Install RH 8 Problems

[griff04]

Here goes another journey. I'm just a glutten for punishment.

Currently running XP and intend on installing RH 8, MySQL, and PHP another HD. I purchased a device "Nylock Switch" which is a hard-drive selector that "sets" the "boot HD" to one or ther other HD's. I guess I could have done the "dual boot" gig but this seems simpler "I think".
I'll try to make a long story short.

Before actually installing the "Nylock Switch" I thought I would go ahead and load RH 8 on the new HD first. This I thought could be accomplished by removing the old hard-drive, inserting the new one and then booting off the RH 8 CD. When RH 8 booted I used the graphical interface to proceed. It appears to be loading but it gets to this point and stops but continues to repeat the error:

hdb: lost interrupt

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks
RSG

[Bird382]

I'm no expert, but I have never heard of the device you are talking about. Do you mean that it actually selects between hardware? or does it use software to do the "switch"

I would recommend placing both hard drives in your system and running a dual-boot. I dual boot between XP and RedHat 8, it is a very simple proceedure.

http://jetblackz.freeservers.com/ConfiguringMultiBooting.html

that should tell you how to do it.

It sounds as though there is some problem with your hardware, and my guess would be that swtich thingy.

[bosox79]

Originally posted by Bird382
I'm no expert, but I have never heard of the device you are talking about. Do you mean that it actually selects between hardware? or does it use software to do the "switch"

I would recommend placing both hard drives in your system and running a dual-boot. I dual boot between XP and RedHat 8, it is a very simple proceedure.

http://jetblackz.freeservers.com/ConfiguringMultiBooting.html

that should tell you how to do it.

It sounds as though there is some problem with your hardware, and my guess would be that swtich thingy.

I would have to agree with bird382 duall boot XP & RH8 is the eaiser thing to do. I am currently dual booting Win 2k & RH8. the win 2k drive is my primary ide drive ( dev/hda in linux) & RH8 is on my 2nd drive the slave (dev/hdb in linux ) this setup works great for me. I have grub on the master boot recored (MBR) of my win 2k drive.

hope that helps post back if you need further clarification & or help:)

[bayankaran]

Does not need a hardware or software switch.

I would suggest to return whatever you bought and install Linux on one of the partitions. And during install, dont install a boot loader on MBR (master boot record)...load it on the first sector of the partition you are installing Linux and make a bootable floppy.

Then try this to add your linux partiton to your boot.ini of windows.

http://www.computing.net/howto/advanced/linuxnt/

[griff04]

Thanks for all the input...


I'll try the suggestions...

If the "switch" peaked your interest you can find more details here : nicklock.com

Thanks
RSG