RedHat 9 install prob!

Brian Kelsay bkelsay at comcast.net
Sun Jun 29 17:43:44 CDT 2003


Patrick Thurmond wrote:

> Hey all, I am having trouble installing RedHat 9 on my second HDD (60GB).

> 
> Every time I boot up it gets to the media test screen which you can skip 
> or test and I usually skip but I have done it both ways and I am trying 
> to use the graphical install. If I do the graphical install then once I 
> get past the media test screen the screen gives a little text and then 
> throws up a black screen and doesn’t go any further.
> 
> If I do a text install it does get past this black screen and lets me 
> install it.
> 
It may be that you have an older machine without a lot of RAM and so it 
won't do the graphical install.  I had one that did that to me on an old 
PC.  you didn't give us enough details to remotely troubleshoot your 
problem.
Brian




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