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Hardware Troubleshooting in Linux => Other Devices => Topic started by: sadahmed on May 30, 2009, 07:35:30 PM
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please i need help to install redhat 9 i am beginer in using linux and when i try to install it i get this message
No hard drives have been found
and you probably needs to manually choose
device drivers for the installation to
succeed.would you like to select drivers now
*** YES NO
if YES the message is
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the following drives have been found
ethernet 8139..
** DONE ADD DEVICE
IF done is pressed we can go till DiskDruid
if I PRESS disk druid or auto partion another message comes
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No drives found. An error has occured . no valid devices were found
on which to create new file systems. please check your
hardware for the cause of the problem.
if i press OK system is rebooting
(my disk is seagate st 380815as )
think you
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It is because ST380815AS is a SATA II hard drive and Redhat 9 do not support SATA hard drives. You should try some newer version like Cent OS 5.x or something.
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Hi,
Please can you send your system configuration it will be easy for me to help you in installation procedure.
Eg:HD capacity
Type of HD
Processor used
RAM capacity
Also I would suggest you go for RedHat Linux (RHEL) 5.1 version if you are a beginner.
With Regards,
Puja
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mind you puja that is not free . any ways but redhat 5 supports sata and seget both i have tested it without any problem.does your graphical installation interface starts normally or not
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Hi,
I know RHEL 5 version is not a free s/w.I am able to install it graphically without any issues.
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sorry my next question was to sadahmed........
i suppose it wont be good to suggest him to purchase some thing just for test............
so batter to go with freeware