I am new to linux. I have PC with configuraion- Intel original 946GZ motherboard, Core 2 CPU dual 1.8 GHz,512 mb 667Mhz RAM,80 GB SATA Seagate Hardisk,Basic optical mouse from Microsoft:driver->HID compliant mouse.

I have windows XP running with 3 partition-C:,D:,E: primary being C:. Leftover unallocated space is 20 GB. When I tried to install Redhat Enterprise linux 4.0 - I found following problem:-

1) when I run linux installation, it could not proceed beyond probing. so I gave linux pci=nommconf(I do n't know what is it for... I found from this site),but then it could not detect Sata hard disk. So Again i gave linux pci=nommconf all-generic-ide,then anaconda installer ran...

2)But then my mouse could not be detected by installer and showed list of mice. I tried a few from list ,but still mouse could not be detected.
I installed through Keyboard.

3)But after successfully installed message comes,when i restart,GRUB laoder GNU 0.95 shows 2 redhat linux and other(winxp).when i selected any one redhat linux, it could not come up. it comes upto kernel decompessing............ok. After that cursor blinks contnuously, but nothing happens....
Pl. help to completely install redhat enterprise 4 and guide how to make mouse work in linux.

Is the mouse PS2 or USB?

JF

I have connected mouse in USB port,but it is compatible both ps2 and USB.
Now linux comes upto pci..probing and cursor continuously blinking ,but nothing more happens. i don't know redhat linux enterprise 4 is compatible or not???? pl. help

nobody to give a solution??????

Perhaps you would have more luck if you tried booting from a live-evaluation CD. It would tell you if all of your hardware works before you decide to install. Most of these distributions also make installation fairly easy.

Have you tried turning disabling acpi & apic?
In Grub menu edit the boot choice and append to the kernel line acpi=off and maybe noapic.
Can you identify the mobo for us?

Sometimes setting Sata to AHCI in BIOS helps.

Have you checked:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...75x7ab-511358/