[XFree86] inquiry

[Thomas Racine]

Hi Folks,   I'm not sure if this is the right way to go about this type of inquiry.  I am a brand new user who is attempting to install red hat linux 9.  It seems as though the files were installed correctly, however when I boot I receive the following message:   hda:dma_timer_expiry:dma status==0x20 hda:timeout waiting for dma hda:timeout waiting for dma hda:status error:status=0x58 {DriveReady SeekComplete DataReq1uest} hda:drive not ready for command   During this message the screen turns on and off 4-5 times.  At that point a dialogue box appears stating the following:   failed to start the display server several times in a short time period; disabling display:0   I am then back at the login.  I've tried using the # redhat-config-xfree86 command and I can't find the problem.  Can anyone help with this issue?  If so could you be as detailed as possible as I do not know linux yet.   Thanks! Tom