strange text come out

[chuikingman]

I try to install red hat linux and I connect the PC with serial port .
I use hyper terminal as terminal.
when the machine boot from DVD/CD , there is no text mode(simply graphic) screen come out..
just a strange/rubblish text come out ??
What is the problem ??
Pleae advice .
I also find it is hang when I install in text mode ..below is the hang screen

Linux Plug and Play Support v.0.97 (c) Adam Belay
pnp:PNP ACPI init
pnp:PnP ACPI:found 5 devices
usbcore:registered new driver usbfs
usbcore:registered new driver hub
PCI: Using ACPI for IRQ routing
PCI:If a device doesn't work,try "pci=routeirq".If it helps ,post a report
NetLabel:Initializing
NetLabel:domain hash size=128
NetLabel:protocols = UNLABELED CIPSOv4
NetLabel:unlabeled traffic allowed by default
PCI:Ignore bogus resource 6 [0:0] of 0000:00:02.0
NET:REgistered protocol family 2

Please advice

[Rubberman]

So, you are using a serial port as the system console? You need to boot into runlevel 3, not 5. All that gibberish on your screen is probably the graphics splash screen data re-interpreted by hyperterm.

[chuikingman]

I install the redhat linux , the system boot from DVD/CD ....

[Rubberman]

I install the redhat linux , the system boot from DVD/CD ....

That isn't what I was asking. Please outline in detail your hardware (make+model of computer, processor, memory, disc capacity, video card, monitor type and make+model), and then your installation process (installation options), and then how you are running it after installation (assuming you get that far).

[chuikingman]

That is special hareware module .like blaze server ...
I connect the serial console port to the notebook and use hypber terminal to
(com port) to connect it . I install the red hat from DVD/CD in text mode ..
that is the case I meet ....

[Rubberman]

That is special hareware module .like blaze server ...
I connect the serial console port to the notebook and use hypber terminal to
(com port) to connect it . I install the red hat from DVD/CD in text mode ..
that is the case I meet ....

Ok. That is clearer. Please describe the Linux system hardware, and which version of Red Hat you are installing.

[chuikingman]

rehat 5.2! the hardware are special module ..not genernal one but similar to PC , like HP blaze server ..

[Rubberman]

rehat 5.2! the hardware are special module ..not genernal one but similar to PC , like HP blaze server ..

I'm not familiar with that hardware. Do you mean RHEL (Enterprise Linux) 5.2, or the REALLY old Red Hat 5.2?

[chuikingman]

red hat Enterprise 5.2

[atreyu]

did you pass "serial" and "text" to the installer at boot time?

see more details on boot options here:
Anaconda Boot Options - FedoraProject

just a thought, why not use the "vnc" option, if you can't connect a monitor directly to your hardware? I assume you can network the server to the PC you're using hyperterm on. You just need a VNC client on the PC. When the RHEL install process starts up the VNC server to finish the install, it tells you how to connect (use 192.168.1.1:1, for example). you can specify your server's ip info on the command line, too.