At 07:23 PM 11/24/01 -0800, you wrote: >Ben Ocean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Hi; > > I d'l'd RH72, burned the isos, installed it according to defaults, > > everything appeared normal, but then Gnome doesn't come up (and I > > installed it twice). Hmmm. Then I can't bring up eth1 until I change > > BOOTPROTO to static. Hmmm. Then I can't mount the CD that installed > > RH. Okay: I've had it. This must be a hardware problem. Any last > > thoughts? BTW, this all started because I followed your good advice to > > build a box at home that I could experiment on so that I wouldn't > > screw up my production box. Guess what? > > Thank you all for your help. You've been great. > > BenO > >Ease off a little Ben. Just let it set awhile. My first go round >with linux about late 1996 I had a linux box with no network for mnths >before I got it to work. I must have reinstalled 4.1 and 4.2 at least >20 times each. (At least a dozen). Reinstall is the standard fix for >people who don't know what they are doing. I reinstalled every >release repeated up to about 6.2 before I started to see how to fix >things. > >My linux career continued along that line for several years before I >began to catch on. I'm still a dummy about many things. There may >not be many on this list anymore that were there back then and >remember my long and continuous posting of every possible question. >Many times repeating things ad infinitum. > >I think you just tried too many things too quick. Take a break and >come back with a new attitude.
Well, glad to hear I'm not alone. But what on earth could be wrong with this? So, you don't think it's a hardware problem, then? Or, maybe the isos were corrupted? Makes a fella appreciate Gates :-} BenO _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
