RE: [newbie] Installing Linux porblems.

[Steven Nelson]

I am not sure if this is the same problem that I had, although it may be and 
if it isn't then this is one possibility. Linux uses hard drives very 
precise, Windows doesn't use the hard drive as precise as Linux. I had a 
Western Digital hard drive that worked on Windows but didn't work on Linux. 
The W.D. hard drive was a little bit faulty and Linux could not not install. 
Linux would install and then not work at first, then after a while when I 
would try to reinstall, it would freeze when the partition was being 
formatted. I think the problem is you need to get a new hard drive. I am not 
100% sure but that is most likely the case.
                                                                            
                    From,
                                                                            
                      Steven

From: Russ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [newbie] Installing Linux porblems.
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 18:37:46 -0800
Hi,

I have been trying to load Linux on a HP Pavilion which has 12 GB of disk 
space and 288 meg of memory running at 400 mhz.

In the process of installation it just stops loading. If I restart install 
by just erasing disk and starting over it stops sooner then before.

The last time I did a custom disk partitioning, cleared all, then had 
system auto allocate. That time it stopped at the point that it stopped the 
first time.

The auto allocate is allocating 5.8 GB to hda1 and 4.8 GB to hda6

Does anyone know what I can do to correct this problem?

Russ

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