The error has returned. The fact that it booted once was a fluke, won't boot. Here's what happens : Once the computer is turned on, after the POST, the RedHat GUI for LILO is displayed. Two choices are offered; DOS and linux, the latter being default. Ten seconds pass the GUI disappears and in the upper left of the screen the following is displayed : "Loading linux....................." followed immediately with a new line : "Uncompressing Linux... Ok, booting the kernel." a cursor will appear and blink, under the U and that's it. No sound from the synth. No error message regarding kernel panic, just that. Dead halt, will stay with those two lines showing for hours, until I reboot and then the same. As I mentioned in my earlier post, this has happened on three computers I have installed using the RedHat 7.3 discs from the link at linux-speakup.org) all of which have Intel Pentium processors. I have had the system work on two other computers, using the same discs, the exact same choices during the install, one difference being AMD processors. On the two computers I have succeeded with I have the ltlk synth talking, doing PPP using wvdail on an external USR 56k modem. Any ideas? Are there other symptoms, etc. I need to mention? Thanks, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 11:24 AM Subject: Re: Install hangs at first boot > John: > > We can't help you if you don't tell us what the error is. Failed just > doesn't describe it. > > Please note that Speakup will talk, even on systems which won't boot. So, > you should be able to provide us more specific data about the error. > > What is it? A kernel panick? On what device?? > > > > On Mon, 29 Jul 2002, Jon Dowd wrote: > > > Hi List, > > > > I've downloaded and burned 2 sets of the RedHat 7.3 iso's and am having > > trouble installing either of them (the results are same regardless of media > > used). The installation seemingly proceeds fine until the first boot, at > > which time the system will hang at the point where the message is displayed > > "OK Now booting the kernel". The perplexing issue for me is that these discs > > have installed successfully on two computers, but failed on three others. > > The package choices are identical in all cases, as are all the choices > > during the install. The failures have occurred on a Pentium 4, with two > > 30gig HDDs, failed on a Pentium 3 with a 10gig and a 30gig HDD, failed on a > > Pentium 60MHz with a 1gig HDD, succeeded on a K6 500 and a K6 550. What do > > you think ? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.377 / Virus Database: 211 - Release Date: 7/15/2002
