Choppy,
I think the install.log file will be in /tmp. No idea
on the hardware troubleshooting URL.
John Hebert
--- Chopin Cusachs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
<em>> 
<em>> Decided to see if there was a book I should have
<em>> read that
<em>> would have prepared me to do a better job with my
<em>> project.
<em>> Spent an hour at a big chain bookstore, and found
<em>> one
<em>> useful reference, to getting a list of IRQs assigned
<em>> in a
<em>> running system,  the command cat  /proc/interrupt as
<em>> well as sound info from cat  /proc/sound.  That was
<em>> all
<em>> I found.
<em>> 
<em>> Wonder if anyone can post a URL or two for hardware
<em>> debugging of Linux systems.   It took me a bit of
<em>> time
<em>> and help from some patient people to learn how to
<em>> fix an IRQ conflict in a notorious other OS.  It did
<em>> run,
<em>> if badly, even with mouse and modem trying to use
<em>> the
<em>> same IRQ, and I was able to see the problem. 
<em>> Glanced
<em>> through Scott Mueller's upgrading and repairing
<em>> book,
<em>> Linux version, some time ago, but don't recall
<em>> seeing
<em>> much of help.
<em>> 
<em>> I wonder what utilities there are out there to do
<em>> the same
<em>> for a Linux box that has never had another OS on it.
<em>> 
<em>> BTW, today received a S3 Savage4 32 MB AGP video
<em>> card for the Linux box.  It was inexpensive as a
<em>> geek
<em>> clearance house.  DriverGuide says it is supported,
<em>> as
<em>> did vendor. Will swap out the floppy drive when I
<em>> install
<em>> the card.   Plan to reinstall RH7.1 going through
<em>> the
<em>> partitioning and formatting phase to make a swap
<em>> partition big enough for 128MB memory.  Will also be
<em>> on the lookout for name and location of the
<em>> installation
<em>> log file.....
<em>> 
<em>> Choppy
<em>> 
<em>> 
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