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  1. 01-18-2007 #1
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    Hi, i am new to installing linux so if this is a easy fixed problem please just dont say read faq or something cause i have bee searching for hours and nothing ...

    well the problem is when i put the boot cd it gets to the part where it says detecting partion:
    hda:

    then just hangs and after a hour still nothing. i currently have windows xp fat32 partition installed on it, and have even tried using a blank hdd and still nothing. dose anyone know how to fix this?

    Thanks.
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    hi Joseph1110 !

    a little more info please... which version of SuSe you are trying to install? did you check the md5sum or verify Installation CD/DVD?







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    Ye i did a md5 check and it was version 8 enteprise i think...

    i also just download a copy of redhat linux 7.1 with correct md5 and came up same thing, halting on that section
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    why are you trying such a old versions? Latest Version of SuSe is 10.2 and RedHat has stopped its release after version 9. RedHat is supporting Fedora Core and its latest version is 6.
    its quite possible that old distros are not recognizing your machine's hardware. try something latest. take a look at www.distrowatch.com






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    By download i meant found on my hdd lol. And im sort of on dial up now cause i moved house so that isnt a option. And the computer is a petium 3 600mhz lol. So old goes with old i guess :$
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