Hello all, im a newbie to this Linux stuff and would love to not use Bill Gates products although im a MCSE....ironic huh? Anyway, becuase i still game i need Windows. On a 40 GB HD, i alocated the first 4 GB to windows then i tried to install RH 7.3 after that. I chose to let Linux partition the disk for me. After the install, i type in startx and it presents me with a Fatal I/O error 104. States display is found but not configured. I know nothing about editing any config files in linux so please be specific. All I want is to be prompted at the beginning with a choice of either Windows or Linux to boot. How do I do that. Right now i use the boot disk. Hardware is as follows

Asus A7266-E MB
AMD Athlon 1800+
Geforce 4 4600TI 128 MB AGP Vid Card
256MB RAM
NEC Mulisync 95 Monitor
Soundblaster Live

I think thats it. Please help

During the installation of RH7.3, there is a section which asks you to install a boot loader, from either Grub or Lilo. I recommend you install Lilo. Then select which partition you was to be the default boot, either the Linux or the Windows. Simple enough.
Then, also during installation, RH configures your software to run Xwindow, did you skip that section??? or what? All the hardrware you posted should be very well supported in RH7.3, my feeling is that you skipped some crucial installation steps...I recommend you reinstall.

hello,
Because the GF4 card is so new it may not be set up in xfree86 4.2, which ships with rh7.2 - fortunatly you cna get the drivers and a decent install manual from nvidia
http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=linux
get these RPM's
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2960.rh73up.athlon.rpm
NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-2960.i386.rpm
Then install with a rpm -ivh NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2960.rh73up.athlon.rpm and rpm -i vh NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-2960.i386.rpm.

You will then need to edit the files /etc/modules.conf to make sure the proper entry was put in, this can be done with pico /etc/modules.conf - as the user root
alias char-major-195 NVdriver
if it was not put in put it in.

then edit the file /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and comment out GLcore and dri - here is an example, again lets use pico
pico /etc/X11/XF86Config-4

then replace the default driver - it starts out a nv but should be nvidia there is an example below:

then exit and do a startx

What I did was i let linux decide what to partition, i juts changed the amount of space on the /. I used Lilo first and that didnt work so this install I used grub. STill same I/O Error. Just so you guys have a picture of how new I am, RPM's? What are they, how do you install them?. How do I run the xconfigure thingie...very new to this....please be patient with me...

When I boot to the Linux CD, i already have the 4 GB NTFS partition there. So I tell Linux to make the /, /boot, and swap.
Then it askes which bootloader, and i want to specify which? Then it asks if I want to install the linux bootloader on the MBR or first section of the /boot part. I say the latter. At the bottom there 2 check boxes that say HDA1 or HDA3 I believe. I know the numbers are right just not sure about the HDA. I pick the HDA3. Where do i configure X windows. On the screen where it asks you what you want to install I chose X Windows. Do you think theres a problem with the ISO's I burnd. I have 7.1 as well as 7.2 if you think they would work better? Please Help


Thanks
Mike

RPM is like a exe for installing stuff, here are the two most used.

rpm -ivh djfkjsd.rpm

i is for install v is for it tell u what is doing(verbose) h for human

rpm -e djfkjsd to uninstall a rpm

And what is this hd horse crap....it just the order in which your ide devices are hooked up
hda primary master
hdb primary slave
hdc seconadary master
hdd secondary slave

and coninues in this fashion.

Remember one of the coolest things about linuxs is that everything is file and u can link any file to whatever(mostly) unlike windows.

-->graphics
Goto your /etc/X11 directory and post the XFconfig-4 i think is the file.

That is the setting of your xwindows. Did u install the correct drivers for the nvidia card and changed all the nesscearry things that the readme said to..if not. Then u have a few things to edit.

All your ide devices willl mostly likely be under the /mnt directory.

If u have any other q's post it.

Are u still having the mbr issue?

install Lilo in the MBR, not in the first parition of the hardrive. This will enable you to boot both Windows and Linux,

Hello all, im a newbie to this Linux stuff and would love to not use Bill Gates products although im a MCSE....ironic huh? Anyway, becuase i still game i
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Welcome to the club! I'm a Windows programmer and I use Linux most of the time at home. Think, you must've found out Billy Boy has been spying on your every keystroke & file since the beginning.

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need Windows. On a 40 GB HD, i alocated the first 4 GB to windows then i tried to install RH 7.3 after that. I chose to let Linux partition the disk for me. After the install, i type in startx and it presents me with a Fatal I/O error 104. States display is found but not
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You really shouldn't have to do that to run X. It's auto. Your install must've been ended prematurely.

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configured. I know nothing about editing any config
files in linux so please be specific. All I want is to be prompted at the beginning with a choice of either Windows or Linux to boot. How do I do that. Right now i use the boot disk. Hardware is as follows
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You can configure X by logging in as root and type

xf86config

Reinstall should be in order. May I suggest this?

-- 40gig --
10gb, NTFS, w2k/xp, primary
10gb, EXT2, Linux, primary
20gb, FAT32, d:\my doc, extended

Store all your files, faves, etc. on my_doc. I store even Linux distros on a big hd. Then do this.

Boot Windows
Point My Doc to d:\my doc...
Install & boot Linux to root
dd if=/dev/hda3 of=boot.lnx bs=512 count=1
cp boot.lnx /mnt/floppy
Boot Windows
copy boot.lnx c:\
edit boot.ini
After multi(0)..., add
C:\boot.lnx="linux"
Reboot