Try disabling ALL the powersave Setup BIOS (F2 key on boot) before you
start the install.
MarvS
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Travis Bauer wrote:
>
> Okay, I gave up on the ftp install of redhat 5.2. I bought the 5.1 CD at
> the local store and am trying to install it on my 3.2K.
>
> Here's the new problem. When installing the packages, or checking the disk
> for errors, the computer generates quite a few errors. When writing, it
> seems related to hda being busy. There is an irq error followed by an hda
> timeout error. I know the disk is good because it ran Win98 just fine.
>
> Question: Why is a perfectly good hard drive generating so many hda errors?
> Question: I have the drive partitioned into a 3.9gig partition and a 100meg
> swap. partition. Creating more partitions increases the erros I get. Will
> Linux use a 3.9 gig partition properly?
>
> Thanks,
> Travis
>
> When installed, my 3.2k will be a win32 free machine.
>
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