fedora worked without issue. I was able to get the install to go forward by doing linux nofb then it could not detect my hard drive. Fedora is good enough for what I want. -------------- Original message -------------- From: MARK BRINSMEAD <mark.brinsmead@xxxxxxx> > Hmmmm... > > Yes, the text-based installer may get you farther, > but as I recall, the GUI-based installer is using > X-windows. If it really fails badly on your > hardware, you may find that the full X-windows is > not so hot either. (Or not.) > > Have you thought about VMware? I've had great > success with it myself. VMware Workstation costs > less than $200. Alternatively, VMware player is > free, although you'd have to find somebody to create > a "seed" virtual machine for you. (VMware player > cannot "create" virtual machines.) > > Anyway, I've been running Oracle-on-linux-on-VMware > on my laptop for some time now, and couldn't be > happier with it. (Not that I'd do this for a > *production* database, though.) This can be > especially handy for laptops, where "exotic" > hardware can otherwise really through Linux a > curve-ball. (VMware provides "virtual" hardware > that Linux is usually able to deal with easily.) > > Anyway, just a thought... > > Cheers, > -- Mark. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: ryan_gaffuri@xxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Monday, December 19, 2005 8:33 am > Subject: OT: Redhat linux install issues > > > This is sort of Oracle related. I want to play with oracle on > > redhat. I have a DELL Pentium M laptop. I have Windows XP and I > > have a 10 GB partition (I used partition commander) where I want > > to install redhat linux. > > > > During the install my screen flashes constantly to the point where > > I really can't read anything. I looked around the web and found > > this the link below, but it is more related to x-windows. This is > > during the install. > > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/linux.redhat.install/browse_thread/thread/44dd71f > > e437feb/9133750f3b7322a3?lnk=st&q=redhat+linux+screen+flashing&rnum=4&hl=en#9133 > > 750f3b7322a3 >