Re: OT: Redhat linux install issues

fedora worked without issue. I was able to get the install to go forward by doing

linux nofb

then it could not detect my hard drive. Fedora is good enough for what I want.

• Original message -------------- From: MARK BRINSMEAD

> Hmmmm...
>
> Yes, the text-based installer may get you farther,
> but as I recall, the GUI-based installer is using
> X-windows. If it really fails badly on your
> hardware, you may find that the full X-windows is
> not so hot either. (Or not.)
>
> Have you thought about VMware? I've had great
> success with it myself. VMware Workstation costs
> less than $200. Alternatively, VMware player is
> free, although you'd have to find somebody to create
> a "seed" virtual machine for you. (VMware player
> cannot "create" virtual machines.)
>
> Anyway, I've been running Oracle-on-linux-on-VMware
> on my laptop for some time now, and couldn't be
> happier with it. (Not that I'd do this for a
> *production* database, though.) This can be
> especially handy for laptops, where "exotic"
> hardware can otherwise really through Linux a
> curve-ball. (VMware provides "virtual" hardware
> that Linux is usually able to deal with easily.)
>
> Anyway, just a thought...
>
> Cheers,
> -- Mark.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: ryan_gaffuri_at_comcast.net
> Date: Monday, December 19, 2005 8:33 am
> Subject: OT: Redhat linux install issues
>
> > This is sort of Oracle related. I want to play with oracle on
> > redhat. I have a DELL Pentium M laptop. I have Windows XP and I
> > have a 10 GB partition (I used partition commander) where I want
> > to install redhat linux.
> >
> > During the install my screen flashes constantly to the point where
> > I really can't read anything. I looked around the web and found
> > this the link below, but it is more related to x-windows. This is
> > during the install.
> >
> >
> http://groups.google.com/group/linux.redhat.install/browse_thread/thread/44dd71f
> e437feb/9133750f3b7322a3?lnk=st&q=redhat+linux+screen+flashing&rnum=4&hl=en#9133
> 750f3b7322a3
>
Received on Mon Dec 19 2005 - 21:44:24 CST