[ale] rh 7.3 hp omnibook 5700

[Geoffrey]

Well, that did it, I'm at least past that point, thanks a bunch.

Alan Bowman wrote:
>>I'm attempting to install rh 7.3 on a hp omnibook 5700ctx.  I've had
>>various linux installs on this box before.  Anyway, booting from a
>>floppy, with the cd in the drive (no option to boot from cdrom).  I get
>>the usual stuff, see the boot info scrolling by, it gets to:
>>
>>Partition check:
>>hda:
>>
>>And just sits there.  There's no partitions on this disk.  I've not paid
>> much attention to the install at this point, so I don't know if
>>previous installs have done the same thing.
>>
>>Suggestions?
>>
> 
>  I had the same problem on my Compaq Armada. RH 7.2 installed fine, but
> RH 7.3 stopped in the exact same place.  At the boot prompt, I had to
> enter:  boot> linux ide=nodma    I also had to include that option in my
> /boot/grub/grub.conf file.  I believe there is a way to add that line
> during the install.  I found this from various posts on
> groups.google.com, so if my suggestion doesn't work, check there for
> some more assistance.
> 
> ...alan
> 
> 
> 


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