help needed 4 installing fedora core 4 in my lapy..:-)

[cybernut]

hi..i m a newbie to unix like stuff...i like to install fedora core 4 on my laptop as dual boot os( mto do uni assignments)..my laptop was already loaded with win xp os....
laptop specification:
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acer aspire 1691 wlmi
- intel pentium M 730 processor 1.6gig
- 80 gig hardrive
- 512 meg ram
- ati radeon x700 graphics card
- dvd r/w
the hard drive was single partioned(only c: drive),FAT32 file format....i cant get anything abt the linux format and the swap etc.,i have partion magic software,can somebody help me to partion my hard disk and to install fedora core 4.....thx in advance..

cheers...:-)

[smfinley]

Use PartitionMagic to resize the Windows partition down leaving unpartitioned space on your drive. Then when you install Fedora select automatic partitioning and "keep all partitions and use existing free space" on the "Automatic Partitioning" page. This will automatically format the remaining unpartitioned space on your drive that was left when you shrunk Windows. See Fedora Core 4 Installation Notes (http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_core_4_installation_notes.html) for details. This article (http://stanton-finley.net/HP_Pavilion_ZE2108WM.html) may also be useful.

[cybernut]

what u mean by resizing the window partition....do u mean,addin another partition other than c: drive

[cybernut]

thx mate.....i installed fedora core 4 succesfully.....but then i encountered a problem...after installation,it asked for the reboot,after i got both windows and linux,then i choosed linux everything went fine till loading profile screen...then it hung up with loading "pcmia card ad services"....i m struck with tz....any suggestions....thx....

cheers..:-)

[Sue]

Hello, I'm a newbie in Linux. I face the same problem with Fedora Core 5. :( My laptop totally hang up and got to reboot manually. MY laptop spec are as shown:

Acer Aspire 1691WLMi,
ATI Mobility Radeon X700 PCI Express, and
15.4 WXGA Acer CrystalBrite TFT LCD.


Any suggestions ?

Thanks.


Best Regards,
Sue.

[Sue]

Hi,

I able to resolved the problem(90%) with the solution provided by redhat. Please refer to the link below for the solution. :)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=186164

However, i still looking for the solution of PCI: Cannot allocate ..... problem. Anyway, with the above fixed, I no longer hang in start dev there and manage to get log into X Window.

Hope this will help to fixed your problem as well.


Best Regards,
Sue