Linux - NewbieThis Linux forum is for members that are new to Linux.
Just starting out and have a question?
If it is not in the man pages or the how-to's this is the place!
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide
This guide was created as an overview of the Linux Operating System, geared toward new users as an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter.
For more advanced trainees it can be a desktop reference, and a collection of the base knowledge needed to proceed with system and network administration. This book contains many real life examples derived from the author's experience as a Linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. They hope these examples will help you to get a better understanding of the Linux system and that you feel encouraged to try out things on your own.
Click Here to receive this Complete Guide absolutely free.
i installed redhat 9 on my comptuer with the automatically configured partition wizard in the red hat 9 install. no other operating system is on the hard drive. once the red hat 9 install is completed i rebooted my computer, but it gives me an error: "error loading operating system" or something to that effect. is this caused by my partitions or did i just do something incorrect.
windows xp was on this hard drive previously, but i let the red hat 9 installer delete the partitions and reformat new partitions for linux supposedly... is my error caused by the partitions or something else i did? should i just use fdisk and reinstall redhat?
You most likely selected to install the bootloader on the partition instead of the MBR.
If you only have one OS (in this case Linux), you need to install a bootloader (GRUB or Lilo) in the MBR.
Use your Linux boot disk in order to boot the system, login as root and type:
i think i figured out what to do with grub, but i get an error...
i typed kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda1
and then boot from the grub command line...
but once i do that i get a kernel panic...
this is my error: EXT2-fs: ide0(3,1): couldn't mount because of uncupported optional features (4).
kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:01
edit:
i found a thread on here that said make sure you have plug and play in the bios turned off and something about memory is not enough... i have 256 memory, so i think i have enough...
Take a look in the /boot/grub directory, what are the files ?
Is there a file called grub.conf ? If not, check the /etc directory. (It may look like grub.conf.anaconda)
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.