Re: Shrike cannot install

[joe <joe@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Matt Ritchie wrote:

> Hi,
> I can not seem to install Shrike on my new computer.
> I have an NVidia GeForce FX 5200, a Create Sound
> Blaster Live!, two Western Digital Harddisks, A
> Samsung DVD ROM drive, and a generic CD-burner.
> Red Hat Installer stops when loading X-Windows in
> graphical mode, and stops when detecting video card in
> text mode.  Can I possibly get RH9 to see my videocard
> if I download the Linux Driver to my PC?
> Matt Ritchie
>
>  
The nvidia cards work just fine in normal 2D mode out of the box, so 
getting through the install does not require the nvidia drivers - after 
you're up and running, you need only download the drivers directly to 
your linux system and run the installer, so no intermediate download to 
a windows pc is required or even desirable.

It is likely some other incompatibility in your system - does your 
motherboard have a via chipset? what type of CPU? There are some command 
line switches for the installer that could help, for instance typing

   linux apm=off ide=nodma

or similar at the first installer prompt may get you through it.

FWIW I just installed Fedora Core 1 (think of it as RH 9.1) on a 
Hyperthreading P4-2800 with a nvidia GeForce 5200 and it went 
beautifully, so perhaps that's something to try if all else fails on RH9.

Joe


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