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Hello John, The Red Hat 2.1 version (from disk #2 of Nov 95 Slackware) seems to be working. It does show one major difference, TIME. Using the 4.0 version, it would have all of the modules installed within 15 minutes! I looked at the package again, and didn't see anything to the effect of CDRom Speed? I am using a 2X for my Linux machine. Version 2.0 takes almost 3 hours to load onto the machine? I don't know if it is the Slackware disk or is that about correct! Well, after 2 hours and 35 minutes I have version 2.1 Red Hat in X-Win mode installed on my system. Works great. Now, that is with a MS/Dos 18 Meg partition, at hda1, Linux-8 at hda2 (and LILO MBR installed) and swap at hda3. When doing the RED HAT version 4.0 on RH CD's it would finish in about 20 minutes at 95-98% before it would reboot. After seeing what has transpired I think that there might be something wrong with the boot/install program, or is it designed for a faster (I'm using 2X) CDRom? I don't know what the answers are. Tomorrow I'll wipe out the DOS partition, and re-install Linux 2.1, and make the system completely Linux. If that works then I will try and use the RED HAT 4.0 CD's to upgrade. I'll keep you all posted. My learning curve on Linux has reached the parabolic vortex of this is fun :) NOTE: Just out of curiosity, do you happen tyo have a copy of 2.1 handy for tomorrow's Install-A-Fest? Might be a handy thing to have around. I'm living proof of that. Good luck tomorrow. Take care, Barry... *** "Support Telecommunications, get On-Line today!" *** Support Freedom of Speech, and Your Right to Express It!!!
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