Linux Problem!!!

Genuinely · Post by **Genuinely** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 7:52 pm

For some odd reason when i boot up my computer using either SuSE 8.0 or Mandrake 8.1 it wont install correctly it continues to give me a hdd: irq timeout response...although it passes adn continues then it just stops and the black block sits there and just blinks...could it be that one of the HD's i have is a Sony PS2 and is the master drive...thanks for ur help much appreciated...

cyberskye · Post by **cyberskye** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 2:15 am

could it be that one of the HD's i have is a Sony PS2 and is the master drive

Could be - in any case the hdd is not responding.

Massa · Post by **Massa** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 2:30 am

Huh? A PS2 is a hard drive... mind clarifying that?

Genuinely · Post by **Genuinely** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 3:50 am

^sure...ps2 made an extra add on option being a series of hard drives..and a friend had 3 so he gave me one its a 40gig...5400rpm slow but does the job...im using it right now and have never had a problem with it i just had to wipe the ps2 partition out and create a new partition works fine...i also tried my other hd and well it still doesnt work...

someone told me to get an older hd but i heard from multiple people that it wasnt a hardware issue...as my friend with the same duplicate copy of this ps2 hd is using this hd to run linux perfectly fine someone told me it was the version and to get a newer version of Linux...so idk im thinking about doing so sometime very soon cuz i want a Linux Box...

One Sick Tzim · Post by **One Sick Tzim** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 3:27 pm

Might want to go to Slackware.com and get version 10.0. Its free to download via ftp or torrent, or you can order all four disks for 39.95. At the very least you could download ZipSlack which runs off of a DOS partition to get used to using Linux.

Genuinely · Post by **Genuinely** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 11:34 am

^Thanks i was thinking on downloading Gentoo stage 3 just to see how it is and to get use to it...then stage one at a later date because stage1 you have to compile everything from scratch..but it should be a good learning exp. and fun

stevebakh · Post by **stevebakh** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 6:58 pm

I you're a linux newbie and still dare to go down the path of gentoo, go stage 1.

It might be difficult, but you will benefit from it. You will probably learn more on the install from stage 1 Gentoo than you would have done the entire time using Suse.

The gentoo forums http://forums.gentoo.org/ also supply a lot of information and questions that have usually been asked before. Very good place to start when you reach some trouble.