problem installing linux mandrake 9.2

[MatahChuah]

Allright, I got the cd's made.. I did the installation, but when I select linux when my computer is booting up, it doesn't work. It's says something like: "Aiee!" and I have no other choice but to reboot my computer. :( I really need help.

[OTP]

When you say "Aiee!" do you mean the canadian's way of saying "Ahhhh!" or is that literally what your computer says: "Aiee!"?

[MatahChuah]

It said "Aiee" and something else that I don't remember. Heh.... I really need to get linux installed, quick.

[OTP]

Well try it again... and write the stuff down and come back here and post what it said.

[MatahChuah]

Well, allright, here it is. It has a bunch of coding before the "Aiee" thing.

"Aiee, killing interupt handler"

Whatever that means...

[OTP]

here this is a big problem. Try this and see if this helps if it doesn't then google it.

Click here Punk (http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18166&highlight=killing+interrupt+handler)

[MatahChuah]

Heh.. I think the problem was that I hadn't confugured the video card stuff. Well, it's working now! :) Now, I'm going to have a few questions. (of course) One of them is: How do I install Aol instant messenger? I'd really like to have it back...

[OTP]

Get GAIM. That will have all your IM'ing needs in one package.

GAIM (http://gaim.sourceforge.net/)

[MatahChuah]

Allright, I downloaded it, but how do you run it? I click on where the file is located, but it says that some packages cannot be installed.

[OTP]

What packages can't be installed?

When you post something saying this and that can't be installed or it shows some type of error. Try to include the exact information if it provides it.

You can also try searching the boards for other people having the same problem. Try typing it into the search thingy...

[Bog]

Gaim comes with mandrake 9.2, already installed. Look around in Start menu->Networking

BTW everyone congradulate me on my first post helping someone instead of asking for help. clap clap clap

hey btw again what's the "start menu" called in kde? I keep calling it the start menu and someones going to hit me eventually.

[OTP]

main menu

*slaps Bog* sorry had to... you didn't really deserve it, but i felt like slapping someone.

[MatahChuah]

I'm very new to linux... Though, I think GAIM did download. Though, if it did, how would I start it up?

Oh yeah... Does linux get spyware? Because if it does, it would be hard to get rid of it.

I need to download mozilla firebird.

Oh my gosh... I know you're going to think I'm stupid, but, how do you acess the main menue. Is that the same thing as "Favorite applications"? That's not much of a main menue to me.

[OTP]

try searching for the steps to install these things on these boards before you ask. Ok. Nothing personal but we don't want to spam up the boards and start making problems. Check and see if GAIM is allready there. Most main stream distros come with GAIM already installed. I didn't think about mentioning that. If it is just delete what you downloaded and use what came with it. To get Firebird go to the site and download it and install it.
Anything can get spyware. Just check and see if it has it or not. I havn't encountered any spyware for linux. At least i think that linux gets spyware... :confused: ;)