good-to-go. You could just simply use that kernel,<BR>rather than (as I assume you did) building your own.<BR><BR>Personally, I would try a different kernel, at least, and possibly a<BR>different distribution. Linux 2.6 kernels have, by in large, better<BR>hardware detection and drivers (such is the nature of progress).<BR><BR>Since your system is a bit unsteady, to test this theory out you'll<BR>probably need to grab a copy of the boot/installation CD-ROM from Fedora<BR>(Fedora Core 2, which is like RedHat 10 or 11, if you will), or<BR>something like Gentoo (say, universal disc version 2004.1) both of which<BR>have really cutting edge kernels o
n them and good hardware detection<BR>suites.<BR><BR>One of the nice things about Linux is
that
you don't have to be running<BR>the latest and greatest to get a useful system, but when you're faced<BR>with hardware troubles, getting newer versions of software is a place to<BR>start.<BR><BR>Best of luck,<BR><BR>AfC<BR>Toronto<BR><BR>-- <BR>Andrew Frederick Cowie<BR>Operational Dynamics Consulting Pty Ltd<BR><BR>Fixing your technology by focusing on your people and<BR>the processes around them. We improve usabilty, scalabilty,<BR>and maintainability - the keys to making technology work -<BR>through team building, implementing effective procedures,<BR>and enhancing systems performance.<BR><BR>Contact us!<BR><BR>http://www.operationaldynamics.com/<BR><BR>Sydney, New York, Toronto, London<BR>--<BR>The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org<BR>TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns<BR>How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml</BLOC
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