Installation Problems: Other than the previously noted problem with the install disk not being recognized and having to select cdrom to get it started again I have run into the following problems:
Boot Config: During the boot configuration I was asked to insert Disk 1. Once I did this it hit the cdrom and then asked me once again to insert the Installation Disk 1. I then tried each of the disks to make sure that the message was messed up, but it would except none of the disks. I finally had to cancel. The Boot configuration went on from that point and I was able to see what was going into lilo and accept it. (Side note, not sure if it is related to this error or the next one but once I rebooted I was able to see lilo and select how I wanted to boot. When linux tried to boot I was rewarded by the kernel panic message. Unable to mount vfs) XConfiguration: Stuck in a constant loop while offering me the choice between 3.3.6 : 4.2.? : or 3.3.6 Experimental. None of the options would get me out of the loop. I would select one and then it would give me an error message (sorry I don't have it with me right now. I am not on my PC) and then go back to give me the same options once again. I had to push past and exit install. Which may be the reason for my failed boot. Here is a brief view of my system components Asus A7V motherboard Athlon 1.2 GHZ proc 384 meg PC133 mem Promise ATA100 onboard controller WesterDigital 7200 RPM 40 Gig hard drive running vfat, reiser, swap, reiser (HDE) Geforce 4 MX 420 Video card RealTek 100baseT ethernet adapter Yamaha CDRW (HDA) DVDROM (HDC) ps/2 logitech keyboard usb logitech optical scroll mouse Thanks for your time. -- Just when you think you were making progress you realize that you were facing backwards.
