Linux Install Woes

John Wildberger wildberger-iRg7kjdsKiH3fQ9qLvQP4Q at public.gmane.org
Thu Mar 17 14:22:44 UTC 2005


This is a follow up to my inquiry.
Thanks for all the good advice I got. As it turned out I had a lemon. Returned 
the computer and got another one. Same HP pre-installed WIN XP package. 
Installed Linux and works just fine.
John

On Tuesday 15 March 2005 10:14 am, John Wildberger wrote:
> Recently I bought a HPa820n Pavilion Computer with XP OS installed.
> I used Partition Magic to create some additional partitions.
> When trying to install Mdk10.0 it goes through the initial install log and
> then comes to the point where it says: Loading program into memory,
> At this point the computer hangs.
> Could it be that either the HW is too advanced (800Mz FSB) or that some
> other quirk is preventing the loading?
> Any suggestions?
> John
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