Re: [TCLUG:6461] New hardware being stupid

[Jer Smith <jrsmit2@uswest.com>]

Kevin Bullock wrote:

> Greetz *:
>
> I recently ordered a nice ATX case, ASUS P5A motherboard, S3 ViRGE/DX,
> 128MB PC100 DIMM, and Maxtor 6.4G hard drive. I put them all together,
> booted up, and then tried installing linux. The Debian (slink) boot kernel
> gave me a /general/protection/fault/. (that ain't supposed to happen with
> linux!) Thus consternation reigned in the most equitable of bedrooms
> (though cluttered). No problem, I thought, I can get it going with windows
> at least and get back to work. Soory, no dice here either. Locks up every
> time I try to install. It's also (incidentally) independent of whether or
> not I use maxtor's EZ-BIOS or my ROM to control the HD. Anyone have any
> clues?

We really need more information to help.
What was the exact error, and when did it occur?

Jer Smith