please help me !
I have a sata system and a xp windows(I think! I don't more about systems and sata and ....)
i can't setup redhat linux on my pc.please help me and please explenation good.
thanks for your answer
excuse me for my bad english.

if you are referring to redhat 9, then you will struggle, as it is OLD. try a newer relative like fedora 5 and it should work out of the box just fine. there should be no implicit setup instructions. it just works like any other older ide drive.

I have a problem .I have jast redhat linux(what vertion? I don't know)Software and I am also a new computer user and new linux user.please guide me.(I love linux)

If you have redhat, and did not pay for it, you most likely have Redhat 9. As acid_kewpie said, RH9 is about 3 or 4 years old now, and you WILL have problems. Try getting a newer version, such as Fedora Core 5 or Ubuntu Linux (very newbie friendly). I know that both Fedora Core 5 and Ubuntu both install without any problems on a SATA drive.

To find out the version, try browsing the release notes on the CD, and see if it mentions the version.

I hope this helps
--Ian

I have redhat 9.but if i can setup redhat9 I again pay for fedora core but please tell me about fedora and a question "is fedora like to linux and redhat?"
thanks

To find out more about Fedora Core, go to fedora.redhat.com.

Redhat discontinued Redhat Linux at version 9, about 3 or 4 years ago. They then created the Fedora Project, which is a community driven project. It started off with RH9, so basically Fedora Core 5 is the latest version from Redhat. Redhat also produces Redhat Enterprise Linux, which is designed for corporate use and tends to be more stable than Fedora (but you have to pay for it). You can get Fedora as a free download from http://fedora.redhat.com/

If you have used Redhat in the past, and are comfortable with it, go with Fedora. If you have never used Linux before, I suggest Ubuntu, which tends to be aimed at new Linux users. They will even post you (for free) the latest version on CD.

Really, I don't think there is much point in perservering with Redhat 9. It is very old, and you will have problems getting it to install on a newer system. I don't think SATA even existed when Redhat 9 was released, if it did it would not have been in widespread use.

--Ian

i have a problem .i don't have modem and internet in my home and i think that i must buy fedora or ubuntu.
thanks every body for your time.

I think that I have very problem for learning.

i'm sure you can buy a cdr online, they cost next to nothing.

Ubuntu ships Free Ubuntu cds anywhere in the world. Goto shipit.ubuntu.com to order a copy if you want. There is a new release only a few weeks away, so you will have to wait until the new version is released, but I think it is worth the wait.

Otherwise, you should be able to buy a copy online.

--Ian

excuse me IBall ,i don't know that I should request what type of ubuntu.
please guide me

The latest stable version is 5.10 (Breezy Badger), so probably thats the one they will ship to you.

As other poeople suggested you the best is to use some distro based on 2.6 kernel (if you want RH flavor try www.centos.org). If you really want to give a try to RH 9.0 you can turn your SATA disk to PATA somehow in BIOS. I don't remember what exactly should be changed but it's possible.

Mario