Most probably it's missing video drivers. Do you have a nVidia or Ati card?
Why aren't you trying a newer Distro with better hardware support? Did you try some Linux LiveCDs first? Check out www.distrowatch.com for your Linux research. --- gulshan arora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > there is problem with CD, nothing else > CD_rom is not able top read it > > > On 1/7/06, Robert C Wittig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Hello khurram_shehr, > > > > Friday, January 6, 2006, 8:33:01 PM, you wrote: > > > > k> Hello Linux Gurus, > > > > k> I,m striving to > install Red Hat 9 on my pc > > k> which has Windows XP installed already.Whenever > I insert installer CD > > k> initial hardware checking goes but then my > moniter stops showing any > > k> thing.Its green light turns to yellow as if > it,s stopped > > k> functioning.My moniter is HPD2835Ultra VGA > 1280. The installer > > k> programme recognizes the moniter,VG card etc. > but then my moniter > > k> stops working & it seems everything,ve stopped > working. > > k> I then tried another installation package.But > it ended in failure > > k> giving such error messages: > > > > I am guessing that RH9 does not like your video > card. > > > > IIRC, RH9 has two installation methods, text and > graphic. > > > > Try using the text installation method, and > setting the computer up to > > boot to runlevel 3 (CLI). > > > > If you can do this, then you can mess with getting > X-Windows up later. > > > > > > -wittig > > website: http://www.robertwittig.com/ > > . > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, please email > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you > will be removed. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > > > - Visit your group > "LINUX_Newbies<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies>" > > on the web. > > > > - To unsubscribe from this group, send an > email to: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > - Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the > Yahoo! Terms of > > Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, please email > [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will > be removed. > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
