augrest@juno.com wrote:

The term "chipset" is often misunderstood by users, and we often
get responses similar to yours. (Please be reassured that I'm
not being critical or complaining -- it's just that you typically
don't have the necessary information from manufacturers, and so
provide what information you _do_ have, which happens unfortunately
to not be what's needed.)

> - Aurora 1MB PCI Video Card
> - Netgear Fast Ethernet PCI Card

These lines, as stated, happen to lack the requested chipset
information, and it is a little-understood fact that drivers
must be written to support _chipsets_.

Some examples of video chipsets:

Chips & Technologies ct65520 ct65525 ct65530 ct65535 ct65540 ct65545
ct65546 ct65548 ct65550 ct65554 ct65555 ct68554 ct64200 ct64300

Cirrus Logic CL-GD5420/2/4/6/8/9 CL-GD5430/5434 CL-GD544x CL-GD5462
CL-GD5462 CL-GD5464 CL-GD5430 CL-GD5446 CL-GD6205/15/25/35 CL-GD6420/6440
CL-GD7541/42/43/48

S3 Corp 801/805 864 868 Trio64 Trio64V+ Trio32 805i Trio64V2 964 968 928
911/924 ViRGE ViRGE/DX ViRGE/GX ViRGE/VX

Tseng Labs ET3000 ET4000 ET4000/W32 ET4000/W32(i/p) ET6000

ATI Mach8 Mach32 vgawonder Mach64

AGX models 014/15/16

IBM (and compatible) XGA-2 XGA-1

Western Digital WD90CXX WD90C33 WD90C31 WD90C24 WD90C24A

Avance Logic ALG-2228/2301/2302
CHIPSET ARK1000PV
CHIPSET ARK1000VL
CHIPSET ARK1000MT
CHIPSET ARK2000PV
CHIPSET Oak-067/77/87
CHIPSET Weitek 9000
CHIPSET TVGA8900/9000
CHIPSET TVGA9200CXr
CHIPSET TGUI9400CXi
CHIPSET TGUI9420DGi
CHIPSET TGUI9430DGi
CHIPSET TGUI9440
CHIPSET TGUI9660
CHIPSET TGUI9680
CHIPSET SIS86C201
CHIPSET AP6422
CHIPSET Generic VGA
CHIPSET I128
CHIPSET mga2064w
CHIPSET mga2164w
CHIPSET mga1064sg
CHIPSET nv1
CHIPSET CL-GD5464
CHIPSET CL-GD5464
CHIPSET Alliance AT24
CHIPSET Verite 1000
CHIPSET NeoMagic 128/V/ZV

> Received: (from augrest@juno.com)
> by x12.boston.juno.com (queuemail) id UdX20700; Mon, 18 May 1998 20:23:15 EDT
> To: rick@hugin.imat.com
> Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 17:20:51 -0700
> Subject: Re: InstallFest
> Message-ID: 19980518.172056.9518.0.augrest@juno.com
> References: 199805181857.LAA24653@hugin.imat.com
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>
> Thank you for the reply. Here is as much information on the PC as I can
> give. Any help would be very appreciative:
>
> - Intel 166
> - 32MB RAM
> - Samsung 2.1 GB IDE HD
> - Aurora 1MB PCI Video Card
> - Netgear Fast Ethernet PCI Card
> - two (2) 3.5" Floppy Drives
> - Mouse
> - Keyboard
> - 16X Atapi CDROM IDE
> - RedHat 5.0 CD (the new blue box)
>
>
> That is my hardware. I have all disks for video, ethernet & cdrom. I did
> try to install on the same HD a few times with a 486-66 but, decided to
> upgrade the sytem anyway for the power. I want to install Everything.
>
> If I run it with a,c,cdrom as setup - After booting up and the message
> "Verifying DMI Pool Data ......" comes up, it sits with:
>
> LI
>
> and nothing else happens. The system Locks up.
>
> Same thing happens if I boot with c,a,cdrom.
>
> If I boot from cdrom,c,a - It goes to the startup screen. If I enter
> "setup" it goes through the install but I get the same thing afterwards.
> If I go through "rescue" process, it asks for the supplemental disk, then
> goes to a # prompt. No, does this mean that the only way I can load linux
> is through this process? I don't think so.
>
> If there is a way I can completely reformat or erase the disk, maybe it
> would be easier. But anytime I have tried to reformat the disk, there is
> always a small portion that I believe is still linux sitting on the
> drive.?
>
> I would appreciate any type of help at all.
>
> Thanx
>
>
> On Mon, 18 May 1998 11:57:01 -0700 (PDT) Rick Moen rick@hugin.imat.com
> writes:
> >augrest@juno.com wrote:
> >
> >> I am going to try and make it. I have RedHat 5.0 but, after several
> >> attempts of loading it, it still does not work. I need help.
> >
> >Your best chance of success entails gathering some of the following
> >information:
> >
> >-- chipsets of your hardware (video, PCMCIA if applicable, SCSI if
> > applicable, sound if applicable, etc.)
> >-- amount of video RAM
> >-- types of any filesystems you wish to retain (e.g., FAT32, NTFS,
> >HPFS,
> > primary/logical, etc.)
> >-- all hardware documentation you have
> >-- nature of your symptoms (when RH 5.0 "doesn't work")
> >
> >We might be able to give you assistance before the InstallFest.
> >Additionally, bringing that information might help _at_ the
> >InstallFest, too.
> >
> >--
> >Cheers, "Heedless of grammar, they all cried 'It's
> >him!'"
> >Rick Moen -- R.H. Barham, _Misadventure at
> >Margate_
> >rick@hugin.imat.com
> >
>
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