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[bhorne at banet.net (Bill Horne)]

Alan,

Early version of RH6.1 had a bug in the install routine which 
put incorrect information into the boot loader.  Check the 
RedHat web site for the latest updates, and compare version on 
the install software.

HTH.

Bill Horne

> Alan Burnett <alanpat214 at earthlink.net> writes:
>
> > Hi, John,
> >      I'm new to Linux.
> >      I'm wondering if you have some kind of support system
> >      set up,
> > whereby new members can chat with older veterans.
> >      I recently bought Linux 6.1 from elinux.com.
> >      Between the run around I have gotten from them and Red
> >      Hat, I'm
> > pretty discouraged.  I have an IBM Aptiva (Celeron 465mhz,
> > 8gb hd) with
> > Win 98 installed.
> >      Before I try to re-install Linux--for the fourth time--
> >      I'd
> > appreciate an email explaining how to install Linux without
> > its taking
> > over my MBR.
> >      Hope to hear from you, soon.
> > Alan Burnett
>
>
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